Writing Change: Diglossia and Popular Writing Practices in Egypt
Arabic is considered a paradigmatic case of diglossia, where written language is regarded as largely the domain of fuṣḥā. Presenting the results of a large-scale survey of language attitudes and practices in Cairo, we argue that this view should be reconsidered. A representative majority of Cairo’s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Arabica
Year: 2016, Volume: 63, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 324-376 |
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Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistique
language attitudes
attitudes vis-à-vis de la langue
written language
langue écrite
literacy practices
pratiques d’alphabétisation
Egyptian dialect
dialecte égyptien
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