Versteegh, Kees   1947- <br/><br/>
The Arabic language / 
Kees Versteegh. 
 - xix, 277 p. :  map.;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-262) and index. Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-377) and index. 
<br/><br/>The development of the study of Arabic -- Arabic as a semitic language -- The earliest stages of Arabic -- Arabic in the pre-Islamic period -- The development of classical Arabic -- The structure of classical Arabic in the linguistic tradition -- The emergence of new Arabic -- Middle Arabic -- The study of the Arabic dialects -- The dialects of Arabic -- The emergence of modern standard Arabic -- Diglossia and bilingualism -- Arabic as a minority language -- Arabic as a world language. 
<br/><br/><br/>Includes some Arabic. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0748614362 9780748614363 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Arabic language--History.<br/>Arabe --Historia<br/>Arabe--Gramática
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PJ 6075  / V565a 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>492.709