Arabic Language

Name: Arabic Language
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ISBN: 9780231111522

ISBN-10: 0231111525

ISBN-13: 9780231111522

Edition: 1997

Authors: Kees Versteegh

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This general introduction to the Arabic Language, now available in paperback, places special emphasis on the history and variation of the language. Concentrating on the difference between the two types of Arabic - the Classical standard language and the dialects - Kees Versteegh charts the history and development of the Arabic language from the earliest beginnings to modern times. The reader is offered a solid grounding in the structure of the language, its historical context and its use in various literary and non-literary genres, as well as an understanding of the role of Arabic as a cultural, religious and political world language. Intended as an introductory guide for students of…

Book details

List price: $80.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 11/12/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Kees Versteegh is professor of Arabic and Islam at the University of Nijmegen.



Preface


List of Figures and Maps



The Development of the Study of Arabic



Arabic as a Semitic Language



The Earliest Stages of Arabic



Arabic in the Pre-Islamic Period



The Development of Classical Arabic



The Structure of Classical Arabic in the Linguistic Tradition



The Emergence of New Arabic



Middle Arabic



The Study of the Arabic Dialects



The Dialects of Arabic



The Emergence of Modern Standard Arabic



Diglossia and Bilingualism



Arabic as a Minority Language



Arabic as a World Language


Bibliography


List of Abbreviations


Index