| Description |
1 online resource (577 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Siculo Arabic; Copyright Page; Contents; List of lllustrations; Maps; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chart; Introduction; Chapter One. The Land of the Siculans; Chapter Two. The Siculo Arabic: Ethnic andSocial Features; Chapter Three. The Socio-Linguistic Scene of Islamic and Post-IslamicSicily; Chapter Four. The Role of Ibn Makkī in Siculo Arabic; Chapter Five. Siculo-LahnArabic: Phonological Correspondences; Chapter Six. Siculo-Arabic: Phonological Correspondences; Chapter Seven. Romance and Greek Interferencesin Siculo-Arabic; Chapter Eight. Siculo-Middle Arabic |
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General ConclusionBibliography; Index; Glossary of Technical Terms (English-Arabic) |
| Summary |
The development of the Siculo Arabic group of varieties in the early medieval period took place at a time when Sicily was a cross-road of two major cultures, the Latin and the Byzantine. Palermo was a melting pot of linguistic contacts - Romance, Greek and Arabic. The question of language use in Sicily under both the Islamic (213-485/827-1091) and the Norman (485-681/1091-1282) is a complex one. The Arabic spoken by Arabs and non-Arabs at different layers or registers was a different variety to the highly archaized form of Classical Arabic. This study contributes to the understanding of Siculo |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Arabic language -- Dialects -- Italy -- Sicily
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Arabic language -- Dialects
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Italy -- Sicily
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136161780 |
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1136161783 |
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