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The Arabic language

This general introduction to the Arabic Language, now available in paperback, places special emphasis on the history and variation of the language, concentrating on the difference between the two types of Arabic--the Classical standard language and the dialects.
Print Book, English, ©1997
Columbia University Press, New York, ©1997
History
viii, 277 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
9780231111522, 9780878402229, 9780878402236, 0231111525, 0878402225, 0878402233
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Includes some Arabic