Is Religion a Social Factor in the Variation of (ðˤ)? The Case of Khirbit Al-Wahadneh, Jordan

This is a sociolinguistic study investigating the variation of phonological variable (ðˤ) in Al-Wahadneh town Jordan where Christians and Muslims live together peacefully harmoniously. The has two variants: traditional [ðˤ] an innovative [dˤ]. main objective this to examine if religion statistically significant social factor relation question. data elicited from recorded interviews analysed via Rbrul. results show that no influence on pronunciation linguistic under investigation. pattern change with regard seems be typical progress away variant favour clearly led by young female generation. findings regarding nonsignificant role choice can interpreted how they both view themselves as Jordanian Arabs regardless their religious affiliation. Keywords: Religion, Variationist Sociolinguistics, Age, Gender.