Arabic in the fray : language ideology and cultural politics (Record no. 246279)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780748680313
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 492.7
Item number YAS/A
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Yasir Suleiman
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Arabic in the fray : language ideology and cultural politics
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Edinburgh :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Edinburgh University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2013.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 308p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Taking as its point of departure the symbolic role of language and its use as proxy in the social world, this book investigates how Arabic is involved in ideological and cultural debates in which conflict is a defining feature. The author shows how discussions about the inimitability of the Qur'an in the pre-modern world were, at some deep level, concerned with issues of ethnic election against the background of inter-ethnic strife among Arabs and non-Arabs, mainly Persians. Discussions of the (un)translatability of the Qur'an in this period are further shown to be related to this notion of ethnic election. In this respect, theology and ethnicity emerge as partners in theorising language in society. Staying within the symbolic role of language and its use as proxy, the book further investigates the role of paratexts and literary production in disseminating language ideologies and in cultural contestation. Language symbolism is also shown to be relevant in ideological debates about hybrid or cross national literary production in the Arab milieu. Language ideology appears to be everywhere, including in discussions of the cognitive role of language in linking thought to reality, to which a whole chapter is devoted. Here, building on his highly acclaimed previous published works, Yasir Suleiman takes in a new direction his arguments on ideology and cultural politics.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Arabic language -- Social aspects. Arabic language -- History. Anthropological linguistics -- Arab countries.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Book
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        Dept. of Arabic Dept. of Arabic Processing Center 19/03/2021   492.7 YAS/A ARA10331 19/03/2021 19/03/2021 Book