MES 15.12 History of the Arabic Language

In this course, we will survey the history of the Arabic language and the current linguistic situation across the Arabic speaking world. We will learn about the foundations of Arabic grammatical and philological tradition, and compare these with modern linguistic perspectives. We will also engage with the ideologies surrounding the multiple dialectal varieties, which serve as both liturgical and administrative languages, as well as languages of thought, conversation, and artistic expression.  

Cross Listed Courses

LING 11.18

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:SOC; Lang:LRP

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