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Versteegh, C. H. M.

The Arabic language / Kees Versteegh. - Second edition. - xix, 410 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-377) and index.

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.

Covers the history and development of the Arabic language from its earliest beginnings to modern times, concentrating on the difference between the classical standard language and the dialects.


Includes some Arabic.

ISBN: 9780748645282 0748645284 9780748645275 0748645276

LCCN: 2015301742

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB428506 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016649412 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Arabic language--History.
Arabic language.
Arabisch

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.
History.

LC Class. No.: PJ6075 / .V46 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 492.709