| Maltese Contributor(s): Azzopardi-Alexander, Marie (Author), Borg, Albert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415022436 ISBN-13: 9780415022439 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $332.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1996 Annotation: Maltese, the national language of the Island of Malta, remains the only Semitic language of Europe, and is spoken by almost 400,000 people. Focusing primarily on Standard Maltese, the authors clarify many areas which, until now, remain undefined, with emphasis on syntax and intonation. English loanwords continue to find their way into Standard Maltese, especially as the Maltese inhabitants become increasingly bilingual, and the variations are studied, as well as their morphological behavior. The book describes the syntactic, morphological and phonological structure of Maltese as one integrated linguistic system composed of different strands (Arabic, Romance and English). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Arabic - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 492.77 |
| LCCN: 96013272 |
| Series: Christianity and Society in the Modern World |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6.44" W x 9.46" (1.56 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Focusing primarily on Standard Maltese, the authors clarify many areas which, until now, remain undefined, with emphasis on syntax and intonation. English loanwords continue to find their way into Standard Maltese, especially as the Maltese inhabitants become increasingly bilingual, and the variations are studied, as well as their morphological behavior. The book describes the syntactic, morphological and phonological structure of Maltese as one integrated linguistic system composed of different strands (Arabic, Romance and English). |