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In:Pidginization and Creolization: The Case of Arabic
Kees Versteegh
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 33] 1984
► pp. v–viii

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Published online: 1 January 1984

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Table of contents

Prefaceix

I. The arabic language in the pre-Islamic period1

II. The transition from Old Arabic to new Arabic17

III. Pidginization and creolization35

IV. The socio-linguistic context of the early period of Islam59

V. Pidginization and creolization in Arabic79

VI. Modern Arabic trade-languages, pidgins, and creoles113

VII. Conclusions and prospects129

List of references151

List of abbreviations171

Index of names175

Index of subjects181