Acquisition of Arabic Guttural Consonants in Jordanian Arabic-English Bilingual Preschoolers
International Journal of Bilingualism
Published online on July 31, 2026
Abstract
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Aim:This study examines the early phonological acquisition of six Arabic guttural consonants (/χ/, /ʁ/, /ħ/, /ʕ/, /ʔ/, and /h/) in Jordanian Arabic-English (JAE) bilingual preschoolers. It investigates whether growing up in English-dominant environments ...
Aim:This study examines the early phonological acquisition of six Arabic guttural consonants (/χ/, /ʁ/, /ħ/, /ʕ/, /ʔ/, and /h/) in Jordanian Arabic-English (JAE) bilingual preschoolers. It investigates whether growing up in English-dominant environments ...