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Alrabaa, Sami – 1985
An analysis of non-Arabic words used in two Kuwaiti daily newspapers reveals that (1) the newspapers often use loan words instead of their Arabic equivalents to emphasize that they are discussing something European; (2) the number and frequency of loan words relating to objects of daily use are much greater than those of abstract and technical…
Descriptors: Arabic, Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Language Variation
