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Diglossia in the Arabic-Speaking World. Second Edition

Diglossia in the Arabic-Speaking World. Second Edition

Silagadze, Apollon
Ejibadze, Nino

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ISBN10: 6630044312
ISBN13: 9786630044317
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: May 27 2026
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.24 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The present book offers an original analysis of one of the most interesting sociolinguistic phenomena - diglossia, which at present is especially topical for the Arabophonic world. In the authors' view, diglossive opposition in the Arabic reality is complex also due to the fact that on the one side there are two literary languages, and on the other one - more than 20 dialects. In a single context, an overview of some other topics are given as well. One of them is related with development and popularity of fiction created in the dialect, namely Egyptian dialect, which, as the authors believe, causes and will cause a number of transformations in the linguistic and literary picture. The authors link this phenomenon with the problem of national/ethnic identity as well. The concept of heterography is introduced, which is reflected in the possibility of different oral deciphering of one and the same Arabic graphic text. In the work the code-switching is also discussed, as well as some problems of interrelation of the literary and non-literary Arabic language. Other issues, discussed in the work, include some specific features of teaching the Arabic language.

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