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Gulf Arabic Noun and Verb Retrieval: What Matters?
Tariq Khwaileh1, Eiman Mustafawi1, Samawiyah Ulde2
1Department of English Literature and Linguistics, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
This study reveals that verbs, being more morphologically complex, show higher naming latencies in Gulf Arabic. Morpho-phonological features like CV skeleton and vocalic patterns significantly influence noun and verb production.
Area of Science:
- Psycholinguistics
- Linguistic Phonology
- Arabic Linguistics
Background:
- Differential processing of grammatical classes (nouns vs. verbs) is widely studied, yet underexplored in Arabic.
- Arabic morphology, particularly its non-concatenative nature, presents unique challenges for psycholinguistic investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate predictors of bare single noun and verb production in Gulf Arabic.
- To examine the role of morpho-phonological features (CV skeleton, vocalic pattern) in noun and verb retrieval.
- To compare naming latencies between nouns and verbs in Gulf Arabic.
Main Methods:
- A picture-naming paradigm involving 64 native Gulf Arabic speakers.
- Participants named 282 line drawings of nouns and 154 line drawings of verbs.
- Linear regression models analyzed naming latencies in relation to grammatical class and morphological features.
Main Results:
- Verbs exhibited significantly higher naming latencies compared to nouns, correlating with their greater morphological complexity.
- Both the consonantal-vocalic (CV) skeleton and vocalic patterns were found to impact naming latencies.
- Morpho-phonological features significantly accounted for differences in noun and verb production.
Conclusions:
- Morpho-phonological properties are key predictors of noun and verb retrieval in Gulf Arabic.
- Findings support the analysis of Arabic word production within the framework of non-concatenative morphology.
- This study provides novel insights into the psycholinguistics of Arabic grammatical class processing.
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