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1 online resource (xvi, 215 pages) : map |
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London Oriental and African language library ; v. 1 |
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London Oriental and African language library ; v. 1.
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| Contents |
NAJDI ARABIC; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Najd and Surrounding Areas; 1. Najd and the Najdi dialects; 2. Phonology; 3. Morphology; 4. Sentence structure; 5. The noun phrase structure; 6. Number and gender; 7. The verb transitivity system; 8. Tense, aspectand aktionsart; 9. Modality in the sentence; 10. Time and condition structures; 11. Texts; Appendix 1. Lexicon of Najdi items; Appendix 2. Local dialect differences; Footnotes; References; Index |
| Summary |
The region of Najd in Central Arabia has always been regarded as inaccessible, ringed by a belt of sand deserts, the Nafud, Dahana and the Rub' al-Khali and often with its population at odds with the rulers of the outer settled lands. It is however the centre of a purely Arabian culture based on a partnership between bedouin camel husbandry and settled palm cultivation. Possibly as a result of overpopulation the bedouin have periodically spread over into the lands of the Fertile Crescent. Because of their isolated position the Najdi dialect is of a very interesting and archaic type showing ver |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Arabic language -- Dialects -- Saudi Arabia -- Najd -- Grammar
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Arabic.
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Arabic language -- Dialects -- Grammar
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Mundart
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Arabisch.
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Dialecten.
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Arabe (langue) -- Dialectes -- Arabie saoudite -- Nadj -- Grammaire.
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Saudi Arabia -- Najd
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Nadschd
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789027283122 |
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9027283125 |
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