The politics of written language in the Arab world : writing change /
The politics of written language in the Arab world : writing change /
edited by Jacob Hoigilt, Gunvor Mejdell.
- 1 online resource.
- Studies in semitic languages and linguistics ; v. 90 .
- Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 90. Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics Online, ISBN: 9789004353152. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction / A Language for the People?: Quantitative Indicators of Written dārija and ͑āmmiyya in Cairo and Rabat / Diglossia as Ideology / Changing Norms, Concepts and Practices of Written Arabic: A ‘Long Distance’ Perspective / Contemporary dārija Writings in Morocco: Ideology and Practices / Morocco: An Informal Passage to Literacy in dārija (Moroccan Arabic) / Adab sākhir (Satirical Literature) and the Use of Egyptian Vernacular / Dialect with an Attitude: Language and Criticism in New Egyptian Print Media / Writing Oral and Literary Culture: The Case of the Contemporary Moroccan zajal / The Politics of Pro-͑āmmiyya Language Ideology in Egypt / Moralizing Stances Discursive Play and Ideologies of Language and Gender in Moroccan Digital Discourse / The Language of Online Activism: A Case from Kuwait / The Oralization of Writing: Argumentation, Profanity and Literacy in Cyberspace / Index. Jacob Høigilt and Gunvor Mejdell -- Kristian Takvam Kindt and Tewodros Aragie Kebede -- Kristen Brustad -- Gunvor Mejdell -- Catherine Miller -- Dominique Caubet -- Eva Marie Håland -- Jacob Høigilt -- Alexander Elinson -- Mariam Aboelezz -- Atiqa Hachimi -- Jon Nordenson -- Emad Abdul Latif --
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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. The e-book version of this publication is available in Open Access .
9789004346178
10.1163/9789004346178 DOI
2017031960
Written communication--Arab countries.
Arabic language--Written Arabic.
Arabic language--Political aspects.
Arabic language--Social aspects.
Arabic language--Dialects--Egypt.
Arabic language--Dialects--Morocco.
P211.3.A65
306.442/927
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction / A Language for the People?: Quantitative Indicators of Written dārija and ͑āmmiyya in Cairo and Rabat / Diglossia as Ideology / Changing Norms, Concepts and Practices of Written Arabic: A ‘Long Distance’ Perspective / Contemporary dārija Writings in Morocco: Ideology and Practices / Morocco: An Informal Passage to Literacy in dārija (Moroccan Arabic) / Adab sākhir (Satirical Literature) and the Use of Egyptian Vernacular / Dialect with an Attitude: Language and Criticism in New Egyptian Print Media / Writing Oral and Literary Culture: The Case of the Contemporary Moroccan zajal / The Politics of Pro-͑āmmiyya Language Ideology in Egypt / Moralizing Stances Discursive Play and Ideologies of Language and Gender in Moroccan Digital Discourse / The Language of Online Activism: A Case from Kuwait / The Oralization of Writing: Argumentation, Profanity and Literacy in Cyberspace / Index. Jacob Høigilt and Gunvor Mejdell -- Kristian Takvam Kindt and Tewodros Aragie Kebede -- Kristen Brustad -- Gunvor Mejdell -- Catherine Miller -- Dominique Caubet -- Eva Marie Håland -- Jacob Høigilt -- Alexander Elinson -- Mariam Aboelezz -- Atiqa Hachimi -- Jon Nordenson -- Emad Abdul Latif --
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
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. The e-book version of this publication is available in Open Access .
9789004346178
10.1163/9789004346178 DOI
2017031960
Written communication--Arab countries.
Arabic language--Written Arabic.
Arabic language--Political aspects.
Arabic language--Social aspects.
Arabic language--Dialects--Egypt.
Arabic language--Dialects--Morocco.
P211.3.A65
306.442/927