A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic-English) - With an Introductory Essay

Cypriot Arabic, is an unwritten language and mother tongue of several hundred bilingual (Arabic/Greek) Maronites from Kormakiti (N.W. Cyprus). In this book many Cypriot Arabic terms are cited with illustrative examples and ethnographic commentary where relevant. It is primarily intended for orientalists and linguists specializing in comparative Semitics and Arabic dialectology.

About the author

Alexander Borg, Ph.D. (1978), Hebrew University; Habilitation (1983), Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, is Professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He specializes in comparative Semitics (focusing on Arabic), linguistic anthropology, and Mediterranean linguistics. His books include Cypriot Arabic (Franz Steiner, Stuttgart, 1985) and The Language of Color in the Mediterranean (Stockholm University, 1999)."

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Borg
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.07.2004
• EAN: 9789004131989
• ISBN: 978-90-04-13198-9
• No. of pages: 492
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 244 mm x 37 mm
• Weight: 1052 g
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies:
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)