The Cambridge Handbook of Arabic Linguistics

A state-of-the-art survey of Arabic linguistics, covering both traditional and modern topics and pioneering studies of new Arabic media.

Karin Ryding (Edited by), David Wilmsen (Edited by)

9781108417303, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 30 September 2021

650 pages
25.1 x 17.7 x 4 cm, 1.26 kg

'The Cambridge Handbook of Arabic Linguistics hosts very important theoretical and empirical contributions to Arabic linguistics. … This volume is a valuable and thought-provoking companion, not only for students and academics who wish to engage in discussions about different subjects pertaining to Arabic linguistics, but also for all the Arabic language enthusiasts, as well as for teachers, writers, translators, and social media users.' Myriam Dali, Brill's Journal of Afroasiatic Languages 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.

Introduction and Chapter Summaries Karin Ryding and David Wilmsen
Part I. Arabic Applied Linguistics: 1. Arabic Applied Linguistics Mohammad Alhawary
2. Language Planning in the Arab World Hussein Elkhafaifi
3. The Study of Arabic Language Acquisition Karen Froud and Reem Khamis-Dakwar
4. Issues in Arabic Language Testing and Assessment Michael Raish
5. Arabic Study Abroad: Critical Contextualization and Research-based Interventions Emma Trentman
6. Models of Arabic Pronunciation Kassem Wahba
Part II. Arabic Variation and Sociolinguistics: 7. Diglossia, Variation, and Structural Complexity Samira Farwaneh
8. Sociolinguistic Variation and Variation in Sociolinguistics Uri Horesh
9. What is Formal Spoken Arabic? Gunvor Mejdell
10. Arabic Dialectology Stephan Procházka
11. Maltese: A Peripheral Dialect in the Historical Dialectology of Arabic David Wilmsen
Part III. Theoretical and Descriptive Studies: 12. Grammaticalization in Arabic Mohssen Esseesy
13. Arabic and Onomastics Terrence Potter
14. The Intonation of Arabic Khaled Rifaat
15. Case in Arabic Karin Ryding
16. On Arabic Morphosyntax within the Theory of Generative Grammar Usama Soltan
17. Arabic Morphology: Inflectional and Derivational Janet Watson
Part IV. Arabic Computational and Corpus Linguistics: 18. Arabic Computational Linguistics Nizar Habash
19. Arabic Corpus Linguistics and Related Tools: An Overview and Some Critical Observations Mark Van Mol
20. The Utility of Arabic Corpus Linguistics Mai Zaki, David Wilmsen and Dana Abdulrahim
Part V. Arabic Linguistics and New Media Studies: 21. Language Policy and the Arabic Localization of Twitter Amy Johnson
22. Variation and Social Change on Syrian Dissidents' Social Media Francesco Sinatora
Part VI. Arabic Linguistics in Literature and Translation: 23. Vernacular Varieties in Recent Arabic Literature Eva Håland
24. Stylistics and Translation: A Corpus-based Case Study of English-Arabic Demonstratives Mai Zaki.

Subject Areas: Sociolinguistics [CFB], Linguistics [CF], Language [C]