| CODE | ARB3005 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Arabic Dialectology | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This is an introductory study-unit in Arabic dialectology serving as an general introduction to the dialectal realities in the Arab world. The study-units focusses mainly on the following themes: - the emergence of the Arabic dialects; - diglossia and sociolinguistic issues; - the classification of Arabic dialects: bedouin, rural and urban dialects. This introductory study-unit includes audio-visual material and the participation of native speakers of Arabic dialects. Study-unit Aims 1. To introduce students to main themes of Arabic dialectology; 2. To familiarize students with various characteristic features of Arabic dialects. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Comprehend the dialectal situation in the Arab world; 2. Understand diglossic mechanisms in contemporary Arab society; 3. Identify a number of linguistic features which characterize Maghribi, Mashriqi and Gulf Arabic dialects. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Perform naturally within an Arabic-speaking context; 2. Assimilate the mechanics underlying non-formal Arabic oral communication. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings - Abboud-Haggar, Soha. 2006. ‘Dialects: Genesis’. In Kees Versteegh (ed.), Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, vol. I, 613–622. Leiden: Brill. - Holes, Clive. Modern Arabic. Structures, functions and varieties, London: Longman Linguistics Library, 1995. - Kaye, Alan S., and Rosenhouse, Judith. 1997. ‘Arabic dialects and Maltese’. In Robert Hetzron (ed.), The Semitic Languages, 263–311. London: Routledge. - Owens, Jonathan. 2006. A Linguistic History of Arabic. Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Palva, Heikki. 2006. ‘Dialects: Classification’. In Kees Versteegh (ed.), Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, vol. I, 604–613. Leiden: Brill. - Versteegh, Kees. The chapter “Dialects of Arabic” in The Arabic Language. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1997. - Watson, Janet C. E. 2002. The Phonology and Morphology of Arabic. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Peter Konerding |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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