Arabic Sociolinguistics Topics in Diglossia, Gender, Identity, and Politics, Second Edition.

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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of charts, maps and tables -- List of abbreviations -- Conventions used in this book -- Introduction -- 1. Diglossia and dialect groups in the Arab world -- 1.1 Diglossia -- 1.1.1 An overview of the study of diglossia -- 1.1.2 Theories that explain diglossia in terms of levels -- 1.1.3 The idea of Educated Spoken Arabic -- 1.2 Dialects/varieties in the Arab world -- 1.2.1 The concept of prestige as different from that of standard -- 1.2.2 Groups of dialects in the Arab world -- 1.3 Conclusion -- 2. Code-switching

2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Problem of terminology: code-switching and code-mixing -- 2.3 Code-switching and diglossia -- 2.4 The study of constraints on code-switching in relation to the Arab world -- 2.4.1 Structural constraints on classic code-switching -- 2.4.2 Structural constraints on diglossic switching -- 2.5 Motivations for code-switching -- 2.5.1 Motivations and discourse functions of classic code-switching -- 2.5.2 Motivations and discourse functions of diglossic switching -- 2.6 A holistic approach to code-switching -- 2.6.1 Translanguaging and the challenge of two grammatical systems

2.6.2 Motivations for switching in light of a social construct approach to language -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 3. Language variation and change -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Language variation and change -- 3.2.1 Social class approach -- 3.2.2 Social networks approach -- 3.2.3 Third wave approach to variation studies: community of practice -- 3.3 Methodology -- 3.4 Sociolinguistic variables -- 3.4.1 Ethnicity -- 3.4.2 Religion -- 3.4.3 Urbanisation -- 3.4.4 Social class -- 3.4.5 Other factors -- 3.5 Levelling -- 3.6 Conclusion to sections 3.1-3.5

3.7 Variation and the social approaches to sociolinguistics -- 3.7.1 Meaning, indexes and stance -- 3.7.2 Stance as the mediator between form and meaning -- 3.7.3 Studies that adopt a novel approach, method or data in Arabic sociolinguistics -- 3.7.4 Discussion and conclusion -- 4. Arabic and gender -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Approaches to language and gender -- 4.2.1 The deficit theory and Lakoff's contribution to the study of language and gender -- 4.2.2 The dominance theory -- 4.2.3 The difference theory -- 4.2.4 Community of practice theory: third wave approach to variation studies

4.3 Women in the Arab world: framing and background information -- 4.3.1 Diversity in education -- 4.3.2 Diversity in urbanisation -- 4.3.3 Economic diversity -- 4.3.4 Diversity in traditions and religious practices -- 4.3.5 Honour and modesty -- 4.4 Politeness in relation to gender -- 4.5 'Mister master': names, status and identity -- 4.5.1 Names and why they are hidden -- 4.6 When a chicken crows like a cock: women narrators -- 4.7 Language variation and change in relation to gender -- 4.7.1 An overview of studies on language variation in relation to gender

4.7.2 An overview of linguistic variation in relation to gender in the Arab world

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