A PhD Thesis at Basrah University on the Phonetic Diversity in the Iraqi Wasit Dialect: A Generative Study

The thesis presented by the researcher Israa Ali Karim included five chapters that dealt with (the introductions to the thesis, the theoretical aspect, the research methodology, the practical aspect of the analysis, the results and recommendations).

This thesis aims to describe and analyze the phonetic diversity in the Kut and Zubaydiyah dialects and to show the extent of the influence of education, gender and age variables on this diversity. The study dealt with the framework of the model based on engineering characteristics in generative phonology in addition to statistical analysis and gave applicable and practical results in the field of phonetic diversity

The results of this study are an important source for researchers and students interested in the topic of phonetic diversity in language in general and in Iraqi Arabic in particular.