This volume provides a detailed analysis of language contact in North Africa and explores the historical presence of the languages used in the region, including

The book will appeal to anyone interested in language contact, the Arabic language, and North Africa. It uses sociohistorical information and a wide range of da

The second edition of the definitive reference on contact studies and linguistic change—provides extensive new research and original case studies Language con

Contributors explore a range of sociolinguistic topics, including language variation, language ideologies, bi/multilingualism, language policy, linguistic lands

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