The Cambridge Handbook of Arabic Linguistics (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics)

"Arabic linguistics encompasses a range of language forms and functions from formal to informal, classical to contemporary, written to spoken, all of which have vastly different research traditions. Recently however, the increasing prominence of new methodologies such as corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics have allowed Arabic linguistics to be studied from multiple perspectives, revealing key discoveries about the nature of Arabic-in-use and deeper knowledge of traditional fields of study. With contributions from internationally renowned experts on the language, this handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of both traditional and modern topics in Arabic linguistics. Chapters are divided into six thematic areas: applied Arabic linguistics, variation and sociolinguistics, theoretical studies, computational and corpus linguistics, new media studies and Arabic linguistics in literature and translation. It is an essential resource for students and researchers wishing to explore the exciting and rapidly moving field of Arabic linguistics"-- Provided by publisher 00. 9781108417303 01.0_pp_i_i_The_Cambridge_Handbook_of_Arabic_Linguistics 02.0_pp_ii_iv_Cambridge_Handbooks_in_Language_and_Linguistics 03.0_pp_v_v_The_Cambridge_Handbook_of_Arabic_Linguistics 04.0_pp_vi_vi_Copyright_page 05.0_pp_vii_viii_Contents 06.0_pp_ix_ix_Figures 07.0_pp_x_xi_Tables 08.0_pp_xii_xvi_Notes_on_Contributors 09.0_pp_xvii_xvii_Acknowledgements 10.0_pp_xviii_xx_Abbreviations 11.0_pp_1_8_Introduction 12.0_pp_9_152_Arabic_Applied_Linguistics 12.1_pp_11_31_Arabic_Applied_Linguistics 12.2_pp_32_47_Language_Planning_in_the_Arab_World_in_an_Age_of_Anxiety 12.3_pp_48_82_The_Study_of_Arabic_Language_Acquisition 12.4_pp_83_105_Issues_in_Arabic_Language_Testing_and_Assessment 12.5_pp_106_126_Arabic_Study_Abroad 12.6_pp_127_152_Models_of_Arabic_Pronunciation 13.0_pp_153_274_Arabic_Variation_and_Sociolinguistics 13.1_pp_155_180_Diglossia_Variation_and_Structural_Complexity 13.2_pp_181_198_Sociolinguistic_Variation_and_Variation_in_Sociolinguistics 13.3_pp_199_213_What_Is_Formal_Spoken_Arabic 13.4_pp_214_243_Arabic_Dialectology 13.5_pp_244_274_Maltese 14.0_pp_275_424_Theoretical_and_Descriptive_Studies 14.1_pp_277_308_Grammaticalization_in_Arabic 14.2_pp_309_329_Arabic_and_Onomastics 14.3_pp_330_352_The_Intonation_of_Arabic 14.4_pp_353_370_Case_in_Arabic 14.5_pp_371_404_On_Arabic_Morphosyntax_and_Its_Implications_for_the_Theory_of_Generative_Grammar 14.6_pp_405_424_Arabic_Morphology 15.0_pp_425_504_Arabic_Computational_and_Corpus_Linguistics 15.1_pp_427_445_Arabic_Computational_Linguistics 15.2_pp_446_472_Arabic_Corpus_Linguistics_and_Related_Tools 15.3_pp_473_504_The_Utility_of_Arabic_Corpus_Linguistics 16.0_pp_505_562_Arabic_Linguistics_and_New_Media_Studies 16.1_pp_507_531_Language_Policy_and_the_Arabic_Localization_of_Twitter 16.2_pp_532_562_Variation_and_Social_Change_on_Syrian_Dissidents_Social_Media 17.0_pp_563_611_Arabic_Linguistics_in_Literature_and_Translation 17.1_pp_565_582_Vernacular_Varieties_in_Recent_Arabic_Literature 17.2_pp_583_611_Stylistics_and_Translation 18.0_pp_612_618_Index