This book examines diglossia within the framework of code-switching through an analysis of negation, deixis, and mood marking in Arabic monologues. It reassesses theoretical approaches to diglossia and code-switching in the light of empirical data, and examines the discourse functions of code-switching and the factors that influence it.

Reem Bassiouney, DPhil (2002), Oxford University is Assistant Professor at the Department of Languages and Literature at the University of Utah. She contributed to the Encyclopaedia of Women in Islamic Cultures (EWIC), and has published a number of articles on code-switching in Arabic.