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
↑In isolation, Versteegh is pronounced [vərˈsteːx].
References
12Versteegh, Kees. "CV". Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
↑Biographical note to Versteegh's Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics at Brill Online.
