Dr. Salah Essa

Biography

Salah Essa is a PhD researcher in Sociolinguistics at the University of Bern, Switzerland, supported by the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship (ESKAS). With a background in English Language and Linguistics, he completed his Bachelor's degree at the University of Mustansiriyah in Baghdad, Iraq, followed by a Master's degree in Linguistics (Sociolinguistics pathway) from Queen Mary University of London, funded by the Chevening Scholarship. His Master's research focused on language variation and change in Baghdadi Arabic, contributing to his ongoing PhD research that explores sociolinguistic aspects of the Baghdadi Arabic dialect. Salah's research interests include Sociolinguistics, Social Dialectology, and Sociophonetics. He teaches English for Academic Purposes, including IELTS, TOEFL, and PTE, as well as courses on Phonetics and Phonology and Foundations of Sociolinguistics. His unpublished MA dissertation investigates vowel shifts in the Baghdadi dialect, while his PhD thesis examines language variation changes in Christian Arabic in Baghdad.

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