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Modern Arabic: Structures, Functions, and Varieties - Holes, Clive, Professor, and Allen, Roger, Professor (Foreword by), and Holes, Clive (Contributions by)
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This text describes the basic structure of the various forms of the Arabic language, exmaining both standard modern Arabic and modern Arabic dialect. It explains the sychronic and diachronic relationships between written and spoken dialects, discussing cross-dialect influences and paying particular attention to developing intermediate varieties of Arabic which fall between the standard variety and plain dialect. It also covers sociolinguistic aspects of variations in Arabic.

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Modern Arabic: Structures, Functions, and Varieties 2004, Georgetown University Press, Washington

ISBN-13: 9781589010222

2nd Revised edition

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