The Arabic Language / / Kees Versteegh.
An introductory guide for students of Arabic language, Arabic historical linguistics and Arabic sociolinguisticsNew for this editionAdditional chapters on the structure of Arabic, bilingualism and Arabic pidgins and creolesA full explanation of the use of conventional Arabic transcription and IPA ch...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface to First Edition
- Preface to Second Edition
- Figures and Maps
- Tables
- Note on Transcription and Glossing
- 1. The Study of Arabic in the West
- 2. Arabic as a Semitic Language
- 3. The Earliest Stages of Arabic
- 4. Arabic in the Pre-Islamic Period
- 5. The Development of Classical Arabic
- 6. The Structure of Arabic
- 7. The Arabic Linguistic Tradition
- 8. The Emergence of New Arabic
- 9. Middle Arabic
- 10. The Study of the Arabic Dialects
- 11. The Dialects of Arabic
- 12. The Emergence of Modern Standard Arabic
- 13. Diglossia
- 14. Bilingualism
- 15. Arabic as a Minority Language
- 16. Arabic Pidgins and Creoles
- 17. Arabic as a World Language
- Bibliography
- Abbreviations
- Index