Diglossia and language contact : language variation and change in North Africa / Lotfi Sayahi.
"This volume provides a detailed analysis of language contact in North Africa and explores the historical presence of the languages used in the region, including the different varieties of Arabic and Berber as well as European languages. Using a wide range of data sets, it provides a comprehens...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Cambridge approaches to language contact.
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The languages of the Maghreb; 3. Diglossia and bilingualism; 4. Language contact under diglossia and bilingualism; 5. Lexical borrowing under diglossia and bilingualism; 6. Diglossia and contact-induced language change; 7. Diglossia and the emergence of new varieties; 8. Conclusion.