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This volume provides a unique collection of studies representing diversity and innovation in Arabic linguistics. The volume includes several groundbreaking papers authored by leaders in the field organized around key aspects of Arabic morphosyntax, semantics, phonology, and sociolinguistics, as well as language acquisition and neurolinguistics. Balancing depth and width of coverage, the volume integrates a variety of papers associated with inherent dialectal and diglossic variation, innovative questions, data, and approaches, as well as innovative reexaminations of existing theoretical frameworks, making a meaningful contribution to the understanding of Arabic linguistic structure and human language representation/processing throughout all papers. The volume is intended to highlight the potential contribution of Arabic linguistics and to endorse further contributions to the sparse knowledge of language representation and processing in Arabic to further develop our understanding of innate linguistic knowledge. It draws special attention to the potential contribution of studies of diversity in Arabic dialects and between the two language varieties of Arabic, for the broader study of human language.
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Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXVI
Studies in Arabic Linguistics This book series aims to publish original research in all fields of Arabic linguistics, including – but not limited to – theoretical linguistics, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, typology, and language acquisition. Submissions from all current theoretical frameworks are welcome. Studies may deal with one or more varieties of Arabic, or Arabic in relation to or compared with other languages. Both monographs and thematic collections of research papers will be considered. The series includes monographs and thematically coherent collective volumes, in English. For an overview of all books published in this series, please see http://benjamins.com/catalog/sal
Editors Elabbas Benmamoun
Enam Al-Wer
University of Illinois
University of Essex
Editorial Board Mahasen Hasan Abu-Mansour
Mustafa A. Mughazy
Sami Boudelaa
Jamal Ouhala
Stuart Davis
Jonathan Owens
Mushira Eid
Janet C.E. Watson
Clive Holes
Manfred Woidich
Umm Al-Qura University
United Arab Emirates University Indiana University University of Utah The Oriental Institute, Oxford
Western Michigan University University College Dublin University of Bayreuth University of Salford University of Amsterdam
Jean Lowenstamm
CNRS-Université Paris 7
Volume 2 Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXVI Edited by Reem Khamis-Dakwar and Karen Froud
Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXVI Papers from the annual symposia on Arabic Linguistics New York, 2012
Edited by
Reem Khamis-Dakwar Adelphi University
Karen Froud Columbia University - Teachers College
John Benjamins Publishing Company Amsterdamâ•›/â•›Philadelphia
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics (26th : 2012 : New York City) Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXVI : Papers from the annual symposium on Arabic Linguistics. New York, 2012 / Edited by Reem Khamis-Dakwar and Karen Froud. p. cm. (Studies in Arabic Linguistics, issn 2212-8042 ; v. 2) Papers were selected from the Arabic Linguistics Society Annual Meeting that was held in New York City in March, 2012. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Arabic language--Congresse