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Middle Arabic
(6 027 mots)

1. Definition

The very term ‘Middle Arabic’ is ambiguous because of the history of its use, the multiple meanings of the term ‘middle’ (historically middle, sociolinguistically intermediate, linguistically mixed – not to mention the middling quality of texts, in the opinion of some people), and the variety of views on the history of the Arabic lang…

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Jérôme Lentin, “Middle Arabic”, in: Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, Managing Editors Online Edition: Lutz Edzard, Rudolf de Jong. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1570-6699_eall_EALL_COM_vol3_0213>
Première publication en ligne: 2011
Première édition imprimée: ISBN: 9789004177024, 20090831



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