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The study focuses on two phonetic variables: the /ʤ/ variant of the (Q) variable and the /ts/ variant of the (K) variable. Findings show that sounds strongly associated with Bedouins remain in the speech of older informants across Jordan and Saudi Arabia. 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Some variants that are used in their dialect are used wherever they are from. Two sounds in particular were chosen to carry out this study. These are the /ʤ/ variant of the (Q) variable, and the /ts/ variant of the (K) variable. The study shows that some sounds that are known to be exclusively used by Bedouins, are still used by the old Bedouins wherever they live. For example, Old informants from Jordan used the /ts/ variant within the tribe domains, and the old informants from other tribes living in Saudi Arabia used it as well. This is also seen with regard to the /ʤ/ sound. The /ʤ/ is used also in relatively high percentage in the speech of the old in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. This shows that belonging to the Bedouin group per se, is what matters in determining the sound used regardless of the region to which one belongs. Unlike the rural people who might use the different alternates of the (Q) variable depending on the region to which they belong, for example, [k] is used in some parts of Palestine while [q] is used in other parts like Tirat Haifa village in the northern part of Palestine. Bedouins are consistent in using the [g] variant orthe /ʤ/ of the (Q) variable regardless of the area where they live. In other words, the two sounds appear in the dialects of the Bedouins whether they live in Jordan or Saudi Arabia. This raises the possibility that their sharing the same culture (being Bedouins) leads to their sharing these linguistic features. Part of their culture is belonging to their tribes as they are traditionally divided into tribes. The dialect of the tribe remains important where ever they are.  \nKeywords. Linguistic variation, variant  \n1. Introduction  \nThis study investigates the use of some sounds that are peculiar to Bedouin dialects. Because the variant [ts] of the (K) variable, and the voiced affricate/ʤ/ variant of the (Q) variable are the key features of the dialect of this group, they will be used as a basis in investigating this variation.  \nThe /K/ variable has three variants. These are: the velar /k/ , the affricate voiceless stop /tʃ/ and the dental /ts/ . So, a word like “kiif”, could be pronunced as: /kiif/, /tʃiif/, and tsiif/  \nThe (Q) variable is also an important sound in the Arabic dialects. Abdel-Jawad states that “because of the social and geographical importance of this variable [(Q)] as a carrier of local or regional loyalties, it has often been used by dialectologists as the main criterion for establishing the dialect boundaries or isolosses in the Arabic dialects”(AbdelJawad, 1981: 159) . The variable (Q) has four major variants: the voiceless uvular stop [q], the voiced velar stop [g], the voiceless velar stop [k] and the glottal stop [ʡ] . The (Q) also has other important variants. These are /ʤ/ and /dz/ . For example, in Hail (Saudi Arabia), a word like qarryah “village’might be pronounced like /ʤaryyah/ . In Bedouin dialects, a word like abriiq “pot” could be pronounced as /abriidz/, where the variant /q/ is realized as /dz/ .  \nAlthough they are scattered through different parts of the Arab world, the Bedouins still preserve some of the linguistic aspects of their dialects that are considered to be peculiar to them, and shared among them regardless of t","cbCaic1Ys4zzf6YY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaic1Ys4zzf6YY","pdf",173877,"English","# Introduction\n## Methodology","[{\"question\":\"What are the two main phonetic variables examined in the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study examines the /ʤ/ variant of the (Q) variable and the /ts/ variant of the (K) variable as the key features for investigating dialect variation.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the research describe Bedouins’ dialect consistency across regions?\",\"answer\":\"It reports that certain Bedouin-associated sounds remain in speakers’ dialects whether they live in Jordan or Saudi Arabia, indicating consistency despite geographic separation.\"},{\"question\":\"What methodological approach was used to collect interview data?\",\"answer\":\"Interviews were conducted in shops, universities, and houses, using a Labovian paradigm and a social network framework, including approaches like “a friend of a friend.”\"}]","The Linguistic and Social Aspects of the Bedouin Dialect | PDF",1792067570,13]