The Participants of the present research are three siblings, two sisters and a brother, who represent a family of Arabic--‐English Bilinguals living in the United States. Their parents are from different countries; they have an American Mother and a Saudi Arabian Father who were both raised in Saudi Arabia and
later moved to the USA. The participants are aged between 21 And 31, And their first language is English, But they learned Arabic In preschool between four and five years of age, practicing their Arabic Language skills when speaking to
their father, and their father’s parents. The respondents’ level of proficiency in English Exceeds their proficiency in Arabic,
Which implies that their proficiency in Arabic Is lower than that of average native Arabic speakers.