1. Books on literacy, arts and science represents the traditional heritage

Download 398.19 Kb.

Page	1/13
Date	22.05.2017
Size	398.19 Kb.
	#20476

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 13

16Diglossia is a two parts word. First, “di” means standard form of language. Second, glossia means language or tongue. Diglossia is defined as sociolinguistic term that represents the situation of a language in a particular speech community. Diglossia indicates the co-existence of two types of the same language in a speech community. For example, in Arabic situation there is a co-existence of the standard language and the colloquial language. Arabic diglossia is an ancient phenomenon. Colloquial Arabic was not a threat to classical Arabic until in the 19^th century a question about the colloquial Arabic adoption as the “language of culture” was raised. Colloquialisms faced some obstacles:

2. The religious attitude

3. If all dialects are to be written that means standardization will be lost.

4. Standard is the accepted and needed language for Arabic

5. Although there are regional dialects in each Arab country, there are social dialects within each region.

In Arabic there is also a common Arabic, it is between the classical and the dialect arabic. The variety is based on the classical form of Arabic. However, it is influenced by the dialectal atmosphere to a lesser or greater degree. Arabic is either closer to colloquial or classical Arabic.

Language is the foundation of every society and without it the community will be in complete

Correct Answer:

[None]

Question 2

1 out of 1 points

It is through the Arabic language that:

Selected Answer:	All of the options
Correct Answer:	All of the options

Question 3

1 out of 1 points

Which of the following is true about Semitic languages?

Selected Answer:	It is a German professor who first used the term “Semitic languages”
Correct Answer:	It is a German professor who first used the term “Semitic languages”

Question 4

1 out of 1 points

Arabic is one of the six official international languages

Selected Answer:	True
Correct Answer:	True

Directory: database
database -> In the czech republic introductory remarks
database -> Jewish Women’s Bibliography organized by Topic/Subject Historical Studies United States
database -> Personal Research Database
database -> Persuasive Essay Topics
database -> Despite what dog lovers may believe, cats make excellent house pets as they are good companions, they are civilized members of the household, and they are easy to care for
database -> Final Exam Review
database -> Ara 101 Midterm II literature Adab
database -> The Database and the Essay: Understanding Composition as Articulation
database -> Prewriting Collect Ideas

Download 398.19 Kb.

Share with your friends: