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Middle Arabic
(6,027 words)

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 language. Different definitions or characterizations have …

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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 11 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1570-6699_eall_EALL_COM_vol3_0213>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004177024, 20090831



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