عنوان

The politics of written language in the Arab world :

(Number (ISBN

9004346163

(Number (ISBN

9789004346161

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b622650

Title Proper

The politics of written language in the Arab world :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

writing change /

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Jacob Hoigilt, Gunvor Mejdell

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boston :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2017

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

x, 319 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color), charts ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Series Title

Studies in semitic languages and linguistics,

Volume Designation

volume 90

ISSN of Series

0081-8461 ;

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

Introduction / Jacob Hoigilt and Gunvor Mejdell -- A language for the people? quantitative indicators of written darija and 'ammiyya in Cairo and Rabat / Kristian Takvam Kindt and Tewodros Kebede -- Diglossia as ideology / Kristen Brustad -- Changing norms, concepts and practices of written Arabic: a 'long distance' perspective / Gunvor Mejdell -- Contemporary darija writings in Morocco: ideology and practices / Catherine Miller -- Morocco: an informal passage to literacy in darija (Moroccan Arabic) / Dominique Caubet -- Adab sakhir (satirical literature) and the use of Egyptian vernacular / Eva Marie Haland -- Dialect with an attitude: language and criticism in new Egyptian print media / Jacob Hoigilt -- Writing oral and literary culture: the case of the contemporary Moroccan zajal / Alexander Elinson -- The politics of pro-'ammiyya language ideology in Egypt / Mariam Aboelezz -- Moralizing stances: discursive play and ideologies of language and gender in Moroccan digital discourse / Atiqa Hachimi -- The language of online activism: a case from Kuwait / Jon Nordenson -- The oralization of writing: argumentation, profanity and literacy in cyberspace / Emad Abdel Latif

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Text of Note

The Politics of Written Language in the Arab World' connects the fascinating field of contemporary written Arabic with the central sociolinguistic notions of language ideology and diglossia. Focusing on Egypt and Morocco, the authors combine large-scale survey data on language attitudes with in-depth analyses of actual language usage and explicit (and implicit) language ideology. They show that writing practices as well as language attitudes in Egypt and Morocco are far more receptive to vernacular forms than has been assumed. The individual chapters cover a wide variety of media, from books and magazines to blogs and Tweets. A central theme running through the contributions is the social and political function of "doing informality" in a changing public sphere steadily more permeated by written Arabic in a number of media

Title

Politics of written language in the Arab world

International Standard Book Number

9789004346178

Arabic language-- Dialects-- Egypt

Arabic language-- Dialects-- Morocco

Arabic language-- Political aspects

Arabic language-- Social aspects

Arabic language-- Written Arabic

Written communication-- Arab countries

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Edition

Class number

Book number

Hoigilt, Jacob

Mejdell, Gunvor

Date of Transaction

20171103071521.3

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Electronic name

[Book]

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