scholarly journals A Multiple Default Domain: a Semantics- Based Account

The objective of this study is to examine the use of the Masculine Sound Plural (MSP) as a default inflection in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Twenty-six fourth-year university students in the department of Arabic language and literature participated in the experiment and they were required to provide the plural inflection for 30 derived noun forms in MSA. The data used in this study consists of agentive derived forms that indicate human action meaning. The descriptive statistics approach (mean and standard deviation) was used to investigate the data; the results of the current study showed that MSP inflection was produced in a higher rate of frequency than the other possible forms of the irregular plural inflectional forms-broken plural (BP)- inflection that can also be actual part of the lexicon or schemata or background knowledge. The findings of this study support the accounts provided by the combinatorial processing mechanism with a suffixation formation that is more predictable than any other BP forms. The results of this study also provide more concrete evidence on the idea that there is initial mapping between the semantic features and the emergence of the default inflection which primarily motivates the emergence of the default form, and this semantic mapping is expected to add more to the properties that make the multidefault scenario more possible.

Metahumaniora ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Dicky Rachmat Pauji

Amâlî (Imla) is a methodology used in studying Arabic language and literature that has a very wide scope. Amâlî (Imla) itself can be translated as: to dictate, to add, to fill in and etc. Amâlî (Imla) may also be interpreted further by the following narration: A teacher (ustadz) comes to a place like a mosque, an Islamic school or any learning space in general. In the process of teaching and learning, all that are spoken by the teacher is written down by the students on pieces of paper they had prepared earlier then be compiled into a book which will be preserved. This paper presents a brief summary of Amâlî (Imla) as a methodology which is discussed in many Amâlî (Imla) related literature works written from the beginning of 7th century until the 14th century. The subject Amâlî (Imla) is written in exceedingly diverse manner, unique to each of numerous known authors. This paper also discusses about various meaning of the word Amâlî (Imla) that has been interpreted differently among authors. In addition, the method of separating chapters and other minor distinct writing style that each of various groups of Amâlî (Imla) authors had developed was presented in this work. And lastly, this paper discusses the fact that Amâlî (Imla) related textbook authors were not only originated from the Middle East, but also from regions such as Iran (Huzistan) and Andalusia


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
saber lahbacha

From polysemy to meaning change: lexical cognitive perspectivesSaber Lahbacha By:PhD. Arabic language and Literature, University of Manouba, Member of association of Arabic lexicology in TunisAbstract:Many essays to find a model to study polysemy in most words emerged in several semantic, lexical, cognitive and pragmatic perspectives. Diverse dimensions of this phenomenon are activated according to the requirements of each discipline. If the lexical treatment gives priority to distinguish between polysemy (one entry) and homonymy (many entries), the pragmatic approach includes the contextual non-linguistic operators in building polysemy. The cognitive approach considers that lexical concepts are sets of semantic complicated nuances built on polysemy. This cognitive approach considers that there is no way to distinguish between meanings and the boundaries between them are ambiguous.Key words: Semantics – Polysemy – cognitive linguistics – lexicology – homonymy. ملخصلم تنقطع محاولات إيجاد منوال لمقاربة الاشتراك الدلالي (تعدّد المعاني) في معظم الكلمات عن البروز ضمن منظورات دلالية ومعجمية وعرفانية وتداولية متعددة. وبحسب مقتضيات كلّ فرع لساني، يجري تنشيط الأبعاد المختلفة للظاهرة ويتم التركيز على مناحٍ دون أخرى. فإذا كانت المعالجة المعجمية تضع أولوية اهتمامها في توضيح التمييز بين الاشتراك الدلالي (مدخل واحد) والاشتراك اللفظي (مداخل متعددة)، فإن المقاربة التداولية تؤصل مشاركة العوامل السياقية غير اللغوية في تأسيس الاشتراك الدلالي. أما المقاربة العرفانية فترى أن المفاهيم المعجمية هي مجموعات من الفروق الدلالية المتراكبة التي تقوم على الاشتراك الدلالي ولا ترى أن التمييز بين المعاني ممكن بل إن الحدود بين المفاهيم المعجمية ضبابية.الكلمات المفاتيح: علم الدلالة - الاشتراك الدلالي – اللسانيات العرفانية – المعجمية - الاشتراك اللفظي.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Bavanpouri ◽  
Abdulahad Gheibi ◽  
Sohaila Kazem Alilu

As articles' production is growing at an increasing rate in Iran and the world, there is an urgent need for criteria to evaluate scientific publications. This will be achieved by using scientific evaluation. Who benefits from analyzing the information. The Journal of Studies in Arabic Language and Literature is considered one of the accredited and essential magazines in Arabic language and literature in Iran. University and educational institution. This article dealt with a statistical and analytical study of the number of article writers, their testimonies, the extent of cooperation between them, the centers and institutions active in the magazine. Moreover, From this standpoint, the article obtained the following results: 85 articles were written individually, 101 articles were also written jointly, 77 articles were jointly written with the cooperation of university colleagues, and 24 articles were written with the cooperation of different persons from different universities. Shaker Al Ameri and Wafiq Mahmoud Solitain became the most prolific authors with eight articles. Half of the essay topics are devoted to criticism, fiction, and text analysis. Fifty articles were written by the editorial staff with an average of 88/26, which is a large number.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Asiya Bibi ◽  
Kaleem Ullah

This research deals with an Analytical Study Exegeses of “Alfiyya of Ibn Malik”. The Alfiyya of Ibn Malik   is a rare book of Arabic grammar written by Ibn Malik in the 13th century. Ibn Malik was a great man, he was well versed in Arabic language and literature and Arabic grammar. He wrote works in the field of Arabic grammar, philology, Arabic metrics, Qira'at and Hadith. He left behind a number of scientific works, some in the form of prose, and other in the form of "educational poetry". Alfiyya is his by far the most important work, which made his famous and preserved memory of him to this day. Due to his overall contribution to the grammar of the Arabic language,  The importance of Alfiyya of Ibn Malik can be gauged from this Along with the Ajārūmīya, the Alfiya was one of the first books to be memorized by students in religious schools after the Qur'an. Alfiyya of Ibn Malik has been included in madrassas for many years. Alfiyya of Ibn Malik was memorized in some madrassas in today’s۔ Alfiyya has been Part of the syllabus in madrassas for many years. Many Exegeses on Alfiyya of Ibn Malik have been written. These explanations have been reviewed in the following discussions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Muhammad Walidin

Community Service with the theme Marketing  the Potential  Tourism of Pagaralam for the Middle East people is aimed to advocate  the public to be aware of tourism and to become independent tourism ambassadors for their own region. The team from the Arabic Language and Literature Study Program collaborated with the community represented by the academic community of the Al-Azhar Islamic Boarding School to develop a social media-based tourism marketing pattern (Youtube). This process begins with brainstorming, composing a narrative text, translating text into Arabic, taking pictures and video, editing, and downloading video to Youtube. The result of the program is the appearance of a short video in Arabic as a form of marketing the potential  tourism of Pagaralam to the Middle East people.


Author(s):  
Lovisa Berg

Mārūn Al-Naqqāsh is often seen as the father of modern Arabic drama. He was born in Sidon, but grew up in Beirut. After a traditional education comprising detailed studies of Arabic language and literature as well as law and foreign languages Al-Naqqāsh decided to travel. His first journeys took him to Damascus and Aleppo, and then in 1846 he traveled to Egypt and Italy. In Italy he became fascinated with European theater and on his return to Beirut he decided to write and produce a play. Drawing on his deep knowledge of Arabic culture in addition to influences from his journeys, Al-Naqqāsh produced Al-bakhīl (The Miser, 1847).


1991 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-183
Author(s):  
Joung Yole Rew

Although the first contact between Korea and the Middle East dates back to the ninth or twelfth century, academic interests in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies began in 1965 with the establishment of the Department of Arabic Language and Literature at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul.The birth of the Third Republic of Korea in 1961 signaled a new diplomatic move into the non-aligned world, particularly the Arab Middle East as it gained in importance in the international political and economic community. At the same time, the Korean economy began to expand and her trade found markets in the Middle East. These developments are some of the important factors which gave birth to the Department of Arabic Language and Literature.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lateef Onireti Ibraheem ◽  
Hassanat Funmilayo Abubakar-Hamid

The Departments of Arabic are established in universities with the aim of raising the standard of Arabic Studies in higher institutions and with the objective of researching into the problems of Arabic language and literature in order to find solutions to them. The purpose of this article is to assess the current state of Arabic in Nigeria and examine the contributions of the Departments of Arabic in Nigerian universities to the spread and development of Arabic, its pedagogy, its challenges, its curriculum development as well as the problems and prospects of the Departments. Structurally, the paper is divided into four sections. While the first section discussed the growth and development of Arabic learning in the Departments of Arabic in Nigerian universities, the second section examined the achievements of the Departments. The third section was devoted to the investigation of the problems that face the Departments while proffering solutions to them. The fourth and last section concluded the study.  The study found that the Departments of Arabic has contributed immensely to raising the standard of Arabic and its culture in Nigeria through its curricula did not accommodate the needs of the present time. The paper suggested, among other things, that Arabic curricula should be updated to cater for the needs of the present time. It also recommended that universities in Arab countries should endeavor to have Academic Linkages and Educational Collaborations with Nigerian universities as well as with other universities in non-Arab countries in order to facilitate student and staff exchange, research and resource sharing and thereby enhance, promote and deepen the theory and practice of Arabic Studies as crucial academic discipline in the community of world universities and global knowledge economy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-361
Author(s):  
Hafiza Shawana Anjum ◽  
Umar Hayat

Abstract: Sheikh Saeed Hawwa was a high ranking scholar, a well known research scholar, broad minded thinker and stylish exegetical writer of Quran. He bears an important contribution in the interpretation and explanation of Islamic thinking. The academic field in which, he was degree holder in specialization divinity sciences. He had a profound and juristic look on the events and fields of knowledge. Throughout his life, he had special interest in writing and composing the Qur’an alongwith its teaching and explanation. In modern age, he occupied an important status among the scholars in the history of Syria. He was a master scholar in his words and actions. He had so deep association with divinity sciences that even inconvenient and unfavorable conditions of prison could not put him away to restrain in his Study. Such devotion and hard work can be done by only a person whose purpose is to achieve the successor of the day of Judgement instead of this temporary world’s few gains. This article describes the religious and scholarly effect of Sheikh Saeed Hawwa who is an Arabic thinker. So that a common reader and a researcher unfamiliar with Arabic language and literature may get benefit from his brilliant approach.Keywords: Sheikh Saeed Hawwa, Exegitical, Interpretation, Divinity Sciences, History of Syria.


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