ARBC6607A-L15
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.
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.
- Term:
- Summer 2015 Language Schools, Mills 6 Week Session
- Location:
- Mills College (LS)
- Schedule:
- 8:45am-10:00am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (Jun 29, 2015 to Aug 7, 2015)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- John Eisele
- Subject:
- Arabic
- Department:
- Arabic
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Linguistics
- Levels:
- Non-degree, Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60631
- Subject Code:
- ARBC
- Course Number:
- 6607
- Section Identifier:
- A