From Tahdhiib al-Amma to Tahmiish al-Ammiyya : in search of social and literary roles for standard and colloquial Arabic in late 19th century Egypt

Arabic language ideology that views the colloquial as a threat to the standard language and fears a public role for the colloquial register remained prevalent throughout much of the twentieth century. Yet, in late nineteenth-century Egypt, the Nahda project of disseminating knowledge to ‘the masses’...

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Main Author: Baskerville, John Cornelius
Other Authors: Brustad, Kristen
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2009-12-648