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Author Lian, Chaoqun, author

Title Language, ideology and sociopolitical change in the Arabic-speaking world : a study of the discourse of Arabic language academics / Chaoqun Lian
Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]
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Description 1 online resource (ix, 253 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The Arabic Language Academy Phenomenon -- 3. Arabic Diglossia and Arab Nationalisms -- 4. Arabi(ci)sation and Counter-peripheralisation -- 5. Language Modernisation between Self and the Other -- 6. Conclusion: The Ideologisation of Language via Language Symbolism -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary The first systematic survey of the language planning and language policy discourse of major Arabic language academies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Language planning -- Arab countries
Language policy -- Arab countries
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Arabic.
Language planning
Language policy
Arab countries
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781474449960
1474449964