Bücher der Reihe Routledge Arabic Linguistics Series

Aims to unveil the morpho-syntax and the semantics of the Arabic verb. This book aims to bridge the gap between these approaches through an analysis of Taxis, Aspect, Tense and Modality in Standard Arabic. It indicates that the constituents of the verbal system in Arabic are differentiated through their semantic features in a markedness relation.

Spoken Arabic is different in many respects from literary Arabic. This book is concerned with speakers' intentions and the structural and pragmatic resources they employ. Based on new empirical findings from across the Arabic world this work will be of interest to both students and researchers.

Spoken Arabic is different in many respects from literary Arabic. This book is concerned with speakers' intentions and the structural and pragmatic resources they employ. Based on new empirical findings from across the Arabic world this work will be of interest to both students and researchers.

Islamism in Egypt is more diversified in terms of its sociology and ideology than is usually assumed. Based on linguistic analysis of Islamist rhetoric, this book sheds light upon attitudes towards other Muslims, religious authority and secular society.

Introducing a variety of research topics on the theme of language contact, this book investigates language contact and conflict issues across the full range of Arabic as it is used both in the Arabic world and in the diaspora.