Why do Egyptians talk like that?
PRESENTER
Yehia Chawky
ORIGINAL CITY
Dubai
Original Date
June 4, 2017
Description
The Egyptian dialect is highly widespread, and evident in Arab pop culture. However, it is often incomprehensible. This project focuses on why and how it came to be the dialect which we are familiar with today. We will understand its linguistic evolution and its encompassment of ~1,500 words from 13 “foreign” languages.
Sources & Future References
- Al-Dakheel fi al-Ammeya al-Masreya, Abdel Wahab Alloub, Egyptian National Center for Translation, 2014.
- Raseef22
- Baraka Bits
- Egypt History Blog
- Tour Egypt
- Some dude’s Facebook post
- My Grandma
Contact Info
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