Publications

Publication details [#42935]

Amara, Muhammad. 2005. Language, migration, and urbanization: the case of Bethlehem. Linguistics 43 (5) : 883–901.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

gender | language variety | migration | sociolinguistics | urbanization

Language as a subject

Arabic

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/LING/html

Annotation

This paper uses the complex Bethlehemite case to examine the relationship between language, migration, and urbanization. It is shown how the sociolinguistic changes of the Arabic spoken in Bethlehem town reflect urbanization and migration patterns.