The Origin of the Modern Arabic Sedentary Dialects: An Evaluation of Several Theories.

Miller, Ann M.

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Origin of the Modern Arabic Sedentary Dialects: An Evaluation of Several Theories.

Miller, Ann M.

Al-Arabiyya, v19 n1-2 p47-74 1986

Examines four theories which assume both that Middle Arabic was not spread throughout pre-Islamic Arabia and that the modern sedentary dialects did not develop out of the Poetic-Koranic Koine. Aspects of comparative reconstruction, language characteristics, contact history, and substratum influence are discussed. (CB)

Descriptors: Arabic, Culture Contact, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialects, Linguistic Theory, Morphology (Languages), Sociolinguistics, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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