| Arabische Dialektgeographie: Eine Einführung Contributor(s): Behnstedt, Peter (Author), Woidich, Manfred (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004141308 ISBN-13: 9789004141308 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $169.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: German Published: August 2005 Annotation: This volume is the first comprehensive and systematic description of the dialect geography of the Arabic language which discusses on the basis of 112 maps topics such as types and interpretation of maps, areal norms and their significance for Arabic and the delimitation of dialect borders. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Arabic - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 492.77 |
| LCCN: 2005054239 |
| Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 8.6" W x 11.56" (2.33 lbs) 289 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume is the first comprehensive and systematic description of the dialect geography of the Arabic language which investigates the methods and insights developed in the European context and how these can be applied to the domain of Arabic. It also deals briefly with the problems of the historical development of the modern Arabic dialects. With the help of 112 maps it examines topics such as types of maps, interpretation of maps, areal norms and their significance for Arabic and defining dialect borders. For the first time dialectometrical procedures are applied to Arabic dialects. It can be used as a practical introduction into Arabic dialect geography because in addition it discusses extensively methods of designing dialect geography maps a investigational techniques in the field. |