Publisher: Cambridge University Press
E-ISSN: 1474-0699|23|2|369-389
ISSN: 0041-977x
Source: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Vol.23, Iss.2, 1960-06, pp. : 369-389
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Abstract
Faced with the fact that in many varieties of Arabic, including Bedouin dialects of the kind to which Sibawayhi was wont to turn, polysyllabic words and certain other unitary complexes are characterized in pronunciation by the prominence which makes one syllable stand out to the ear above the others, the linguist is understandably puzzled by the failure of the Arab grammarians to mention the subject of accentuation. Bewilderment increases with the realization not only that
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