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The Arabic language / [Book] / Kees Versteegh.

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: Second editionDescription: xix, 410 pages : ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780748645282 (hardback)
  • 9780748645275 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 492.709 23
Other classification:
  • 492.709
Summary: Concentrating on the difference between the two types of Arabic--the classical standard language and the dialects--Kees Versteegh charts the history and development of the Arabic language from its earliest beginnings to modern times. The reader is given a solid grounding in the structure of the language, its historical context and its use in various literary and non-literary genres, as well as an understanding of the role of Arabic as a cultural, religious and political world language.
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Concentrating on the difference between the two types of Arabic--the classical standard language and the dialects--Kees Versteegh charts the history and development of the Arabic language from its earliest beginnings to modern times. The reader is given a solid grounding in the structure of the language, its historical context and its use in various literary and non-literary genres, as well as an understanding of the role of Arabic as a cultural, religious and political world language.

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