Covering all aspects of the history of Arabic, the Arabic linguistic tradition, Arabic dialects,
sociolinguistics and Arabic as a world language, this introductory guide is perfect for …

Evolutionary Phonology is a theory of sound patterns which synthesizes results in historical
linguistics, phonetics and phonological theory. In this book, Juliette Blevins explores the …

The role of the syllable in phonological theory has become more significant with each
passing decade.'All major approaches to phonology, from the early Prague School through …

This thesis investigates the influence of language external factors on language internal
structure. It is argued that the number of non-native speakers of a language, the social …

Some of the most salient differences among Arabic vernaculars have to do with syllable
structure. This study focuses on the syllabification patterns of three dialect groups,(1) VC …

This work deals with the insolvency both of companies and of individuals. Its publication
coincides with the coming into force of the radical amendments to insolvency law contained …

Most Arabic dialects possess pharyngealized coronal consonants traditionally called
emphatics. When an underlying emphatic occurs in a word, emphasis (ie …

This article offers a model of Arabic word reading according to which three conspicuous
features of the Arabic language and orthography shape the development of word reading in …

In his well-known Manual of Phonology (1955), Charles Hockett writes that the phonological
structure of an utterance is not just a linear sequence of segments but displays a hierarchical …

Constructing the Social Context of Communication Page 1 Constructing the Social Context of
Communication Terms of Address in Egyptian Arabic by Dilworth B. Parkinson Mouton de …