Diglossia and Language Contact

Diglossia and Language Contact
Author: Lotfi Sayahi
Publsiher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2014-04-24
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521119368

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The book will appeal to anyone interested in language contact, the Arabic language, and North Africa. It uses sociohistorical information and a wide range of data sets, including electronic communication, to provide a comprehensive picture of the past and present language situation in the region.

Diglossia and Language Contact

Diglossia and Language Contact
Author: Lotfi Sayahi
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2014-05-10
Genre: Africa, North
ISBN: 1139870599

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This volume provides a detailed analysis of language contact in North Africa and explores the historical presence of the languages used in the region, including the different varieties of Arabic and Berber as well as European languages. Using a wide range of data sets, it provides a comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms of language contact under classical diglossia and societal bilingualism, examining multiple cases of oral and written code-switching. It also describes contact-induced lexical and structural change in such situations and discusses the possible appearance of new varieties within the context of diglossia. Examples from past diglossic situations are examined, including the situation in Muslim Spain and the Maltese Islands. An analysis of the current situation of Arabic vernaculars, not only in the Maghreb but also in other Arabic-speaking areas, is also presented. This book will appeal to anyone interested in language contact, the Arabic language, and North Africa.

Bilingualism in Ancient Society

Bilingualism in Ancient Society
Author: James Noel Adams,Mark Janse,Simon Swain
Publsiher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2002
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0199245061

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Bilingualism has seen an explosion of work in recent years. This volume introduces classicists, ancient historians and other scholars interested in sociolinguistic research into evidence of bilingualism in the ancient Mediterranean.

Diglossia

Diglossia
Author: Mauro Fernández
Publsiher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 525
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9789027237491

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Today, the notion of 'diglossia' occupies a prominent place in sociolinguistic research. Since the 1960s, when the dominant sense of 'diglossia' was the complementary sociofunctional distribution of two varieties of the same language, the term has been applied -- often controversially -- to a growing number of diverse sociolinguistic situations. As a consequence of this extension of the scope of the concept, in combination with an increasing interest in the relationship between the role of language and the social structure, the number of publications in this field has risen exponentially over the last decades. However, despite the growing importance of the notion, up till now there was no adequate bibliography devoted to diglossia, while coverage in other bibliographies does not do justice to the number of works actually published in this area. This first comprehensive bibliography of the subject includes almost 3,000 entries; although the time span covered is 1960-1990, the book includes several dozens of entries from before 1960 and also a substantial number of very recent publications from the period 1990-1992. The selection of items has not been restricted to a specific definition of diglossia: all available publications in which the term (or one of its offsprings) appears have been included; moreover, when considered appropriate, some material relevant to the subject has been added even though the term is not explicitly used. The usefulness of the bibliography has been enhanced significantly by six indexes: (1) index of languages, (2) diglossia in literature, (3) historically oriented works, (4) pedagogically oriented works, (5) theoretical works, and (6) theses and dissertations.

Language Contact Volume 1

Language Contact  Volume 1
Author: Jeroen Darquennes,Joseph C. Salmons,Wim Vandenbussche
Publsiher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 1555
Release: 2019-08-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9783110433258

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Language Contact. An International Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of current topics in research on language contact. Broadly conceived, it stands out for its international approach to language contact, complementing the theoretical state-of-the-art with examples from traditionally eclipsed areas and languages. Next to a thorough introductory overview of the ground-breaking methodological and theoretical approaches that shaped the discipline, ample attention goes to the new and innovative insights on language contact in the 21st century. Combining concise introductory contributions with in-depth treatment of the most relevant case studies in the field, the handbook speaks to both junior and established scholars.

Language Contact and Bilingualism

Language Contact and Bilingualism
Author: René Appel,Pieter Muysken
Publsiher: Hodder Education Publishers
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1987
Genre: Education
ISBN: UOM:39015013300374

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The Oxford Handbook of Language and Society

The Oxford Handbook of Language and Society
Author: Ofelia García,Nelson Flores (Linguist),Massimiliano Spotti
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2017
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780190212896

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Contributors explore a range of sociolinguistic topics, including language variation, language ideologies, bi/multilingualism, language policy, linguistic landscapes, and multimodality. Each chapter provides a critical overview of the limitations of modernist positivist perspectives, replacing them with novel, up-to-date ways of theorizing and researching. [Publisher]

Jordanian Arabic between Diglossia and Bilingualism

Jordanian Arabic between Diglossia and Bilingualism
Author: Salah M. Suleiman
Publsiher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 149
Release: 1985-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9789027279569

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Suleiman provides a linguistic analysis of Jordanian Arabic spoken by educated groups and in particular by students at Yarmouk University. He investigates the extent to which spoken Jordanian Arabic is affected by the classical-colloquial dichotomy (i.e. the extent to which diglossia is involved). In addition, the influence of language contact between English and Arabic is studied (with reference to code-switching, interference and integration) by comparing the linguistic repertoire of Yarmouk students (where English is often used as a medium of instruction) with that of students at other Arab universities (where the medium of instruction is basically Arabic).