Linguistics and Modern Linguistic Problems

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Abstract

This paper deals with some sociolinguistic problems in the case of modern Arabic. The author devoted much attention to demarcation between language and dialect. The Arabic koine ( fusha ) is used with numerous dialects by the native speakers. There are many differences in vocabulary, phonetics and grammar of these dialects. This fact produces diglossia among the native speakers of Arabic. National boundary is frequently a determinant of linguistic taxonomy. Meanwhile, the other determinant is a nation as cultural community.