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Title	The Arabic language / Kees Versteegh.
Author	Versteegh, C. H. M., author.
Published	Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press, ©2014.
Edition	Second edition.
Description	xix, 410 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format	text; unmediated; volume
ISBN	0748645284 (hbk.)
	9780748645282 (hbk.)
	9780748645275 (pbk.)
	0748645276 (pbk.)
	9780748645299 (webready PDF)
	9780748694600 (epub.)

Language	Includes some Arabic.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-377) and index.
Contents	1. The Study of Arabic in the West -- 2. Arabic as a Semitic Language -- 3. The Earliest Stages of Arabic -- 4. Arabic in the Pre-Islamic Period -- 5. The Development of Classical Arabic -- 6. The Structure of Arabic -- 7. The Arabic Linguistic Tradition -- 8. The Emergence of New Arabic -- 9. Middle Arabic -- 10. The Study of the Arabic Dialects -- 11. The Dialects of Arabic -- 12. The Emergence of Modern Standard Arabic -- 13. Diglossia -- 14. Bilingualism -- 15. Arabic as a Minority Language -- 16. Arabic Pidgins and Creoles -- 17. Arabic as a World Language.
Summary	Covers the history and development of the Arabic language from its earliest beginnings to modern times, concentrating on the difference between the classical standard language and the dialects.
Subjects (Topics)	Arabic language -- History.
Bib utility control no.	872980196
OCLC no. (old)	880665513 889888927 919841187

Library	Shelving Location	Call Number and Serial Holdings	Status
Saginaw Valley State Univ	GENERAL COLL (3rd fl)	PJ6075 .V46 2014	DUE 04-23-24
University of MI - Ann Arbor	Hatcher Graduate - GRAD	PJ 6075 .V46 2014	AVAILABLE