| Functions of Code Switching in Egypt: Evidence from Monologues Contributor(s): Bassiouney, Reem (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004147608 ISBN-13: 9789004147607 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $177.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: This book examines diglossia within the framework of code-switching through an analysis of negation, deixis, and mood marking in Arabic monologues. It reassesses theoretical approaches to diglossia and code-switching in the light of empirical data, and examines the discourse functions of code-switching and the factors that influence it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Arabic - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 492.709 |
| LCCN: 2005050816 |
| Series: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.6" (1.35 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book reassesses theoretical approaches to diglossia and code-switching in the light of empirical data from Egypt. The work is based on a corpus of monologues that includes political speeches, mosque sermons and university lectures. Part one is a detailed analysis of the systems of negation, deixis, and mood marking in Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, with an emphasis on the occurrence and frequency of composite structures in empirical data. This analysis provides the basis for an extensive reassessment of theoretical approaches to code-switching in part two; this reappraisal in turn leads to a thorough analysis of the function of code switching in the Egyptian speech community, and of the factors which influence code choice, such as role of the speaker, audience, and subject matter. |