ARB 3901 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chadic Languages, Afroasiatic Languages, Jahiliyyah
20 Feb 2017
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For a nation to be recognized, they must have grammar, not only a spoken dialect. Knowing year of countries independence helps to understand the literature (and who colonized them) Literature was the 1st step towards modernity, it was expressed in the writing. Disclaimer: this study review is not enough to ace the midterm. Georges abou hsab"s powerpoint slides and take your own notes as you might understand it your way better. Class 2 - january 16 - arabic written language. 15th century is the focus of this class. Language/history of language to understand development of arabic literature. Same root word with 3 letters that creates many other words with added letters. Example - bird > expressed idea rather than form. Every image expresses a sound not an idea. 1st trial at pricnetic language, complicated, and hard to write on paper. 1st fully phonetic alphabet, origin f all alphabets seen now a days.
