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Arabic Requests in Tunisian and Saudi Arabian (Saudi Arabian version)
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1. Questionnaire Description

We are interested in how speakers of different dialects of Arabic use the language in different situations. This Survey, composed of three parts, will help us develop a better understanding of how speakers use language in their daily life. Please follow the instruction to answer questions. Should you have any queries or concerns please contact the researcher Malek Chaieb using the following email address (mc16758@essex.ac.uk) MANY THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION!
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Question 1.

In different life situations, what are the languages spoken by your community? Please tick the correct option (s)

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Question 2.

Does your dialect include elements from different languages?

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Question 3.

Although they are derived from Modern Standard Arabic, different dialects comprise words, sounds and structures from other languages. From which languages does YOUR dialect include elements of?

Please note that:
* a borrowed element is a word that is taken from another language and used as it is in its origin (copie/copie)
* an adapted element is a word that is taken from another language and adapted to the characteristics of words in the target language ( to chat/ ychati)

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Berber
English
French
Standard Arabic
Persian
Turkish
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Question 4.

Think of an uneducated person in your community, would (s)he be able to understand spoken Standard Arabic?

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Question 5.

On a scale between (-2) and (2) how hard is it for people in your community to hold a long conversation in Standard Arabic? How grammatical is their speech?

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Fluent
Weak
Fluent (2) to Weak (-2)
Correct grammar
Bad grammar
Correct grammar (2) to Bad grammar (-2)
Question 6.

Can you estimate the composition of your dialect in percentages?

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Question 7.

How are the following languages perceived by your community? Please tick the right option(s)

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English
Standard Arabic
Your Regional Dialect of Arabic
French
Berber
Persian
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Question 8.

What dialect of Arabic do you speak?

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Question 9.

Have you visited any of the neighbouring countries that speak your dialect?

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Question 10.

Do you think you speak the same dialect as them?

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Question 11.

Is there any form of written poetry or literature in your dialact of Arabic? If you could name one or more works please add them in the comment field below

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Question 12.

How do you find the dialect of your neighbouring countries?

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Question 13.

How do you find the culture of speakers of the other Arabic dialect(s) ?

Have different traditions and customs
Share the same culture and traditions
More conservative and religious
More liberated and open minded
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Question 14.

As a native speaker of one of the dialects below how do you best describe it and the other dialect(s)?

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Different from Standard Arabic
Has a different pronunciation
Has a different sentence structure
Has a different vocabulary
I can distinguish it from the speech of neighbouring countries
Similar to Standard Arabic
Sounds like a different language
Understandable
Hard to understand
Easy to understand
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