ISBN:
9780700710782
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (459 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Language and Society in the Middle East and North Africa
DDC:
306.44/0956
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book investigates issues of central importance in understanding the role of language in society in the Middle East and North Africa. In particular, it covers issues of collective identity and variation as they relate to Arabic, Berber, English, Persian and Turkish in the fields of gender, national affiliation, the debate over authenticity and modernity, language reforms and language legislation. In addition, the book investigates how some of these issues are realized in the diaspora at both the micro and macro levels
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Names of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Language and Political Conflict in the Middle East: A Study In Symbolic Sociolinguistics; 1. Politico-linguistic Conflicts in the Middle East: A General Introduction; 2. Linguistic Reflexes of Inter-ethnic Conflict: A Study in Symbolic Sociolinguistics; 3. Conclusion: A Pleafor Revitalisation; References; Notes; 2. Why do Different Variables Behave Differently? Data from Arabic; Introduction; Background; The Role of Identity and Gender
Description / Table of Contents:
The Data and DiscussionVariable (q); Variable (d3); Interdental Variables (θ), (Ð); Conclusion; References; Notes; 3. Sociolinguistic Reflexes of Socio-Political Patterns in Bethlehem: Preliminary Studies; Introduction; Bethlehem: Historical and Socio-demographic Background; The Sociolinguistic Studies; Sociolinguistic Interviews; The Nature of the Sample; The Primary Identity Variable; Sociolinguistic Variables; The variable /q/; The variable /th/; Standardization and urbanization; Social-political Speculations on Sociolinguistic Observations; References; Notes
Description / Table of Contents:
4. Hebrew and English Borrowings in Palestinian Arabic in Israel: A Sociolinguistic Study in Lexical Integrationand Diffusion1. Introduction; 2. The Language Situation among Palestinians in Israel: An Overview; 3. Knowledge and Use of Hebrew among Palestinians in Israel; 4. The Integration and Diffusion of Hebrew and English Terms in Palestinian Arabic; 4.1. The Investigation; 4.2. Lexical Integration by Domains; 4.3. The Pilot Study; 4.4. The Main Study; 4.5. Social Indicators of Lexical Integration; 5. Social Differentiation in the Use of Hebrew Lexical Items
Description / Table of Contents:
5.1. Multiple Regression Analysis5.2. Hebrew Item Use according to Speech Styles; 6. Recent Studies; Conclusion; References; Notes; 5. Pronouns and Self Presentation in Public Discourse: Yasser Arafat as a Case Study; Preamble; Theoretical Background; Pronouns and the Projection of Self; Data Analysis; Arafat's Authority; Arafat's Legitimacy; Arafat's Responsibility; Arafat as Peace Maker; Conclusion; Notes; 6. Language Choice, Language Policy and the Tradition-Modernity Debate in Culturally Mixed Postcolonial Communities: France and the 'Francophone' Maghreb as a Case Study; 1. Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
2. Language Policy: its Past Record in the 'Francophone' Maghreb3. Language Choices and Individual Strategies: The Role of the Speaker; 4. Personal Strategies: Self-image, Class and Life-style; 5. The Maghrebian Diaspora in France: 'Second' and Subsequent Generations; 6. Conclusion; References; Notes; 7. The Status of Berber: A Permanent Challenge to Language Policy in Morocco; Introduction; The Linguistic Map of Morocco; Berber: A Permanent Challenge for Policy-Makers in Morocco; Conclusion; References; Notes; 8. Comparative Perspectives on Language Planning in Iran and Tajikistan
Description / Table of Contents:
1. Historical Background
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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