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A War of words : language and conflict in the Middle East / Yasir Suleiman

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004

1 online resource (xii, 270 pages)

Englisch

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)

Erscheint auch als: (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-0-511-81992-6 (Online); 978-0-521-54656-0 (Print); 978-0-521-83743-9 (Print)

978-0-521-83743-9 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 967397785     

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Resolving-System (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1017/CBO9780511819926

EN 1620      Ähnliche Literatur

PJ6074

*Naher Osten ; Politischer Konflikt ; Arabisch ; Sprache      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Sociolinguistics -- Arab countries ; Nationalism -- Arab countries ; Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 20th century ; Arabic language -- Dialects ; Arabic language -- Political aspects

Arabic language ; Political aspects ; Arabic language ; Dialects ; Sociolinguistics ; Arab countries ; Nationalism ; Arab countries ; Arab countries ; Politics and government ; 20th century

Yasir Suleiman's 2004 book considers national identity in relation to language, the way in which language can be manipulated to signal political, cultural or even historical difference. As a language with a long-recorded heritage and one spoken by the majority of those in the Middle East in a variety of dialects, Arabic is a particularly appropriate vehicle for such an investigation. It is also a penetrating device for exploring the conflicts of the Middle East, the diversity of its peoples and the diversity of their viewpoints. Suleiman's book offers a wealth of empirical material, and intriguing, often poignant illustrations of antagonisms articulated through pun or double entendre