LEADER 03543nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910813948603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8166-5725-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000487266 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000105054 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11135189 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105054 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10100715 035 $a(PQKB)11415861 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC345395 035 $a(OCoLC)899266483 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse38795 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL345395 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10231344 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL523075 035 $a(OCoLC)476161770 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000487266 100 $a20690527d1969 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Arabic language, its role in history /$f[by] Anwar G. Chejne 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$d[1969] 215 $ax, 240 pages, 4 plates $cmap 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-8166-0516-5 311 0 $a0-8166-6182-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-228) and index. 327 $aIntro -- CONTENTS -- 1. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARABIC IN ARAB-MUSLIM SOCIETY -- A Medium of Artistic and Correct Expression -- An Instrument of Religion -- A Medium of Culture -- Mainstay of Contemporary Nationalism -- The Views of the Reformers -- The Views of the Theorists -- 2. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LANGUAGE -- 3. THE CODIFICATION OF THE LANGUAGE AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES -- 4. THE DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH, AND DECLINE OF THE LANGUAGE -- The State of Arabic in Pre-Islamic and Early Islamic Times (c. 500-661) -- The State of Arabic under the Umayyads and 'Abb& -- #257 -- sids (661-1258) -- The Umayyads of Damascus (661-750) -- The 'Abb& -- #257 -- sids (750-1258) -- The Period of Decline (1258-c. 1800) -- 5. THE ARAB WORLD CONFRONTS THE WEST -- The Reform Movement -- An Interpretation of Isl& -- #257 -- m -- Re-establishment of the Caliphate -- Emancipation of Women -- Isl& -- #257 -- m and Social Institutions -- Political and Cultural Results -- 6. THE REVIVAL OF LITERARY ARABIC IN MODERN TIMES -- Egypt and North Africa -- The Fertile Crescent -- Joint Efforts of the Arab States -- 7. LEADERS OF THE LINGUISTIC MOVEMENT AND LINGUISTIC STUDIES -- Egypt -- The Fertile Crescent -- 8. PROBLEMS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE REFORM OF ARABIC -- The Coining of Technico-Scientific Terminology (wad' al-mustalah& -- #257 -- t al-'ilmiyyah) -- The Arabic Script -- The Classical Arabic (fush& -- #257 -- ) versus the Colloquial ('& -- #257 -- mmiyyah) -- 9. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- LIST OF PERIODICALS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Western Works and Articles -- Arabic Works and Articles -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. 330 $aArabic, 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. 606 $aArabic language$xHistory 615 0$aArabic language$xHistory. 676 $a492.7/09 700 $aChejne$b Anwar G$0197231 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813948603321 996 $aThe Arabic language$94096664 997 $aUNINA