In General
In what circle is Egyptian English considered to be in?
Expanding Circle
What is the possible reason for certain developments in the Egyptian Arabic dialect? And therefore the corresponding patterns in Egyptian English?
The widespread presence of French
Which verb/tense does not exist in Arabic?
the verb to be and the auxilliary do.
Why are Phrasal verbs difficult to learn?
Because they don't exist in Arabic.
How does stress on 2+ syllable words in Egyptian English sometimes differ from American English?
The stress is sometimes put on the last syllable.
What type of English do those who speak it use?
Received Pronunciation or Standard American English
Why did the British keep making efforts to widen the influence of English between the world wars?
Because it was aimed at producing obedient clerks
What is the word order in Arabic? And why is that an issue?
Adjecives follow their nouns, and it's because it causes a word order mistake when they try to speak English.
Why do Egyptian English learners avoid using phrasal verbs?
Because they were common in informal and slang English
Regarding pacing, what occurs to Egyptian English vowels as compared to in American English?
They are more often lengthened
Because in 1974, the International Development Agency in the US has been offering Egypt assistance in training public school teachers in English-language instruction.
Why is their a failure of using present perfect tense in Egyptian English?
Because there is only a single present tense, and it does not make a distinction between actions that were completed in the past (regarding if there was a connection to the present)
What is one way in which Egyptian English consonant sounds differ from American English?
use of the alveolar flap, [ɾ], in place of the American English [ɹ]
occasional use of [z] in place of [ð] and [b] in place of [p]
insertion of [ʌ] at the beginning of some words starting with s-leading consonant clusters
some insertions of [g] after words that end with [ŋ]
occasional insertion of [ɛ] before the syllabic consonants [l̩] and [n̩]