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Routledge
252 Pages
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Routledge
252 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 1982. The reasons behind the establishment of this Series on Arabic linguistics are manifold. Arabic linguists may be defined as: the scientific investigation and study of the Arabic language in all its aspects. This embraces the descriptive, comparative and historical aspects of the language. It also concerns itself with the classical form as well as the Modern and contemporary... Read more
TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLITERATION SYSTEMS, INTRODUCTION 1 THE AREA: NAJD AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD 2 THE NATURE OF DIALECT CONTRASTS 3 REDUCTIONAL CHANGES IN THE DIALECTS OF MESOPOTAMIA AND THE GULF 4 NON-REDUCTIONAL CHANGES IN THE NORTH NAJDI DIALECTS 5 GENERAL ISOGLOSS DISTRIBUTION OF THE AREA 6 TEXTS WITH TRANSLATION, BACKGROUND NOTES AND INFORMATION ON SOURCES
Biography
Bruce Ingham University of London
