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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971714603321

Autore

Sharqāwī Muḥammad <1971->

Titolo

The ecology of Arabic : a study of arabicization / / by Muhammad al-Sharkawi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2010

ISBN

9786613160799

9781283160797

128316079X

9789004191747

9004191747

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Collana

Brill eBook titles

Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; ; v. 60

Disciplina

492.709

Soggetti

Arabic language - Dialects - History

Arabic language - History

Second language acquisition - History

Sociolinguistics - Arab countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / M. Al-Sharkawi -- Introduction / M. Al-Sharkawi -- Chapter One. The Ecology Of Language Development / M. Al-Sharkawi -- Chapter Two. The Development Of Arabic In Pre-Islamic Times / M. Al-Sharkawi -- Chapter Three. Arabic After The Conquests / M. Al-Sharkawi -- Chapter Four. Socio-Demographic Parameters Of Arabicization / M. Al-Sharkawi -- Chapter Five. Informal Second Language Acquisition And Foreigner Talk / M. Al-Sharkawi -- Chapter Six. Foreigner Talk In Arabic / M. Al-Sharkawi -- Conclusion / M. Al-Sharkawi -- Bibliography / M. Al-Sharkawi -- Index / M. Al-Sharkawi.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a comprehensive account of Arabicization in the Middle East and Egypt in the early period of the Arab conquests. Drawing on material from ancient Arabic grammarians as well as modern studies in second language acquisition, it analyzes the linguistic and non-linguistic ecological factors that contributed to the



development of Arabic during the early period after the Arab conquests. It describes the pre-Islamic linguistic and sociolinguistic situation and traces the development in this period. The sociological, cultural, and sociolinguistic context is sketched to determine the nature and quality of the process of learning Arabic in the early period. The work further discusses the process of learning Arabic as a second language and the input provided by the native speakers, which both affected the structure of the emerging dialects.