New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2017. The edited collection includes chapters from prominent experts on various fields of Arabic linguistics and from rising scholars carrying out cutting edge research on the Arabic language. The contributors provide overviews of the state of the art in their field and specifically focus on ideas and issues. In addition to the traditional areas of Arabic linguistics, the Handbook includes sections on computational approaches to Arabic, Arabic in the diaspora, neurolinguistic approaches to Arabic, and Arabic as a global language.