Pidginization and creolization
Subtitle: the case of Arabic
By: Kees Versteegh.
Series: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science.; v. 33
Publisher: J. Benjamins
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
Subjects: Arabic language -- History.; Pidgin languages.; Creole dialects, Arabic.
Description: This book is concerned with the notions of "pidginization" and "creolization" and the role of these processes of language learning in the history of the Arabic language. It is argued that when a new type of Arabic emerged after the Islamic conquests in the 7th century AD, the language went through these processes, as can be concluded from the sociolinguistic context of the period. The radical changes in the language that led to the development of the modern dialects are then seen as the result of pidginization and creolization.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [151]-169.
Includes indexes.