| Autore |
Chejne Anwar G
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, [1969]
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| Descrizione fisica |
x, 240 pages, 4 plates : map
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| Disciplina |
492.7/09
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| Soggetto topico |
Arabic language - History
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| ISBN |
0-8166-5725-4
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- 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.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813948603321 |
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The Arabic language : its role in history / / Anwar G. Chejne
