Feature: Why Do Egyptians Talk Like That? [Community Presentation]
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 afikra feature 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.
ABOUT THE AFIKRA COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS
Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.
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Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.
