ARAB 6100 - Arabic Linguistics

Institution:

Pennsylvania Western University

Subject:

Arabic

Description:

Students will be introduced to the aspects of Arabic language that are of interest to linguists who focus on the linguistic aspects of the language. This course will focus on the study of Arabic as ?a language system? in terms of modern linguistic analysis. Students will study the languages sound system (phonology), word structure (morphology), phrase and sentence structure (syntax), and meaning at the word and sentential level (semantics). The Arabic rhetoric, the history of Arabic and the issue of diglossia in Arabic-speaking countries will also be discussed in this course.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pennwest.edu/

Phone Number:

(724) 938-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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