A Multilayered and Data-Driven Method for Exploring Arabic in Multilingual Settings

Abstract

Scholars in Arabic dialectology are widely concerned with the linguistic effects of societal bi- and multilingualism. The present chapter intends to illustrate a non-aprioristic and computer-assisted method for the study of Arabic in multilingual settings. Taking examples from two different sociolinguistic situations, we will illustrate new solutions for annotating and analyzing plurilingual corpora by means of a multilayered annotation system based on JAXE.