A Cultural History of the Arabic Language (Paperback)

from shabacus

Linguists in the audience, beware--this is by no means an actual history of the Arabic language. By "cultural history," the author seems to be referring to the history of poetry and literature in the language, and the story of Arabic as a prestige norm for an ethnic group. There is valuable infor...

from Oberon

A Cultural History of the Arabic Language by Sharron Gu I got this as an Early Reviewer book. As such, I felt obligated to finish it. While informative and apparently well researched based upon the extensive bibliography at the end, the best summary I can come up with for this book is dense. Unfo...

from Bidwell-Glaze

A Cultural History of the Arabic Language "is written for scholars and educated readers of Arabic and Islamic culture whose first language is not Arabic." It is an attempt at a non-Western-style understanding of the language. I would call it an attempt to create a holistic analysis of the languag...

from LMHTWB

A Cultural History of the Arabic Language presents the evolution of the Arabic language in the context of it's literature and history of the Arab people. The book is well written with many examples and an extensive bibliography. The chapters each focus on an aspect of the cultural history, such a...