Dilworth B. (Brigham Young University) Parkinson 
Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics [PDF ebook] 
Papers from the annual symposium on Arabic linguistics. Volume XXI: Provo, Utah, March 2007

This volume contains a selection of reviewed and revised papers from the twenty-first Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics, which was held on March 2–3, 2007, at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The papers in this volume deal with a variety of topics in Arabic linguistics with a notable number of them emphasizing pragmatic aspects. The papers here included place a high value on the presentation of authentic data and explore different approaches in their analysis.