North East Arabian Dialects

First published in 1982. The reasons behind the establishment of this Series on Arabic linguistics are manifold. Arabic linguists may be defined as: the scientific investigation and study of the Arabic language in all its aspects. This embraces the descriptive, comparative and historical aspects of the language. It also concerns itself with the classical form as well as the Modern and contemporary standard forms and their dialects. Moreover, it attempts to study the language in the appropriate regional, social and cultural settings. It is hoped that the Series will devote itself to all issues of Arabic linguistics in all its manifestations on both the theoretical and applied levels. The results of these studies will also be of use in the field of linguistics in general, as well as related subjects. Monograph 3 looks at North East Arabian Dialects.

Bruce Ingham University of London

TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLITERATION SYSTEMS, INTRODUCTION 1 THE AREA: NAJD AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD 2 THE NATURE OF DIALECT CONTRASTS 3 REDUCTIONAL CHANGES IN THE DIALECTS OF MESOPOTAMIA AND THE GULF 4 NON-REDUCTIONAL CHANGES IN THE NORTH NAJDI DIALECTS 5 GENERAL ISOGLOSS DISTRIBUTION OF THE AREA 6 TEXTS WITH TRANSLATION, BACKGROUND NOTES AND INFORMATION ON SOURCES