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Modern Arabic - Structures, Functions, and Varieties, Revised Edition (Paperback, Revised Edition)
Series: Georgetown Classics in Arabic Languages and Linguistics series
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The revised and updated edition of "Modern Arabic" takes this
authoritative, concise linguistic description of the structure and
use of modern Arabic to an invaluable new level. Clive Holes traces
the development of the Arabic language from Classical Arabic, the
written language used in the 7th century for the Qur'an and poetry,
through the increasingly symbiotic use of Modern Standard Arabic or
MSA (the language of writing and formal speech) and dialectal
Arabic (the language of normal conversation). He shows how Arabic
has been shaped over the centuries by migration, urbanization, and
education - giving us "a balanced, dispassionate, and accurate
picture of the structures, functions, and varieties of the
contemporary Arabic language". Holes explains the structural
characteristics - phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and
lexical and stylistic developments - that the majority of the
dialects share, as distinguished from Modern Standard Arabic. He
also shows how native speakers use both types of Arabic for
different purposes, with MSA being the language of power and
control as used on television and in political speeches, and the
dialects serving as the language of intimacy and domesticity. He
further shows how MSA and spoken dialects are not as
compartmentalized as one might be led to believe. "Modern Arabic"
illustrates the use of the Arabic language in real life, whether in
conversation, news bulletins and newspaper articles, serious
literature, or song. This new edition takes into account research
published in several areas of Arabic linguistics since the first
edition was published in 1995. It includes more extensive comment
on the North African Arabic vocabulary of Modern Standard Arabic,
more information about "mixed" varieties of written Arabic that are
not in MSA (especially in Egypt), updated references, explanations,
and many new examples. All Arabic is transcribed, except for an
appendix presenting the Arabic alphabet and script. Students of the
Arabic language will find "Modern Arabic" without peer - as will
those general linguists who are interested in discovering how
Arabic compares structurally and sociolinguistically with European
languages.
General
Imprint: |
Georgetown University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Georgetown Classics in Arabic Languages and Linguistics series |
Release date: |
September 2004 |
First published: |
September 2004 |
Authors: |
Clive Holes
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Foreword by: |
Roger Allen
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
440 |
Edition: |
Revised Edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58901-022-2 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-58901-022-1 |
Barcode: |
9781589010222 |
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