Introduction to Arabic Linguistics

“Introduction to Arabic Linguistics by Youssef Haddad is the finest such discussion I have seen of how educated speakers of Arabic experience the linguistics situation of the Arab world, characterized by Arabic diglossia and multilingualism. This book is far richer and more detailed in its treatment of the topics considered in many regards than earlier similar publications. Given its depth and theoretically framed discussion, it is also more useful in many regards than standard reference grammars—a different genre of work, of course—that may ultimately contain more detail but do not seek to demonstrate the underlying systematicity of the language.”

--Keith Walters, Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics, Portland State University