* Arabic code-switching and translanguaging in written Arabic has recently emerged as a powerful form of communication online and the connection between these forms of communication and the socio-political impact they have within the ongoing tumultuous transformations in the Arab world makes this study very appealing to students and researchers
* addresses the colloquial/standard variation of written Arabic for students of Arabic sociolinguistics
* many scholars/teachers in the filed of Arabic are re-thinking the ways in which the Arabic language can be taught in a more efficient way that would address the challenges posed by Arabic diglossia
* a useful practical and theoretical tool that scholars could use in their explorations and teaching.
This book would appeal to:
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- sociolinguistic researchers mixed Arabic writing and the concepts of code-switching, code-mixing and translanguaging
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- teachers and students of Arabic wishing to understand better the mixed forms of writing we find in modern Arabic literature and on social media.
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- Early literacy advocates, researchers and teachers, who wish to better understand the issues young learners face and possible solutions to overcoming the barriers to achieving higher literacy and attainment
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- policy makers and educators interested in Arabic phonics, a new yet popular concept in Arabic language teaching and learning
Saussan Khalil, Senior Arabic Language Teacher, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge, UK. Founder & Director, Kalamna CIC (www.kalamna.org).
Title: Arabic Writing in the Digital Age: Towards a Theoretical Framework (Routledge Studies in Arabic Linguistics)
Author: Khalil, Saussan
ISBN: 9780367490683
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-05-31
Number of Pages: 178
Weight: 0.3801 kg
The linguistic phenomenon of Arabic code-switching and translanguaging in written Arabic has recently emerged as a powerful form of communication online. The connection between these forms of communication and the socio-political impact they have within the ongoing tumultuous transformations in the Arab world makes this study very appealing. It is true that things move and change very rapidly in the linguistic realm of cyber communication, but such is the rigorous approach on which the book is based, that I believe this would be a book that will continue to be used in years to come, also by virtue of its being an original, indeed pioneering, study that addresses the colloquial/standard variation of written Arabic.
- Fabio Caiani, Department of Arabic and Persian, University of St. Andrews, UK
