2015•Unpublished venueOpen access

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

Abdulkafi Albirini

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Acknowledgment Map of the Arab World Abbreviations and transcription conventions List of figures and tables 1. Introduction 2. Arabic varieties and diglossia 3. Methodological considerations 4. Language attitudes 5. Social identity 6.Language variation and change 7. Codeswitching 8. Digital media, diglossia, and language use 9. Heritage Arabic speakers: a different paradigm 10. General conclusion Bibliography Appendices Index

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Key concepts: Diglossia, Sociolinguistics, Linguistics, Arabic, Variation (astronomy), Identity (music), Neuroscience of multilingualism, Language change