ARAB 351 - Lang of Middle East & N Africa

Institution:

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Subject:

Arabic

Description:

This course is a survey of the languages that have been written and spoken in the Middle East and North Africa from 3100 BCE to the present. The course begins with the first attested language, Sumerian, but focuses especially on the Semitic languages such as Akkadian, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic. Each language is situated historically, culturally, and linguistically, including topics such as language and politics, sociolinguistics, and dialectology.(Same as HEBR 351, MEST 351, and LING 351)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tennessee.edu

Phone Number:

(865) 974-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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