| The Acquisition of Egyptian Arabic as a Native Language Contributor(s): Omar, Margaret K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1589011686 ISBN-13: 9781589011687 Publisher: Georgetown University Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: In 1968 Margaret K. Omar spent four months in a small Egyptian village called Sheikh Mubarak, where residents speak in a dialect closer to Sa'eedi, not the dialect spoken in Cairo. Based on her fieldwork, Omar describes the physical and social environment in which the native language was learned, the development of early communication and speech, and when and how children learn the phonology, vocabulary, morphology, and syntactical patterns of Egyptian Arabic. Omar makes comparisons with aspects of language acquisition of other languages, primarily English, and explores implications for the theory of language acquisition. Originally published in 1973, this book is the most thorough and complete analysis of the stages in which children learn Arabic as a first language. The Arabic in this book is presented in transcription, making the information accessible to all linguists interested in language acquisition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| LCCN: 2007927039 |
| Series: Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language and Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 7.1" W x 9.94" (0.90 lbs) 205 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1968 Margaret K. Omar (Nydell) spent four months in a small Egyptian village called Sheikh Mubarak. Located in Middle Egypt near Al-Minya, residents of Sheik Mubarak speak in a dialect closer to Sa'eedi, not the dialect spoken in Cairo. Omar spent time there conducting interviews, examinations, and taping sessions with children and families to study primary language acquisition in non-Western languages. Based on her fieldwork, Omar describes the physical and social environment in which the native language was learned, the development of early communication and speech, and when and how children learn the phonology, vocabulary, morphology, and syntactical patterns of Egyptian Arabic. Omar makes comparisons with aspects of language acquisition of other languages, primarily English, and explores implications for the theory of language acquisition. Originally published in 1973, this book is the most thorough and complete analysis of the stages in which children learn Arabic as a first language. The Arabic in this book is presented in transcription, making the information accessible to all linguists interested in language acquisition. |