Arabic language as the foundation of semitic languages
There is a view that there was a hidden Greek transmission into Arabic linguistics and terminology which was subsequently borrowed by traditional Arab scholars who started to describe their own language scientifically. This has been rejected by some Muslim scholars who believe that the purity...
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| author | Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah |
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| description | There is a view that there was a hidden Greek transmission into Arabic linguistics and
terminology which was subsequently borrowed by traditional Arab scholars who started to
describe their own language scientifically. This has been rejected by some Muslim scholars who
believe that the purity of Arabic linguistics, such as the theory of Arabic syntax, is totally free
from any foreign influence. Thus, the purpose of the research is to discover the origin of the
Arabic language before the dawn of Islam. The research focuses on the linguistic corpus
development in order to give a balanced judgment. |
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| language | English |
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| spelling | iium-378552014-09-29T07:16:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37855/ Arabic language as the foundation of semitic languages Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah D History (General) GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography PJ6073 Language PJ6690 Ancient Arabic PN0080 Criticism There is a view that there was a hidden Greek transmission into Arabic linguistics and terminology which was subsequently borrowed by traditional Arab scholars who started to describe their own language scientifically. This has been rejected by some Muslim scholars who believe that the purity of Arabic linguistics, such as the theory of Arabic syntax, is totally free from any foreign influence. Thus, the purpose of the research is to discover the origin of the Arabic language before the dawn of Islam. The research focuses on the linguistic corpus development in order to give a balanced judgment. Arab Society of English Language Studies 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37855/7/AWEJ_%28Published%29.pdf Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah (2014) Arabic language as the foundation of semitic languages. Arabic World English Journal, 5 (3). pp. 278-290. ISSN 2229-9327 http://www.awej.org/ |
| spellingShingle | D History (General) GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography PJ6073 Language PJ6690 Ancient Arabic PN0080 Criticism Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah Arabic language as the foundation of semitic languages |
| title | Arabic language as the foundation of semitic languages |
| title_full | Arabic language as the foundation of semitic languages |
| title_fullStr | Arabic language as the foundation of semitic languages |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arabic language as the foundation of semitic languages |
| title_short | Arabic language as the foundation of semitic languages |
| title_sort | arabic language as the foundation of semitic languages |
| topic | D History (General) GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography PJ6073 Language PJ6690 Ancient Arabic PN0080 Criticism |
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