A Comparative Study of the Phonological Processes of Anbari Speakers in Iraq

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to delve into the phonological processes and communicative discourse of Iraqi Anbari speakers. The study is analytical and descriptive in nature. Among them are fifty people who speak the Anbari dialect. The premise of the paper is that the Anbari dialect differs from other Iraqi Arabic variations in communicative discourse and phonological processes. Even among dialects spoken in northern and southern Iraq, the study found that certain phonological processes in communication discourse did not apply universally. Furthermore, this paper's findings demonstrated that Iraqi Arabic speakers in various Anbar regions employ distinct phonological processes when compared to other speech communities in the vicinity, particularly those in the Middle Euphrates region, which share a closer social bond. Various political, geographical, social, and economic variables may explain this difference. This research suggests that other studies should be undertaken to investigate dialects in other parts of Iraq in the future.