Modern Arabic: Structures, Functions and Varieties (Longman Linguistics Library) 1st softback edition

Holes, Prof Clive

ISBN 10: 0582028841 / ISBN 13: 9780582028845

Verlag: Longman, 1995

Beschreibung

Published by Longman in 1995, here is the revered first softback printing of Professor Clive Holes' MODERN ARABIC: Structures, Functions and Varieties. 343 pages, glossy pictorial card covers the book is in very good condition with some very minor card cover edge creasing. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9457

Bibliografische Details

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

Verlag: Longman

Erscheinungsdatum: 1995

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

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Auflage: 1st Edition

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Inhaltsangabe:

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Clive Holes is Khalid bin Abdallah Al-Sa'ud Professor for the Study of the Contemporary Arab World at the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Magdalen College. He is also a Fellow of the British Academy.