The Modern Arabic Literary Language
![]() 160 pp., 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback ISBN: 9781589011175 (1589011171) September 2006 LC: 2006040919 Georgetown Classics in Arabic Languages and Linguistics series EXPLORE THIS TITLE DescriptionTable of Contents Reviews |
The Modern Arabic Literary Language
Lexical and Stylistic Developments
Jaroslav Stetkevych
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. Karin C. Ryding and Margarett Nydell
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"One of the 'classic' twentieth-century studies of modern Arabic, penned by one of its greatest scholars."—From the Foreword by Roger Allen "Respected and masterful scholar of the Arabic language, Jaroslav Stetkevych, notes the ways that new words have been incorporated into the language, ranging from deriving new terms from existing roots (for example, the word for "newspaper" derives from the word meaning 'sheet to write on') to downright assimilation of foreign words."— Table of Contents 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 |