What are the differences in Arabic dialects?
Classical Arabic language is the version formerly used in the Arabian Peninsula. It is the language of the Koran, of pre-Islamic poetry, and of classical literature. It is stylistically elaborate and is the language of royal courts and literary circles. Modern Standard Arabic is a modernized and simplified version of Classical Arabic. MSA now serves for formal written and spoken communications in the media, in business, and in politics throughout the Arab world. Colloquial Arabic is the medium of daily spoken informal communication and it varies from region to region. Arabic represents a case of diglossia, a situation where two languages, or two varieties of the same language, coexist in one community and serve different functions. The different Arabic dialects are the native spoken varieties of Arabic used in daily interactions among Arabs. They differ from Classical Arabic and MSA, and also from each other in pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. There are different dialects dependi
