This book addresses a specific form of language change: deliberate manipulations of a language by its speakers. These manipulations are based and depend on cultural and social contexts; they are often considered to be secret and are at the same time expressions of difference and…
The Arabic script in Africa: studies in the use of a writing system : [most of…
by Mumin, Meikal, Versteegh, Kees, TASIA (The Arabic Script in Africa - Diffusion, Usage, Diversity and Dynamics of a Writing System) Workshop, Köln, TASIA (The Arabic Script in Africa - Diffusion, Usage, Diversity and Dynamics of a Writing System) Workshop, Cologne
fromStudies in Semitic languages and linguistics
The Arabic script in Africa is a collection of sixteen papers on the past and present use of Arabic script to write African languages other than Arabic, discussing the (ethno- )historical, (socio- )linguistic, and in particular grammatological aspects of such writing traditions.
The Arabic script in Africa is a collection of sixteen papers on the past and present use of Arabic script to write African languages other than Arabic, discussing the (ethno- )historical, (socio- )linguistic, and in particular grammatological aspects of such writing traditions.