Contents; Preface; Abbreviations, Sigla and Editorial Norms; The Grammar of Arabic Loanwords in Ibero-Romance; Index of Romance Lexical Items; List of Arabic and Allied Loanwords in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Gallician and Kindred Dialects; Appendix I: False Arabic Loanwords; Appendix II: List of Other Foreign Words; Bibliographical References
Summary
A survey of Arabic and allied loanwords in Western languages is a first-rate tool to asses the impact of Islamic factors in the emergence and background of Western civilization. The Romance languages of the Iberian Peninsula are in an ideal position for this kind of research, considering the length and strength of Muslim states on its soil
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [585]-601)
