Pidginization and creolization: the case of Arabic
This book is concerned with the notions of "pidginization" and "creolization" and the role of these processes of language learning in the history of the Arabic language. It is argued that when a new type of Arabic emerged after the Islamic conquests in the 7th century AD, the language went through these processes, as can be concluded from the sociolinguistic context of the period. The radical changes in the language that led to the development of the modern dialects are then seen as the result …
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- Full title :Pidginization and creolization : the case of Arabic / Kees Versteegh.
Summary
This book is concerned with the notions of "pidginization" and "creolization" and the role of these processes of language learning in the history of the Arabic language. It is argued that when a new type of Arabic emerged after the Islamic conquests in the 7th century AD, the language went through these processes, as can be concluded from the sociolinguistic context of the period. The radical changes in the language that led to the development of the modern dialects are then seen as the result of pidginization and creolization. Data from the dialects are compared with phenomena in pidginized/c.
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- Publication Date:1984.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):J. Benjamins
- Place of Publication:Amsterdam
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1984.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9789027280121, 9027280126, 1283314126, 9781283314121, 9786613314123, 6613314129
- oclc:ocn757403739
- LC Classification:PJ6075
- Dewey Decimal:492/.77
Table of Contents
PIDGINIZATION AND CREOLIZATION: THE CASE OF ARABIC; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. THE ARABIC LANGUAGE IN THE PRE-ISLAMIC PERIOD; NOTES; CHAPTER II. THE TRANSITION FROM OLD ARABIC TO NEW ARABIC; NOTES; CHAPTER III. PIDGINIZATION AND CREOLIZATION; NOTES; CHAPTER IV. THE SOCIO-LINGUISTIC CONTEXT OF THEEARLY PERIOD OF ISLAM; NOTES; CHAPTER V. PIDGINIZATION AND CREOLIZATION IN ARABIC; NOTES; CHAPTER VI. MODERN ARABIC TRADE-LANGUAGES, PIDGINS, AND CREOLES; NOTES; CHAPTER VII. CONCLUSIONS AND PROSPECTS; NOTES; REFERENCES.
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