Najdi Arabic : central Arabian / / Bruce Ingham

• Autore: Ingham Bruce
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Pub., , 1994; ©1994
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 215 pages) : map
• Disciplina: 492/.77
• Soggetto topico: Arabic language - Dialects - Saudi Arabia - Najd - Grammar
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-211) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: NAJDI ARABIC; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Najd and Surrounding Areas; 1. Najd and the Najdi dialects; 2. Phonology; 3. Morphology; 4. Sentence structure; 5. The noun phrase structure; 6. Number and gender; 7. The verb transitivity system; 8.Tense, aspectand aktionsart; 9. Modality in the sentence; 10. Time and condition structures; 11. Texts; Appendix 1. Lexicon of Najdi items; Appendix 2. Local dialect differences; Footnotes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The region of Najd in Central Arabia has always been regarded as inaccessible, ringed by a belt of sand deserts, the Nafud, Dahana and the Rub' al-Khali and often with its population at odds with the rulers of the outer settled lands. It is however the centre of a purely Arabian culture based on a partnership between bedouin camel husbandry and settled palm cultivation. Possibly as a result of overpopulation the bedouin have periodically spread over into the lands of the Fertile Crescent. Because of their isolated position the Najdi dialect is of a very interesting and archaic type showing ver
• Titolo autorizzato: Najdi Arabic
• ISBN: 9786613222480; 90-272-8312-5; 1-283-22248-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974463803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: London Oriental and African language library ; ; 1.