Abstract
The goal of the present paper is to provide a revaluation of the classification of the Bedouin dialects of Northern Arabia and the Southern Levant, based on published or publicly available data and on first-hand data recently collected amongst some Bedouin tribes in Northern Jordan. We suggest extending previous classifications that identify three types of dialects, namely A (ʿnizi), B (šammari), and C (šāwi). Although intermediary or mixed types combining šammari features with šāwi features were already noted, our data suggest that further combinations are possible, either because they had so far been unnoticed or because recent levelling and dialect mixing have blurred the boundaries between some of the varieties.
Highlights
The goal of the present paper is to provide a revaluation of the classification of the Bedouin dialects of Northern Arabia and the Southern Levant, based on published or publicly available data and on first-hand data recently collected by the authors amongst some Bedouin tribes in Northern Jordan
Cantineau already noted intermediary or mixed types combining šāmmari features with šāwi features, our data suggest that further combinations are possible, either because they have so far not been noticed or because recent levelling and dialect mixing have blurred the boundaries between some of the varieties
His classification of the Bedouin dialects includes those of the Negev Bedouins, the dialects of southern
Summary
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