Why Are You Talking Like That, Sir? Il-Limbi, Phonology and Class in Contemporary Egypt
This article investigates the phonological patternings in the speech of il-Limbi, an immensely popular character in Egyptian comedy; and it stands therefore at a crossroads between cultural studies and linguistics. Il-Limbi represents the urban working classes, and his speech often mocks social conv...
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Arabica
Year: 2020, Volume: 67, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 260-277 |
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Egyptian comedy
B illiterate speech B vernacular Cairene Arabic B Phonology B il-Limbi |
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