Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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ARBC 6607

Representing Arabic

Linguistic Topics in Arabic: Representing Arabic

This course will examine the way that Arabic has been represented in the various traditions in which it has played a role: as a cultural icon in the Arab and Islamic tradition, to its role as a linguistic “other” in European linguistic traditions. Through a careful reading of a wide variety of texts from both traditions, students in this course will develop an understanding and appreciation of how linguistic representations are contingent, and may reflect non-linguistic cultural expectations as much as objective linguistic reality.
Subject:
Arabic
Department:
Arabic
Division:
Language School
Requirements Fulfilled:
Linguistics

Sections in Summer 2015 Language Schools, 2-week SoH Session 2

Summer 2015 Language Schools, Mills 6 Week Session

ARBC6607A-L15 Lecture (Eisele)