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Stability and Language Variation in Arabic: Cairene and Kuwaiti Dialects
1901
Overview
The distribution of six sociolinguistic markers in the Arabic dialect areas of Cairo (Egypt) & Kuwait City was analyzed to determine the degree of stability & discreteness of different levels of language. Three intermediate levels between Classical Arabic (CA) & illiterate colloquial (IC) are defined: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), educated colloquial, & literate colloquial. Formal & informal registers were investigated in combination with written & oral modes of expression wherever appropriate to a level. Pairs of phonological, morphological, & syntactic markers were selected from data collected from literature, media, & various speech situations, including different types of conversational settings. Results show an interrelationship among the three intermediate levels with concomitant lack of discreteness. Stability decreases toward the middle & increases toward both ends of the CA-IC continuum; however, MSA is the least unstable of the intermediate levels. The social context of this distribution is explored. 2 Tables, 2 Figures, 20 References. J. Hitchcock
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ISBN
9027236038, 9789027236036
