The Arabic Language

ISBN-13: 9780748645282 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 416 str.

Kees Versteegh

Opis

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 its earliest beginnings to modern times.
The reader is given 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.

Spis treści

Preface; List of Figures and Maps; 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; List of Abbreviations; Index.