Modern Arabic Sociolinguistics outlines and evaluates the major approaches and methods used in Arabic sociolinguistic research with respect to diglossia, codeswitching, language variation and attitudes and social identity. This book: outlines the main research findings in these core areas and relates them to a wide range of constructs, including social context, speech communities, prestige, power, language planning, gender and religion examines two emerging areas in Arabic sociolinguistic research, internet-mediated communication and heritage speakers, in relation to globalization, language dominance and interference and language loss and maintenance analyses the interplay between the various sociolinguistic aspects and examines the complex nature of the Arabic multidialectal, multinational, and multiethnic sociolinguistic situation. Based on the author's recent fieldwork in several Arab countries this book is an essential resource for researchers and students of sociolinguistics, Arabic linguistics, and Arabic studies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415707466
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214385187
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Religious Sociology
Author
Abdulkafi Albirini
Publication Name
Modern Arabic Sociolinguistics: Diglossia, Variation, Codeswitching, Attitudes and Identity
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
438 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
174mm
Item Weight
930g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Abdulkafi Albirini
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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