Arabic historical dialectology: linguistic and sociolinguistic approaches
This book explores the history and evolution of Arabic as a spoken language, from the Arab Conquests of the seventh century up to the present day. Each chapter focuses on a specific region, a wider group of dialects, or a linguistic feature of particular historical interest.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press USA- OSO
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Arabic historical dialectology : linguistic and sociolinguistic approaches] (2023) (Tsukanova, Vera)
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| Series/Journal: | Oxford Studies in Diachronic and Historical Linguistics Ser.
v.30 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Arabic language
/ Dialectology
/ Historical linguistics
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| Further subjects: | B
Sociolinguistics-Arab countries
B Electronic books B Arabic language-Dialects |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This book explores the history and evolution of Arabic as a spoken language, from the Arab Conquests of the seventh century up to the present day. Each chapter focuses on a specific region, a wider group of dialects, or a linguistic feature of particular historical interest. Cover -- Arabic Historical Dialectology: Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Approaches -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series preface -- List of maps and tables -- List of abbreviations -- Transliteration and transcription conventions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Maghrebi dialects of Arabic -- 3. The formation of the Egypt dialect area -- 4. The adnominal linker -an in Andalusi Arabic, with special reference to the poetry of Ibn Quzmān (twelfth century) -- 5. The Arabic dialects of the Gulf: Aspects of their historical and sociolinguistic development -- 6. Judaeo-Arabic -- 7. The Levant -- 8. Dialects (speech communities), the apparent past, and grammaticalization: Towards an understanding of the history of Arabic -- 9. The Northern Fertile Crescent -- 10. Historical and typological approaches to Mauritanian and West Saharan Arabic -- 11. South Arabian and Arabic dialects -- Glossary, Bibliography, Index of names, Index of subjects |
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| ISBN: | 0191005061 |