A Perceptual Dialect Map of Western Saudi Arabia

Laila Alhazmi, School of English, University of Sheffield lalhazmi1@sheffield.ac.uk Dialect Map Introduction Perceptual dialectology (PD) is a field of sociolinguistics, related to dialect geography.[1]  One of the main aims of PD is to investigate how non-linguists perceive regional varieties of specific areas and to map their perceptions of the ‘linguistic landscape.’[2]  Perceptual dialectology is concerned with the geographical distribution of dialects …