The ecology of Arabic
Subtitle: a study of arabicization
By: by Muhammad al-Sharkawi
Series: Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics -- 60
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boston, Mass; Leiden
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789004186064
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: 1. The ecology of language development; title: 2. The development of Arabic in pre-Islamic times; title: 3. Arabic after the conquests; title: 4. Socio-demographic parameters of arabicization; title: 5. Informal second language acquisition and foreigner talk; title: 6. Foreigner talk in Arabic; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliography; title: Index.