Jewish and Muslim Dialects of Moroccan Arabic

This is a comprehensive study of the Jewish and Muslim dialect networks of Morocco in its traditional boundaries, covering twenty-two Muslim and some thirty Jewish dialects of Moroccan Arabic.

List of contents

Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, 1. Introduction, 2. Lexicon, 3. Phonology, 4. Affixal morphology, 5. Derivational ablaut, 6. Case studies of idiosyncratic lexical items, 7. Simple phrasal structures, Maps, References

About the author

Jeffrey Heath

Summary

This is a comprehensive study of the Jewish and Muslim dialect networks of Morocco in its traditional boundaries, covering twenty-two Muslim and some thirty Jewish dialects of Moroccan Arabic.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey Heath
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.06.2002
• EAN: 9780700715145
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1514-5
• No. of pages: 620
• Weight: 1020 g
• Series: Routledge Arabic Linguistics Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Arabic, Middle East, Regional Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Regional / International studies, Historical & comparative linguistics, Literature: history and criticism, Historical and comparative linguistics