Examples of Synonymous Words in Contemporary Yemeni Dialects: A Comparative Lexical Study

Abstract

This research deals with studying examples of synonymous words in contemporary Yemeni dialects, as an attempt by the researcher to reveal the richness of Yemeni dialects in words and the extent of their proximity to the Northern Arabic language and their convergence with some Semitic languages, through presenting the word and studying it lexically and comparing it with Northern Arabic and some Semitic languages. The researcher, to the best of his knowledge, did not find an independent research that deals with this phenomenon in Yemeni dialects. What the researcher concluded is that the phenomenon of synonymy is one of the widespread phenomena in Yemeni dialects and is worthy of study. The researcher used the descriptive and comparative approaches. The research consists of an introduction, a preface, three chapters, and a conclusion