Arabic Diglossia in the Age of Globalization and Satellite Media - Iman Riman and Ali Darwish

This book explores the phenomenon of diglossia in Arabic in the age of globalization and satellite media, and proposes a methodology for moving towards the adoption and use of standard Arabic in the public and private life of Arab society over three generational periods. It examines the past and current views on Arabic diglossia and the early calls for adopting the low variety of the language—these calls which have been invariably ideologically driven, politically propelled, and inspired or instigated by western writers and Orientalists, have no real basis in the ontic nature of Arabic. The misled notion that there are two separate Arabic languages (one native and one superposed) has been informed by Ferguson's questionable early work on diglossia. This book challenges this notion and argues that there is an organic link between standard Arabic and the various dialects of Arabic.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Diglossia
• Arabic
• dialects
• language variations
• middle east

[garybsg]

in english please as I am learning Arabic