Arabic language: pre-classical

by Al-Sharkawi, Muhammad

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The pre-classical phase of the Arabic language is the term generally used to describe the stage in the development of the language between the first century C.E. and the emergence of Islam and the Arab conquests during the first/seventh century. The specifics of whether that language was a spoken language, a particular dialect, a koine (a common standard language), or a purely poetic language are questions of continuing scholarly dispute. Even the particulars of the time period the term covers …

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The pre-classical phase of the Arabic language is the term generally used to describe the stage in the development of the language between the first century C.E. and the emergence of Islam and the Arab conquests during the first/seventh century. The specifics of whether that language was a spoken language, a particular dialect, a koine (a common standard language), or a purely poetic language are questions of continuing scholarly dispute. Even the particulars of the time period the term covers are unclear. Three definitions are currently prevalent

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1057

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eng Islam

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Al-Sharkawi, Muhammad

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