Modern Arabic Literary Language - Lexical and Stylistic Developments

Klappentext "One of the 'classic' twentieth-century studies of modern Arabic, penned by one of its greatest scholars." —From the Foreword by Roger Allen "The Modern Arabic Literary Language" is a thoughtful examination of the changes that the Arabic language has undergone in its transition from its roots in classical Arabic to a language able to meet the demands of twentieth-century life. Zusammenfassung An examination of the changes that the Arabic language has undergone in its transition from its roots in classical Arabic to a language able to meet the demands of twentieth-century life. Noting the changes in grammar and semantics! it illustrates how literary Arabic has become a more flexible language. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword to the Georgetown Classics Edition Roger Allen Foreword Sir Hamilton Gibb Introduction William R. Polk Preface 1. The Analogical Method of Derivation 2. The Formation of Compound Words 3. The Assimilation of Foreign Words 4. Semantic Developments 5. Attempts at a Simplification of the Grammar 6. Foreign Modes of Expression Definitions and Projections Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Jaroslav Stetkevych
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.09.2006
• EAN: 9781589011175
• ISBN: 978-1-58901-117-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Georgetown Classics in Arabic Languages and Linguistics Series; Georgetown Classics in Arabic; Georgetown Classics in Arabic Languages and Linguistics Series; Georgetown Classics in Arabic
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology