Some 100 international scholars contribute to the first volume in a four-volume reference covering all relevant aspects of the study of Arabic and addressing all levels of the language--pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, and mixed varieties of Arabic. Coverage includes both the external and internal history of the language, structural analysis of the different varieties, the interaction between varieties in mixed levels, the linguistic contacts between Arabic and other languages, and the place of Arabic within larger language groups. The text includes central articles providing general introductions to the field on topics such as syntax, morphology, diglossia, and multilingualism; longer essays on topics such as language and culture, language and ethnicity, language and nationalism; and entries of a more technical nature, e.g. prosody, X-bar syntax. Intended as a reference tool for linguists working with Arabic, scholars in other disciplines (Islamic studies, Arabic literature, social sciences) whose fields intersect with linguistics, general linguists, and graduate and postgraduate students. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics is a major multi-volume reference work. It is a unique collaboration of hundreds of scholars from around the world and covers all relevant aspects of the study of Arabic, dealing with all levels of the language (pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, mixed varieties of Arabic).
