The Politics of Written Language in the Arab World
Writing Change
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Høigilt, Jacob (editor)
Mejdell, Gunvor (editor)
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EnglishAbstract
The Politics of Written Language in the Arab World asks how the central sociolinguistic notions of language ideology and diglossia are affected by the rapidly increasing amount of writing in the Arabic vernacular. Readership: Readers interested in the Arabic language situation, language ideology, diglossia, and emerging writing practices
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SociolinguisticsPublisher
BrillPublisher website
http://www.brill.comPublication date and place
2017Imprint
BrillSeries
Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics,Classification
Sociolinguistics