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First published in 1981 and this edition in 1984,
Arabic Culture: Through its Language and Literature aims to present a bird's eye view of its subject. It is intended for non-specialist student of Arabic.
List of contents
Introduction Key to Symbols of Transcription and Transliteration List of Symbols and Abbreviations List of Illustrations, Maps and Figures Part I: About the Arabic Language 1. Arabic as a Semitic Language
2. The Role of Arabic in the Modern Age
3. The Modernization of Arabic
4. The Role of Arabic in Africa
5. Arabic Linguistic Scholarship
6. Some Phonetic Observations in Sibawaihi's Book of Arabic Grammar
7. The Treatment of Nasal Elements by Early Arab and Muslim Phoneticians
8. The Influence of Arabic on Other Languages
9. Loan-Words in Arabic
10. The Situation of
Arabic in the Arabic Speaking World
11. Diglossia in Arabic
12. The Arabic Dialects of the Maghrib
13. Eastern Arabian Dialects
14. The Origin and Development of the Arabic Script
Part II: About Arabic Literature 15. An Overview of Arabic Literature
16. The Literature of the Heroic Age
17. The Themes of Pre-Islamic Poetry
18. The Pre-Islamic Ode
19. Islamic Literature
20. The Characteristics of Arabic Literature in the Golden Age
21. Al-Mutanabbi in Arabic Language
22. Al-Mutanabbi in Persia
23. The Place of Bashshar and al -Ma'arri in Arabic Literature
24. The Silver Age in Arabic Literature
25. Arabic Literature during the Mamluk Period
26. The Renaissance of Modern Arabic Literature
27. The Characteristics of Modern Arabic Literature
28. Women's Poetry in Arabic Literature
29. Modern Arabic Poetesses I
30. Modern Arabic Poetesses II
31. Arabic Short Stories
32. Arabic Folktales
33. The Arabian Nights
34. Arabic Proverbs: Their Cultural Implications
35. Stylistic Innovations in Arabic
36. Arabic Literary Criticism
37. Arabic Travel Literature
Classified Select Bibliography Index Arabic Introduction 
