A grammar of the Bedouin dialects of central and southern Sinai / by Rudolf E. de Jong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jong, Rudolf Erik de.

Series:

Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; Erste Abteilung, v. 101.

Handbook of Oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section 1, the Near and Middle East, 0169-9423 ; v. 101

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic language--Dialects--Egypt--Sinai.

Arabic language.

Bedouins--Egypt--Sinai--Languages.

Bedouins.

Arabic language--Social aspects--Egypt--Sinai.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (460 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After publishing A Grammar of the Bedouin Dialects of the Northern Sinai Littoral: Bridging the Linguistic Gap between the Eastern and Western Arab World (Brill:2000), Rudolf de Jong completes his description of the Bedouin dialects of the Sinai Desert of Egypt by adding the present volume. To facilitate direct comparison of all Sinai dialects, the dialect descriptions in both volumes run parallel and are thus structured in the same manner. Quoting from his own extensive material and using a total of 95 criteria for comparison, De Jong applies the method of 'multi-dimensional scaling' and his own 'step-method' to arrive at a subdivision into eight (of which seven are 'Bedouin') typological groups in Sinai. An appendix with 68 maps and dialectrometrical plots completes the picture.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / R. De Jong

Introduction / R. De Jong

Chapter One. A Description Of The Dialects Of The Ǧbāliyyah, Awlād Sa‘īd, ṢawālḤah, Garāršah And Ḥamāḍah With Remarks On The Dialects Of The Hanādwah And ‘Lēgāt / R. De Jong

Chapter Two. A Description Of The Dialects Of The Mzēnah And Baniy Wāṣil / R. De Jong

Chapter Three. A Description Of The Dialects Of The Taṛābīn, Ḥwēṭāt, Ǧarāgrah, Tayāha, Badāṛah, Dbūr And Malālḥah / R. De Jong

Conclusions / R. De Jong

Bibliography / R. De Jong

Index / R. De Jong

Appendix / R. De Jong.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-283-12077-1

9786613120779

90-04-20146-7

OCLC:

727944814

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004201019.i-440 DOI

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access