03062nam 22006132 450 991081936180332120151002020704.00-7486-7137-41-282-62006-197866126200650-7486-3017-1(CKB)2560000000011143(EBL)536983(OCoLC)638860067(SSID)ssj0000543002(PQKBManifestationID)11359576(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000543002(PQKBWorkID)10511572(PQKB)10133886(UkCbUP)CR9780748630172(StDuBDS)EDZ0000092672(MiAaPQ)EBC536983(Au-PeEL)EBL536983(CaPaEBR)ebr10391750(CaONFJC)MIL262006(OCoLC)650457819(EXLCZ)99256000000001114320130322d2009|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierArabic sociolinguistics /Reem Bassiouney[electronic resource]Edinburgh :Edinburgh University Press,2009.1 online resource (xvii, 311 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).0-7486-2374-4 0-7486-2373-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-298) and index.Cover; Copyright; Contents; chapter 1 Diglossia and dialect groups in the Arab world; chapter 2 Code-switching; chapter 3 Language variation and change; chapter 4 Arabic and gender; chapter 5 Language policy and politics; General conclusion; Bibliography; IndexThe first introduction to the field of Arabic sociolinguistics, this book discusses major trends in research on diglossia, code-switching, gendered discourse, language variation and change, and language policies in relation to Arabic. In doing so, it introduces and evaluates the various theoretical approaches, and illustrates the usefulness and the limitations of these approaches with empirical data. The book shows how sociolinguistic theories can be applied to Arabic and, conversely, what the study of Arabic can contribute to our understanding of the function of language in society. Key features: *Introduces current theories and methods of sociolinguistics, with a special focus on Arabic *Topics include: language variation and change, gender, religion and politics *Aimed at students and scholars of Arabic with an interest in linguistics and students and scholars of linguistics with an interest in ArabicArabic languageSocial aspectsSociolinguisticsArabic languageSocial aspects.Sociolinguistics.306.4409175927Bassiouney Reem1973-1619994UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910819361803321Arabic sociolinguistics3960036UNINA