Rewriting Dialectal Arabic Prehistory
Author | : Alexander Borg |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2021-11-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004472136 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004472134 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rewriting Dialectal Arabic Prehistory by : Alexander Borg
Download or read book Rewriting Dialectal Arabic Prehistory written by Alexander Borg and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is the first attempt to reconstruct the prehistory of Arabic by examining lexical evidence of its symbiotic relationship with Ancient Egyptian already apparent from the Pyramid Texts (c. 2613–2181 BC). It documents the contention that Ancient Egypt was a strategic site in its early prehistory.