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In:English in Kuwait: Development, status and usage
Mohammad A.N. Alenezi
[Varieties of English Around the World G73] 2026
► pp. 84–125

Chapter 4
Overview of structural features in Kuwaiti English

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Article outline
  • 4.1Phonological features
    • 4.1.1Vowel features
      • Schwa centralisation
      • Vowel epenthesis
      • Monophthongisation
    • 4.1.2Suprasegmental features
    • 4.1.3Consonant features
    • 4.1.4Articulatory features
      • Dark-clear-l merger
      • Trill uniformity
  • 4.2(Morpho)syntactic features
    • 4.2.1Noun phrases
    • 4.2.2Verb phrases
      • Verb phrases with modal verbs
      • Copula deletion
      • Phrasal verbs
    • 4.2.3Relativisation
    • 4.2.4Complementation
    • 4.2.5Adverbial clauses
    • 4.2.6Sentences linked by adverbial connectors
    • 4.2.7Pragmatic and discoursal features
  • 4.3Summary and conclusion
  • Notes
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