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A grammar of the Bedouin dialects of central and southern Sinai

Contents

Introduction

I. General

a. Central and Southern Sinai in Recent History

b. Cultural Background

d. Remarks on the Arrival of Bedouin Tribes in Central and Southern Sinai and some Remarks on their History

e. Professional Activities of Bedouin in Central Southern Sinai Today

Introduction

1. Phonology

1.2. Vowels

3. Morphology

3.1. Nominal Morphology

Conclusions

I. Comparing Dialects

a. Methods of Comparing Dialects

II. Remarks to the Maps in the Appendix

a. Criteria for Comparison from De Jong 2000 Producing Differences/Similarities in Central and Southern Sinai

III. Isoglosses

d. Multi-Dimensional Scaling

f. The Locations of Isogloss Bundles in Central and Southern Sinai

V. A Comparison of the Dialect of the Ḥwēṭāt of Southern Jordan and the Ḥwēṭāt of Sinai

VI. Final Conclusions

a. The Position of Sinai Dialects in Northwest Arabian Arabic (the NWA-group)