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All language-learners face the difficulties of regional variations or dialects. Usually, it takes the form of an odd word or turn of phrase or a peculiar pronunciation. For most languages, incomprehension is only momentary, and the similarity -- what linguists often refer to as the mutual intelligibility -- between the standard language taught to foreigners and the regional speech pattern is maintained.
Posted on September 13, 2014
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To celebrate the launch of our new Oxford Arabic Dictionary (in print and online), the Chief Editor, Tressy Arts, explains why she decided to become an Arabist'¦When I tell people I'm an Arabist, they often look at me like they're waiting for the punchline. Some confuse it with aerobics and look at me dubiously [...]
Posted on August 31, 2014
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