Levantine arabic pronounciation
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Category: Learning Languages
Forum Name: Arabic
Forum Discription: Discussion about studying Arabic using the FSI course.
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Printed Date: 16 January 2009 at 2:38am
Topic: Levantine arabic pronounciation
Posted By: onebir
Subject: Levantine arabic pronounciation
Date Posted: 17 January 2007 at 3:39am
I was just trying to figure out where this course 'fitted in' with the FSI courses for Iraqi, Modern Written, Saudi & Syrian Arabic. It seems that you can use it as a pronounciation module for any of these, because in the introduction it says: "From a purely phonological point of view, [however,] most of the problems (for speakers of American English) that occur within this dialect also occur in most of the Arabic dialects from Iraq through North Africa, as well as occurring also in Classical Arabic".
In terms of 'closeness of match' between this and the other materials, I'd guess the ranking would be: 1) Syrian Arabic (not yet available here - since Syria is actually in the Levant) 2) Modern Written Arabic (also not yet available here - I believe Levantine Arabic is the closest dialect to Classical Arabic) 3) Saudi Arabic (supposed to be close to Levantine Arabic) 4) Iraqi Arabic (more geographically distant & influenced by contact with Persian etc?)
Does this sound right?
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Posted By: chadega
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 9:18am
I believe Saudi Arabic (especially Najdi) is closer to classical than Levantine Arabic, though people from the Levant would like to think otherwise. If you go further south to Yemen where the culture and society is still very traditional the dialects are even similar to classical.
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Posted By: Anatoli
Date Posted: 15 May 2007 at 2:47am
If you ask an Arab, which dialect is the closest to classical Arabic, you will find out where he is from. :)
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