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Nubians and the Nubian language in contemporary Egypt : a case of cultural and linguistic contact

Title
Nubians and the Nubian language in contemporary Egypt : a case of cultural and linguistic contact / by Aleya Rouchdy.
Author
Rouchdy, Aleya.
Publication
Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1991.

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Description
xiv, 83 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Summary
The displacement of the Egyptian Nubians from their ancient lands and their resettlement deeper in the land of Egypt in 1964 had an impact on Nubian culture and the Nubian language. Contemporary Egyptian Nubian consists of two dialects, Fadicca and Matoki. After the resettlement of Nubians, the interactions between speakers of the two Nubian dialects and speakers of Arabic increased. Nubian, an East Sudanic language, came into contact with a dominant Semitic language, Arabic. How has this increased contact affected the Nubian language in Egypt? The aim of this work is to examine from the perspective of a 'language-contact situation' the impact of the resettlement on the future of the Nubian language. The comparative data on the Nubian situation will add an important contribution to our fund of knowledge on processes of language contact. This is the first sociolinguistic study of the Nubian language from such a perspective.
Series Statement
Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics, 0081-8461 ; 15
Uniform Title
Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; 15.
Subject
  • Nubian languages > Social aspects
  • Languages in contact > Egypt
  • Nubians > History
  • Languages in contact
  • Nubians
  • Entlehnung
  • Kulturkontakt
  • Nilnubisch
  • Nubier
  • Nubische Sprachen
  • Sprachkontakt
  • Ägyptisch-Arabisch
  • Langues en contact > Égypte
  • Nubiens > Histoire
  • Langues nubiennes > Aspect social
  • Sociolinguistique > Égypte
  • Egypt
  • Nubien
  • Ägypten
  • Nubische Sprachen
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-83) and index.
Contents
Preliminary Material -- SOCIOHISTORICAL REMARKS -- NUBIAN IN SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE -- POSTSCRIPT -- PREFACE TO THE LEXICON -- LEXICON -- CATEGORIES OF NUBIANS: MONOLINGUALS AND BILINGUALS -- MAPS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
ISBN
  • 9004091971
  • 9789004091979
LCCN
90019286
OCLC
  • ocm22596472
  • 22596472
  • SCSB-1908938
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library