Arabic dialectology : in honour of Clive Holes on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday /

Much of the insight in the field of Arabic linguistics has for a long time remained unknown to linguists outside the field. Regrettably, Arabic data rarely feature in the formulation of theories and analytical tools in modern linguistics. This situation is unfavourable to both sides. The Arabist, on...

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Other Authors: Al-Wer, Enam., Holes, Clive, 1948-, Jong, Rudolf Erik de.

Format: eBook

Language: English
French

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Series: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 53.
Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics Online, ISBN: 9789004353152.

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Call Number: PJ6709 .A76 2009

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Materials /
  • Enam Al-Wer and R.E. De Jong
  • Indeterminacy And The Comparative Method: Arabic As A Model For Understanding The History Of Aramaic /
  • Jonathan Owens
  • From Qəltu To Gələt: Diachronic Notes On Linguistic Adaptation In Muslim Baghdad Arabic /
  • Heikki Palva
  • The g/ǧ-Question In Egyptian Arabic Revisited /
  • Manfred Woidich and Liesbeth Zack
  • Words And Things /
  • Peter Behnstedt
  • The Arabic Dialect Of Šawāwī Community Of Northern Oman /
  • Domenyk Eades
  • The Dialect Of The Euphrates Bedouin, A Fringe Mesopotamian Dialect /
  • Bruce Ingham
  • Quelques Données Sociolinguistiques Sur L'Arabe Parlé À Damas À La Fin Des Années Mille Neuf Cent Soixante-Dix /
  • Jérôme Lentin
  • Contact, Isolation, And Complexity In Arabic /
  • Peter Trudgill
  • Loan Verbs In Arabic And The Do-Construction /
  • Kees Versteegh
  • When Najd Meets Hijaz: Dialect Contact In Jeddah /
  • Aziza Al-Essa
  • "Big Bright Lights" Versus "Green And Pleasant Land"?: The Unhelpful Dichotomy Of 'Urban' Versus 'Rural' In Dialectology /
  • David Britain
  • The Variable (H) In Damascus: Analysis Of A Stable Variable /
  • Hanadi Ismail
  • The Variety Of Housewives And Cockroaches: Examining Code-Choice In Advertisements In Egypt /
  • Reem Bassiouney
  • Index /
  • Enam Al-Wer and R.E. De Jong.