Language Contact and Language Conflict in Arabic.

This Book Contains 17 Studies By Leading International Scholars Working On A Wide Range Of Topics In Arabic Socio-linguistics, Divided Into Four Parts. The Studies In Part 1 Address Questions Of National Language Planning In A Diglossic Situation, With A Particular Focus On North Africa. Part 2 Explores The Relationship Of Identity And Language Choice In Different Arabic-speaking Communities Living Both Within And Outside The Arab World. Part 3 Examines Language Choice In Such Diverse Contexts As Popular Preaching, Humour And Arab Women's Writing. Part 4 Contains 5 Papers In Which Variation, Code-switching And Generational Language Shift In The Arabic-language Diaspora In Europe And The Usa Are The Focus. The Collection As A Whole Provides Wide-ranging Introduction To Key Areas Of Current Research, Which Will Be Of Interest To The General Sociolinguist As Well As The Arabic Language Specialist.