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Cornelis Henricus Maria Versteegh, better known as '''Kees Versteegh''' ({{IPA-nl|ˈkeːs fərˈsteːx}};<ref>In isolation, ''Versteegh'' is pronounced {{IPA-nl|vərˈsteːx|}}.</ref> 1947-present), is a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[linguist]] and [[Arabist]]. He served as a professor of [[Islamic studies]] and the [[Arabic language]] at [[Radboud University Nijmegen]] in the [[Netherlands]] until April 2011.<ref>[http://www.brill.com/encyclopedia-arabic-language-and-linguistics-set-volumes-1-5 Biographical note] to Versteegh's ''Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics'' at Brill Online.</ref><ref>[http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Versteegh,%20Kees/aid/5233898 Kees Versteegh] at [[Alibris]].</ref><ref>Adrian Gully, ''Grammar and Semantics in Medieval Arabic'', Acknowledgements pg. vii. [[Richmond, London|Richmond]]: Curzon Press Ltd., 1995. ISBN 0700703020</ref>
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'''Cornelis Henricus Maria''' "'''Kees'''" '''Versteegh''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈkeːs fərˈsteːx}};{{efn|In isolation, ''Versteegh'' is pronounced {{IPA|nl|vərˈsteːx|}}.}} born 1947) is a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] academic [[linguist]]. He served as a professor of [[Islamic studies]] and the [[Arabic language]] at [[Radboud University Nijmegen]] in the Netherlands until April 2011.<ref>[http://www.brill.com/encyclopedia-arabic-language-and-linguistics-set-volumes-1-5 Biographical note] to Versteegh's ''Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics'' at Brill Online.</ref><ref>[http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Versteegh,%20Kees/aid/5233898 Kees Versteegh] at [[Alibris]].</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Adrian |last=Gully |title=Grammar and Semantics in Medieval Arabic |chapter=Acknowledgements |page=vii |location=[[Richmond, London|Richmond]] |publisher=Curzon Press |year= 1995 |isbn=0700703020}}</ref>


Versteegh graduated from Radboud University in 1977, the subject of his doctoral dissertation having been the influence of [[Greek language|Greek]] on Arabic. He was a lecturer in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies until 1987, when he took a position at the Netherlands Institute in Cairo for two years. Versteegh returned to Radboud in 1989, and in 2011 he became professor [[emeritus]]. Versteegh's research and views on the [[Arabic language]] and its evolution have been described as groundbreaking.<ref>Thomas A. Leddy-Cecere, ''Contact, Restructuring and Decreolization: The Case of Tunisian Arabic'', pg. 5. Senior honors thesis, [[University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences]], Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literature, 2010.</ref>
Versteegh graduated from Radboud University in 1977, the subject of his doctoral dissertation having been the influence of [[Greek language|Greek]] on Arabic. He was a lecturer in the Department of [[Middle Eastern Studies]] until 1987, when he took a position at the Netherlands Institute in Cairo for two years. Versteegh returned to Radboud in 1989, and in 2011 he became professor [[emeritus]].<ref name=CV/> Versteegh's research and views on the Arabic language and its evolution have been described as groundbreaking.<ref>{{cite thesis |first=Thomas A. |last=Leddy-Cecere |title=Contact, Restructuring and Decreolization: The Case of Tunisian Arabic |page=5 |type=Senior honors thesis |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |year=2010 |url=https://www.ldc.upenn.edu/sites/www.ldc.upenn.edu/files/leddy-cecere-thesis.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725225320/https://www.ldc.upenn.edu/sites/www.ldc.upenn.edu/files/leddy-cecere-thesis.pdf |archive-date=2015-07-25}}</ref>


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*[http://www.brill.com/brill-search/results/author_editor%3A%22Kees%20Versteegh%22 List of books] by Versteegh at [[Brill Publishers]]
*[http://www.brill.com/brill-search/results/author_editor%3A%22Kees%20Versteegh%22 List of books] by Versteegh at [[Brill Publishers]]
*[http://www.goodreads.com/author/list/366578.Kees_Versteegh List of books] by Versteegh at [[Goodreads]]
*[http://www.goodreads.com/author/list/366578.Kees_Versteegh List of books] by Versteegh at [[Goodreads]]
*[http://linguistlist.org/people/personal/get-personal-page2.cfm?PersonID=6372 Personal Directory Information] for Versteegh at the [[Linguist List]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071116140335/http://linguistlist.org/people/personal/get-personal-page2.cfm?PersonID=6372 Personal Directory Information] for Versteegh at the [[Linguist List]]


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Latest revision as of 11:13, 10 November 2024

Kees Versteegh
Born
Cornelis Henricus Maria Versteegh

1947 (age 76–77)
Arnhem, Netherlands[1]
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Nijmegen
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Nijmegen

Cornelis Henricus Maria "Kees" Versteegh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkeːs fərˈsteːx];[a] born 1947) is a Dutch academic linguist. He served as a professor of Islamic studies and the Arabic language at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands until April 2011.[2][3][4]

Versteegh graduated from Radboud University in 1977, the subject of his doctoral dissertation having been the influence of Greek on Arabic. He was a lecturer in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies until 1987, when he took a position at the Netherlands Institute in Cairo for two years. Versteegh returned to Radboud in 1989, and in 2011 he became professor emeritus.[1] Versteegh's research and views on the Arabic language and its evolution have been described as groundbreaking.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ In isolation, Versteegh is pronounced [vərˈsteːx].

References

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  1. ^ a b Versteegh, Kees. "CV". Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ Biographical note to Versteegh's Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics at Brill Online.
  3. ^ Kees Versteegh at Alibris.
  4. ^ Gully, Adrian (1995). "Acknowledgements". Grammar and Semantics in Medieval Arabic. Richmond: Curzon Press. p. vii. ISBN 0700703020.
  5. ^ Leddy-Cecere, Thomas A. (2010). Contact, Restructuring and Decreolization: The Case of Tunisian Arabic (PDF) (Senior honors thesis). University of Pennsylvania. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2015.
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