Elements of Arabic Linguistics & Sociolinguistics

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Prerequisite: ARB 401 or permission of the program coordinator. The course is an overview of the Arabic language and linguistics by introducing students to important stages in the development of Arabic linguistics and the sociolinguistic functions associated with the language. Specifically, the course explores Arabic linguistics in relation to phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, pragmatics and sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics.