Arabic Language

Name: Arabic Language
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ISBN: 9780748614363

ISBN-10: 0748614362

ISBN-13: 9780748614363

Edition: 2001

Authors: Kees Versteegh

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As an introductory guide to the Arabic language this book will also serve as a useful tool for discussing both historical and socio-linguistic implications, but its main thrust is towards explaining the structure of the language and its modern role.

Book details

List price: $35.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication date: 4/12/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.298
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