Grammar of Khuzestani Arabic : A Spoken Variety of South-West Iran

Este libro es la primera descripción completa de la variedad árabe que se habla en la provincia iraní de Juzestán. Contiene una descripción detallada de su gramática basada en datos de trabajo de campo con numerosos ejemplos y una colección de textos auténticos. ‎Contents 7 ‎Acknowledgements 9 ‎Tables, Maps and Figures 11 ‎Tables 11 ‎Maps 11 ‎Figures 11 ‎Abbreviations 13 ‎Part 1. Introduction and General Classification of Khuzestani Arabic 15 ‎Chapter 1. Introduction 17 ‎1.1. Area 17 ‎1.2. History of Arabs and Arab Tribes in Khuzestan 20 ‎1.3. Current Situation of the Arabs and of Arabic in Iran 23 ‎1.4. Khuzestani Arabic and Cognate gələt-Type Arabic Dialects 24 ‎1.5. Data, Methodology, Organization 25 ‎Chapter 2. General Classification and Internal Subdivisions of Khuzestani Arabic (KhA) 31 ‎2.1. Classification of KhA—The Position of KhA among the Mesopotamian Arabic dialects 31 ‎2.2. Internal Subdivisions of KhA 37 ‎2.3. Conclusion 42 ‎2.4. Figures 45 ‎Part 2. Grammar 55 ‎Chapter 3. Phonology 57 ‎3.1. Consonants 57 ‎3.2. Vowels 71 ‎3.3. Diphthongs 78 ‎3.4. Emphasis 79 ‎3.5. Syllable Structure 81 ‎3.6. Stress 82 ‎3.7. Phonotactics 83 ‎Chapter 4. Morphology 87 ‎4.1. Pronouns 87 ‎4.2. Quantifiers 128 ‎4.3. Adverbs 130 ‎4.4. Prepositions 166 ‎4.5. Paradigms of Prepositions with Pronominal Suffixes 188 ‎4.6. māl Constructions and the Analytic Genitive 190 ‎4.7. Conjunctions 203 ‎4.8. Particles 227 ‎4.9. Nouns 250 ‎4.10. Numerals 277 ‎4.11. Verbal Morphology 280 ‎Chapter 5. Texts 341 ‎5.1. Ahvaz, Abu Khazʕal [A1] 341 ‎5.2. Umm Saʕad [A10] 375 ‎5.3. ʕArab (ʕazīb) [A12], Semi-Nomads 386 ‎References 397 ‎Index of Subjects and Words 411 "This book is the very first comprehensive description of the Arabic variety spoken in the South-Western Iranian province of Khuzestan. It contains a detailed description of its phonology and morphology with numerous examples and a collection of authentic texts presented in transcription with an English translation. The author uses a corpus-based method for the grammatical analysis relying on original data collected during fieldwork in Khuzestan as well as among other Khuzestani Arab communities in Kuwait and Austria. The introduction and text collection offer the reader insights into Khuzestani Arab culture and traditions. The book highlights the peripheral character of Khuzestani Arabic spoken as a minority dialect in Iran and isolated from influence by both Standard Arabic and regional prestige varieties. It also provides an in-depth description of the linguistic development of Ahvaz, Khuzestan's capital city"-- Provided by publisher This book is the first comprehensive description of the Arabic variety spoken in the Iranian province of Khuzestan. It contains a detailed description of its grammar based on fieldwork data with numerous examples and a collection of authentic texts.