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The Role of Linguistics
By : Habeeb Ibraheem
Fallujah -Iraq

Linguistics has grown in importance due to the efforts of linguists .The need for linguistics increased , because it touched on many aspects of our lives. One of the duties of a linguist is to reduce the differences between two or more languages whether in pronunciation or orthography .For example, Arabic is composed of 28 letters , diverse in utterance & writing .This alphabet has its own identity different from others like English to a limited extent.
In Arabic , we have the sound ( غ ) .This independent sound or letter has no existence in English .Therefore , Linguists tried to find a composition correspondent to it , as they mixed two sounds "g+h" .But the process is still incomplete, because it is quite clear for a native speaker to distinguish the inadequacy in pronunciation.
This situation made it necessary to resort to new techniques . One novel technique is to create new sounds unavailable in the English orthography or phonology. The gargle sound is known and practiced by Arabs , so it is easy to make .When a linguist exposes someone to this experiment , he must help him pronounce the required sound at the end of a certain word such as "بالــغ " .
After many tries , he ought to pronounce the same sound medium in a word such as "راغب " .Finally , he ties the sound initial in a word such as "غالب " .By repeating this practice , the sound becomes easier and manageable .Another example in Arabic is " ح " .The air does not make any turbulence through the vocal cords .But the non-native speakers of Arabic make use of the glottis / h / instead of pronouncing the Arabic sound / ح / exactly , i.e., they make it by using voice and this affects the quality of this sound .
Many words comprise these voiced sounds such as ( Milh,mallah). These words comprise the sound terminally .It is better to set out the basic qualities of the sound , then to add the modification. In other words ; the sound comes intermediately such as ( Rahib,Ahmed). But, it also comes initially like in (Habeeb ,Hamid) .
This ggradation in pronouncing the sound according to its place in the word helps the learner pronounce it accurately .
Speech therapy is also one of the duties of linguists .One can find many native speakers who cannot pronounce certain letters or words .For example, some Arabs pronounce / l / for / r / .This has to do with a defect in the tongue and its place of articulation .A linguist finds out a technique in order to overcome the defect .
Linguistics is progressing as much as communication and its new techniques keep a step with this new era of technology .Our duty is to utilize such techniques in order to reduce gaps & bring closer or have a joint cultivation about civilizations .
نقره لتكبير أو تصغير الصورة ونقرتين لعرض الصورة في صفحة مستقلة بحجمها الطبيعي نقره لتكبير أو تصغير الصورة ونقرتين لعرض الصورة في صفحة مستقلة بحجمها الطبيعي نقره لتكبير أو تصغير الصورة ونقرتين لعرض الصورة في صفحة مستقلة بحجمها الطبيعي[/LEFT
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