The Phonetics and Phonology of Ḥarsūsi: An Instrumental Phonetics Study

• Dates: 2019–24
• Funding body: Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
• Primary investigator: Hammal Al Balushi (Linguistics& Phonetics)
• Co-investigators: Prof. Janet Watson, Dr. Leendert Plug
• L@L satellites: Centre for Endangered Languages, Cultures, and Ecosystems (CELCE)
• L@L themes: Language and society

This project is the first analysis of the Ḥarsūsi sound system based on first-hand field data since Johnstone’s work conducted over 43 years ago, and constitutes the first step towards a full linguistic documentation of Ḥarsūsi.