Modern Arabic Sociolinguistics: Diglossia, variation, codeswitching, attitudes and identity

Drawing on the author’s research in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia, this work surveys findings and techniques used in Arabic sociolinguistic research and explores the sociolinguistic and pragmatic functions of interdialectal codeswitching between different Arabic varieties. There is special focus on Internet-mediated communication and heritage speakers of Arabic in the US. The book’s readership includes researchers and students in sociolinguistics, Arabic linguistics, and Arabic studies. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)