DIALECTS IN ARABOPHONE COUNTRIES II: CHARACTERISTICS OF EASTERN DIALECTS
Arab dialectology as a discipline did not emerge until the middle of the 19th century, despite the fact that there were already studies from the 10th century on it such as Sibawayhi’s al-kitab in the 10th century or the work of the 19th century geographer al-Muqaddasi. But it was not until Napoleon’s arrival in Egypt in 1978…
