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Suleiman, Yasir.

The Arabic language and national identity : a study in ideology / Yasir Suleiman. - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (viii, 280 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-269) and index.

The Arabic language and national identity : aims and scope -- Aims of the study : the disciplinary context -- What is national identity? -- Theoretical and empirical scope -- Setting the scene -- Definition : the Achilles Heel -- Two modes of defining the nation -- Two types of nation, two types of nationalism -- Language and national identity -- The past lives on -- In praise of Arabic -- Hikmat al-'Arab : wisdom of the Arabs -- Lahn : solecism -- 'Ajam and 'Arab -- The Arabs as a nation (umma) : further evidence -- The Arabic language unites us -- From Ottomanism to Turkism : the Turkification of the Ottoman Turks -- From Ottomanism to Arabism : preliminary remarks -- The Placards -- Resisting linguistic Turkification -- The intellectuals speak -- Ibrahim al-Yaziji : from immediate aims to underlying motives -- Arabic, first and foremost -- Under the banner of Arabic -- Sati' al-Husri : Arabic, first and foremost -- Populism : a question of style -- Nation, language and education -- Defining the Arab nation -- Arab nationalism and the ideologisation of the language -- Nation, language and religion -- Between the standard and the dialects : the case for linguistic reforms -- Zaki al-Arsuzi : the genius of the Arab nation inheres in its language -- The Arabic language and territorial nationalism -- The Arabic language and territorial nationalism : Antun Sa'ada and regional Syrian nationalism -- The Arabic language and Egyptian nationalism : early beginnings -- The Arabic language and Egyptian nationalism : full elaboration -- The Arabic language and Egyptian nationalism : Salama Musa -- The Arabic language and Egyptian Nationalism : Taha Husayn -- The Arabic language and Egyptian Nationalism : Luwis 'Awad -- The Arabic language and Lebanese Nationalism : 'Abdalla Lahhud -- The Arabic language and Lebanese nationalism : Kamal Yusuf al-Haj -- Conclusion : looking back, looking forward -- The Arabic language and national identity : looking back -- The Arabic language and national identity : looking forward.

The core focus of this study is Arab nationalism in the Middle East. Yasir Suleiman links the role of language to the articulation of a nationalist ideology.

ISBN: 058544367X (electronic bk.) 9780585443676 (electronic bk.) 9781474472937 (electronic bk.) 1474472931 (electronic bk.)

Source: 22573/ctvxchx1h JSTOR

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC124688 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020078680 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Language and culture--Arab countries.
Arabic language--Social aspects.
Arabic language--Political aspects.
Arab nationalism.
National characteristics, Arab.
Arabs
Langage et culture--États arabes.
Arabe (Langue)--Aspect social.
Arabe (Langue)--Aspect politique.
Nationalisme arabe.
Arabes.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Sociolinguistics.
Arab nationalism.
Arabic language--Political aspects.
Arabic language--Social aspects.
Language and culture.
National characteristics, Arab.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Arab countries.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DS63.6 / .S94 2003eb

Dewey Class. No.: 306.44089927