The Arabic language : its role in history
Arabic, with its rich literary heritage, is one of the major languages of the world. It is spoken by about one hundred million people inhabiting a wide and important area of the Middle East. Yet the language and its significant role in history are little
History
1 online resource (x, 240 pages) : map, 4 plates
9780816661824, 9780816657254, 9780816605163, 0816661820, 0816657254, 0816605165
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1. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARABIC IN ARAB-MUSLIM SOCIETY; 2. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LANGUAGE; 3. THE CODIFICATION OF THE LANGUAGE AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES; 4. THE DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH, AND DECLINE OF THE LANGUAGE; 5. THE ARAB WORLD CONFRONTS THE WEST; 6. THE REVIVAL OF LITERARY ARABIC IN MODERN TIMES; 7. LEADERS OF THE LINGUISTIC MOVEMENT AND LINGUISTIC STUDIES; 8. PROBLEMS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE REFORM OF ARABIC; 9. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; NOTES; LIST OF PERIODICALS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010