Modern Arabic Structures, Functions, and Varieties

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ISBN 10: 1589010221 / ISBN 13: 9781589010222

Edité par Georgetown Univ Press, Washington, D.C., 2004

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Paperback, Near fine+, 419 pp. N° de réf. du vendeur 971

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Titre : Modern Arabic Structures, Functions, and ...

Éditeur : Georgetown Univ Press, Washington, D.C.

Date d'édition : 2004

Reliure : Paperback

Edition : First Edition.

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Modern Arabic provides a comprehensive examination of both Standard Modern Arabic and modern Arabic dialects. It outlines the basic structures of the various forms, explaining the synchronic and diachronic relationships between the written language and spoken dialects, and discusses cross-dialect influences. Particular attention is paid to describing intermediate varieties of Arabic which fall between the standard variety and plain dialect, and to the sociolinguistics of variation in Arabic. An unusual language-specific factor here is the nomadic-sedentary dialect split, which cross-cuts geographical dialect distinctions.

The book begins with a concise yet comprehensive history of the language. It is illustrated throughout with a wealth of authentic examples which provide practical insights into the language of everyday life, the media, literature and politics.