Arabic-L:LING:Zagazig response

[Dilworth B. Parkinson]

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Date: 31 Aug 2000
From: Muhammad Deeb <mdeeb at gpu.srv.ualberta.ca>
Subject: Zagazig response


	The two pronunciations offered by Mr. Rader are accurate and do
exist simultaneously.  The difference between <Az-Zaqa:zi:q> & <Zagazig>
stems from the difference between MSA and Spoken Egyptian.  I would
suggest that both be noted in updated dictionaries as two viable
registers.
		M. Deeb

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