Phonetic Features in the Dialect of Al Dakhla Oasis

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This study seeks to detect the phonetic features in the dialect of Dakhla Oasis. So, it presents an accurate description of the primary consonants in dialect, accompanied with examples of that dialect. It also focuses on the extent of its compatibility and difference from the Classical Language. Then, it moves to the vowels and the way is uttered in dialect, whether front, back or central vowel sounds; the extent of the compatibility of these movements; and the standard movements divided by "Daniel Jones", which became international standard ones in number, style of writing, and order. After that, the study turns to the syllables and its number in the Classical Language, and its form in the local dialect. By that, it tries to explore the similarities and differences between the form and number of syllables in the local dialect and the Classical Language. Then, it focuses on the accent and its concept in language and terminology; accented syllables in the dialect; and places of stress and accent. Later, the study handles another phonetic feature that is assimilation, which means common phonological process by which one sound becomes more like a nearby sound. Thus, it considers the forms of effect arising from assimilation, either totally or in part; upcoming or achieved; or in contact or in isolation. It also addresses places of loud and faint sounds in dialect.
In conclusion, The study shows the unique phonetic features, which characterize that dialect, unlike all other modern Arabic dialects, and ways of convergence and divergence between it and the classical language