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Arabic Heritage Language Learners in the United States

Arabic Heritage Language Learners in the United States. By Anita Husen and Reem Mehdoui. Arabic: a brief introduction. Semitic language Liturgical Diglossia (Ferguson 1959) -Standard

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Arabic Heritage Language Learners in the United States

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  1. Arabic Heritage Language Learners in the United States By Anita Husenand ReemMehdoui

  2. Arabic: a brief introduction • Semitic language • Liturgical • Diglossia (Ferguson 1959) -Standard -Dialects [ 4 families: Western (Maghrebi)-Central (incl. Egyptian, Sudanese)-Northern (incl. Levantine, Mesopotamian)-Peninsular (Gulf, Hejazi, Najdi, Yemeni)] • Arabic languages?

  3. Arabic & Arabs in the USA • 3.5 Million people of Arab descent • First wave in 1880's • Steady increase since then • 867,460 Arabic speakers* • 8th most-commonly spoken language!* • *according to 2012 U.S. Census Data

  4. Arabic Speakers in the USA: Where do they live? • 1/3 in: California, New York, and Michigan • 94% in metropolitan areas

  5. Arabic Speakers in the USA: Where do they come from? • From 22 countries: The Arab World--Source: http://ssclinguafranca.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/arabic-and-the-politics-of-language/

  6. Changes in Demographics • 73% increase, 1990-2000! • 25% additional increase, 2000-2007!

  7. Sources • www.census.gov • Shiri, Sonia. "Arabic in the USA." Language Diversity in the USA. Kim Potowski. Ed. Cambridge, NY: Cambridge UP, 2010. 206-222. Print.

  8. THANK YOU!

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