The phonetic and phonological status of the r-phones in Tunisian Arabic
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Tunisian Arabic
the phonetic and phonological systems of Tunisian Arabic
Tunisian dialects

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Oueslati, J. (2017). The phonetic and phonological status of the r-phones in Tunisian Arabic. Lingua Posnaniensis, 59(2), 69–85. https://doi.org/10.1515/linpo-2017-0013

Abstract

Some aspects of the participation of the r-phones in the phonetic and phonological systems of Tunisian Arabic are discussed against the background of a brief acquaintance with the situation obtaining in Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic. In contemporary Tunisian Arabic six r-phones occur and the relations of free variation, complementary distribution and phonological opposition between them are examined. The assimilation of the [r] to [l] is touched upon. The situation of r-phones in other Arabic dialects is addressed.

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