The Acquisition of an Egyptian Phonological Variant by U.S. Students in Cairo

Autor/in	Raish, Michael
Titel	The Acquisition of an Egyptian Phonological Variant by U.S. Students in Cairo
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 48 (2015) 2, S.267-283 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/flan.12140
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Phonology; Language Variation; Spanish; Semitic Languages; Study Abroad; Gender Differences; Sociolinguistics; Native Language; Heritage Education; Student Characteristics; Language Research; Oral Language; Language Proficiency; Language Tests; College Students; Egypt (Cairo); ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Fonologie; Sprachenvielfalt; Spanisch; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Geschlechterkonflikt; Soziolinguistik; Sprachforschung; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Language test; Sprachtest; Collegestudent
Abstract	This study investigated the acquisition of an Egyptian phonological variant by student participants in a study abroad program at The American University in Cairo. Participants completed pre- and post-study abroad Simulated Oral Proficiency Interviews (SOPIs). The SOPI data showed a move toward an Egyptian realization of the phonological variable on the part of most participants. Furthermore, extralinguistic factors such as participant gender and status as a heritage speaker were likewise shown to influence variant choice, while factors such as length of stay abroad and word position of the target token were not shown to have a significant effect on target item realization. In contrast to other studies investigating the acquisition of target language sociolinguistic norms in the form of phonological variables in Spanish, this study found an extremely high rate of learner adoption of an Egyptian realization of this variable among learners of Arabic in Cairo. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01