Mixed Styles in Spoken Arabic in Egypt
Author | : Gunvor Mejdell |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 495 |
Release | : 2017-07-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789047408987 |
ISBN-13 | : 9047408985 |
Rating | : 4/5 (985 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mixed Styles in Spoken Arabic in Egypt written by Gunvor Mejdell and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-07-03 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth investigation of a kind of spoken Arabic where speakers combine features from standard Arabic and the vernacular, producing 'mixed styles' - which show certain patterns of distribution, but also variable usage across speakers. The framework represents a comparative sociolinguistic perspective.