Abdelâli Bentahila

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Abdelâli Bentahila is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Abdelâli Bentahila has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Linguistics and Language, 12 papers in Language and Linguistics and 3 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Abdelâli Bentahila's work include Multilingual Education and Policy (8 papers), Linguistic Variation and Morphology (6 papers) and Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis (6 papers). Abdelâli Bentahila is often cited by papers focused on Multilingual Education and Policy (8 papers), Linguistic Variation and Morphology (6 papers) and Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis (6 papers). Abdelâli Bentahila collaborates with scholars based in Morocco and Egypt. Abdelâli Bentahila's co-authors include Eirlys E. Davies and has published in prestigious journals such as Language, Language in Society and Lingua.

In The Last Decade

Abdelâli Bentahila

15 papers receiving 809 citations

Hit Papers

Duelling languages: Grammatical structure in codeswitchin... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400
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  1. Duelling languages: Grammatical structure in codeswitching. By Carol Myers-Scotton. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. Pp. xiv, 263. Cloth $45.00.
    1995 486 citations Abdelâli Bentahila Language profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Abdelâli Bentahila Morocco 12 734 642 171 134 121 16 1.0k
Ad Backus Netherlands 17 626 0.9× 603 0.9× 147 0.9× 249 1.9× 116 1.0× 92 998
Pénélope Gardner-Chloros United Kingdom 13 498 0.7× 458 0.7× 121 0.7× 75 0.6× 55 0.5× 37 685
René Appel Netherlands 11 492 0.7× 500 0.8× 198 1.2× 108 0.8× 34 0.3× 19 759
Tej K. Bhatia United States 10 294 0.4× 492 0.8× 169 1.0× 199 1.5× 89 0.7× 54 775
Eirlys E. Davies Morocco 14 356 0.5× 498 0.8× 133 0.8× 53 0.4× 76 0.6× 31 751
Marianne Hundt Switzerland 20 874 1.2× 1.1k 1.7× 299 1.7× 146 1.1× 257 2.1× 63 1.4k
Michel H. A. Blanc United Kingdom 5 355 0.5× 353 0.5× 197 1.2× 158 1.2× 34 0.3× 7 628
Michel DeGraff United States 11 427 0.6× 403 0.6× 64 0.4× 157 1.2× 73 0.6× 29 691
Terttu Nevalainen Finland 20 696 0.9× 797 1.2× 113 0.7× 57 0.4× 187 1.5× 71 1.1k
Yamuna Kachru United States 16 465 0.6× 592 0.9× 317 1.9× 66 0.5× 68 0.6× 50 851

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Davies, Eirlys E. & Abdelâli Bentahila. (2012). Arabic sociolinguistics: topics in diglossia, gender, identity and politics. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 33(3). 313–315. 11 indexed citations
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Davies, Eirlys E. & Abdelâli Bentahila. (2008). Translation and Code Switching in the Lyrics of Bilingual Popular Songs. The Translator. 14(2). 247–272. 21 indexed citations
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Bentahila, Abdelâli & Eirlys E. Davies. (2008). David Crystal, Language and the Internet. 2nd ed.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. xi, 304. Hb $29.99. Language in Society. 37(5). 761–761. 1 indexed citations
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Davies, Eirlys E. & Abdelâli Bentahila. (2007). Carol Myers-Scotton, Contact linguistics: Bilingual encounters and grammatical outcomes. Language in Society. 36(3). 455–459. 1 indexed citations
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Davies, Eirlys E. & Abdelâli Bentahila. (2006). Code switching and the globalisation of popular music: The case of North African rai and rap. Multilingua. 25(4). 367–392. 32 indexed citations
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Davies, Eirlys E. & Abdelâli Bentahila. (2006). Code switching as a poetic device: Examples from rai lyrics. Language & Communication. 28(1). 1–20. 33 indexed citations
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Bentahila, Abdelâli & Eirlys E. Davies. (2002). Language mixing in rai music: localisation or globalisation?. Language & Communication. 22(2). 187–207. 42 indexed citations
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Bentahila, Abdelâli. (1995). Duelling languages: Grammatical structure in codeswitching. By Carol Myers-Scotton. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. Pp. xiv, 263. Cloth $45.00.. Language. 71(1). 135–140. 486 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bentahila, Abdelâli & Eirlys E. Davies. (1995). Patterns of code-switching and patterns of language contact. Lingua. 96(2-3). 75–93. 50 indexed citations
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Bentahila, Abdelâli & Eirlys E. Davies. (1993). Language revival: Restoration or transformation?. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 14(5). 355–374. 28 indexed citations
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Davies, Eirlys E. & Abdelâli Bentahila. (1989). On mother and other tongues: The notion of possession of a language. Lingua. 78(4). 267–293. 6 indexed citations
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Davies, Eirlys E. & Abdelâli Bentahila. (1989). Familiar and less familiar metaphors: An analysis of interpretations in two languages. Language & Communication. 9(1). 49–68. 1 indexed citations
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Bentahila, Abdelâli & Eirlys E. Davies. (1989). CULTURE AND LANGUAGE USE: A PROBLEM FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. 27(2). 26 indexed citations
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Bentahila, Abdelâli, et al.. (1985). Language Attitudes among Arabic–French Bilinguals in Morocco. Journal of Language and Social Psychology. 4(1). 73–76. 99 indexed citations
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Bentahila, Abdelâli. (1983). Motivations for code-switching among Arabic-French bilinguals in Morocco. Language & Communication. 3(3). 233–243. 38 indexed citations
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Bentahila, Abdelâli & Eirlys E. Davies. (1983). The syntax of Arabic-French code-switching. Lingua. 59(4). 301–330. 164 indexed citations

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