Diglossia and language contact : language variation and change in North Africa /

Diglossia and language contact : language variation and change in North Africa /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Sayahi, Lotfi, author.
Imprint:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge approaches to language contact Cambridge approaches to language contact.
Subject:	Languages in contact -- Africa, North. Diglossia (Linguistics) Diglossia (Linguistics) Language and languages. Languages in contact. Africa, North -- Languages. North Africa. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12015088

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ISBN:	9781139870597 1139870599 1139864874 9781139864879 9781139035576 1139035576 9780521119368 0521119367
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	"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"--
Other form:	Print version: Sayahi, Lotfi. Diglossia and language contact 1139864874

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. The languages of the Maghreb
3. Diglossia and bilingualism in the Maghreb
4. Language contact under diglossia and bilingualism
5. Lexical borrowing under diglossia and bilingualism
6. Diglossia and contact-induced language change
7. Diglossia and the emergence of new varieties
8. Conclusion.