Modern Arabic Sociolinguistics - Diglossia, Variation, Codeswitching, Attitudes and Identity

Informationen zum Autor Abdulkafi Albirini is an Associate Professor of Arabic and Linguistics at Utah State University. Zusammenfassung Modern Arabic Sociolinguistics outlines and evaluates the major approaches and methods used in Arabic sociolinguistic research with respect to diglossia, codeswitching, language variation and attitudes and social identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgment Map of the Arab World Abbreviations and transcription conventions List of figures and tables 1. Introduction 2. Arabic varieties and diglossia 3. Methodological considerations 4. Language attitudes 5. Social identity 6.Language variation and change 7. Codeswitching 8. Digital media, diglossia, and language use 9. Heritage Arabic speakers: a different paradigm 10. General conclusion Bibliography Appendices Index

Product details

• Authors: Abdulkafi Albirini, Abdulkafi (Utah State University Albirini, Albirini Abdulkafi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9780415707466
• ISBN: 978-0-415-70746-6
• No. of pages: 438
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Arabic, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Arabic, Sociolinguistics, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Language teaching and learning, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)