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1190:  "caller" > "telephone"). Structural influence from foreign languages or from the vernaculars has also affected Modern Standard Arabic: for example, MSA texts sometimes use the format "A, B, C and D" when listing things, whereas Classical Arabic prefers "A and B and C and D", and subject-initial sentences may be more common in MSA than in Classical Arabic. For these reasons, Modern Standard Arabic is generally treated separately in non-Arab sources. Speakers of Modern Standard Arabic do not always observe the intricate rules of Classical Arabic grammar. Modern Standard Arabic principally differs from Classical Arabic in three areas: lexicon, stylistics, and certain innovations on the periphery that are not strictly regulated by the classical authorities. On the whole, Modern Standard Arabic is not homogeneous; there are authors who write in a style very close to the classical models and others who try to create new stylistic patterns. Add to this regional differences in vocabulary depending upon the influence of the local Arabic varieties and the influences of foreign languages, such as French in Africa and Lebanon or English in Egypt, Jordan, and other countries. 2648: 2651: 2655: 2654: 2650: 2649: 3732:…there is no chronological point at which CLA turned into MSA, still less any agreed set of linguistic criteria that could differentiate the two. MSA is merely a handy label used in western scholarship to denote the written language from about the middle of the nineteenth century, when concerted efforts began to modernize it lexically and phraseologically. Most western scholars refer to the formal written language before that date, and par excellence before the eclipse of Arab political power in the fifteenth century, as "Classical Arabic". 2656: 2653: 3176: 3162: 3536: 172: 684: 2662: 5880: 2661: 2660: 2659: 2658: 2657: 3190: 49: 2652: 2468:
Because MSA speech occurs in fields with novel concepts, including technical literature and scientific domains, the need for terms that did not exist in the time of CA has led to coining new terms. Arabic Language Academies had attempted to fulfill this role during the second half of the 20th century
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if they speak other languages native to a country as their first language and colloquial Arabic dialects as their second language. Modern Standard Arabic is also spoken by people of Arab descent outside the Arab world when people of Arab descent speaking different dialects communicate to each other.
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MSA tends to use simplified sentence structures and drop more complicated ones commonly used in Classical Arabic. Some examples include reliance on verb sentences (sentences that begin with a verb) instead of noun phrases and semi-sentences, as well as avoiding phrasal adjectives and accommodating
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Pronunciation of native words, loanwords, and foreign names in MSA is loose. Names can be pronounced or even spelled differently in different regions and by different speakers. Pronunciation also depends on the person's education, linguistic knowledge, and abilities. There may be sounds used which
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and the exact value of vowels and the pronunciation of other consonants. People who speak MSA also mix vernacular and Classical in pronunciation, words, and grammatical forms. Classical/vernacular mixing in formal writing can also be found (e.g., in some Egyptian newspaper editorials); others are
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MSA is loosely uniform across the Middle East as it is based on the convention of Arabic speakers rather than being a regulated language which rules are followed (that is despite the number of academies regulating Arabic). It can be thought of as being in a continuum between CA (the regulated
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times (7th to 9th centuries). Many Muslims study Classical Arabic in order to read the Quran in its original language. Written Classical Arabic underwent fundamental changes during the early Islamic era, adding dots to distinguish similarly written letters and adding the
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if people speak other languages native to their particular country. They are not normally written, although a certain amount of literature (particularly plays and poetry, including songs) exists in many of them.
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Classical Arabic is considered normative; a few contemporary authors attempt (with varying degrees of success) to follow the syntactic and grammatical norms laid down by classical grammarians (such as
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is omitted, making it closer to spoken varieties of Arabic. It depends on the speaker's knowledge and attitude to the grammar of Classical Arabic, as well as the region and the intended audience.
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As MSA is a revised and simplified form of Classical Arabic, MSA in terms of lexicon omitted the obsolete words used in Classical Arabic. As diglossia is involved, various Arabic dialects freely
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are perceived as separate phonemes in most of modern Arabic dialects and they are used when speaking Modern Standard Arabic as part of foreign words or when speaking it with a colloquial tone.
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While there are differences between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, Arabic speakers tend to find these differences unimportant, and generally refer to both by the same name:
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However, the exigencies of modernity have led to the adoption of numerous terms which would have been mysterious to a classical author, whether taken from other languages (e. g.
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that are commonly spoken as mother tongues in the area; these are only partially mutually intelligible with both MSA and with each other depending on their proximity in the
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countries and is the only form of Arabic taught in schools at all stages. Additionally, some members of religious minorities recite prayers in it, as it is considered the
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As there is a prestige or standard dialect of vernacular Arabic, speakers of standard colloquial dialects code-switch between these particular dialects and MSA.
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Native speakers of Arabic generally do not distinguish between "Modern Standard Arabic" and "Classical Arabic" as separate languages; they refer to both as
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in which a speaker switches back and forth between the two dialects of the language, sometimes even within the same sentence. People speak MSA as a
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Variation in Modern Standard Arabic in Radio News Broadcasts: A Synchronic Descriptive Investigation Into the Use of Complementary Particles
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Variation in Modern Standard Arabic in Radio News Broadcasts: A Synchronic Descriptive Investigation Into the Use of Complementary Particles
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speakers in the world. They add that: "In most Arab countries, only the well-educated have adequate proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic."
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to preserve the correct form and pronunciation of the Quran and to defend the Arabic language against linguistic corruption. It was the
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Reading out loud in MSA for various reasons is becoming increasingly simpler, using less strict rules compared to CA, notably the
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of commerce, media, and education. Content in Modern Standard Arabic is also under-represented online and in literature.
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Several reports mentioned that the use of Modern Standard Arabic was on the decline in the Arab world, especially in
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refers to the many regional dialects derived from Classical Arabic spoken daily across the region and learned as a
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The sociolinguistic situation of Arabic in modern times provides a prime example of the linguistic phenomenon of
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Sabbah, Sabah. (2015). Is Standard Arabic Dying?. Arab World English Journal. 6. 54-65. 10.24093/awej/vol6no2.4.
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with neologisms with Arab roots, but MSA typically borrows terms from other languages to coin new terminology.
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can also have different realizations, i.e. . Sometimes with one value for each vowel in both short and long
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Yamli Editor - The Smart Arabic Keyboard (with automatic conversions and dictionary for better selections)
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Modern Standard Arabic, like Classical Arabic before it, has three pairs of long and short vowels:
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in 1702). The first Arabic printed newspaper was established in 1828: the bilingual Turkish-Arabic
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where foreign workers make up more than 80% of the population and where English has become the
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are missing in Classical Arabic but exist in colloquial varieties. For example, the consonants
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Understanding Arabic: Essays in Contemporary Arabic Linguistics in Honor of El-Said M. Badawi
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Remplacer le français par l’anglais à l’université ? Polémique linguistique en Algérie
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People who are literate in Modern Standard Arabic are primarily found in countries of the
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Giolfo and, Manuela E.B.; Sinatora, Francesco L. (27 April 2018), Keskin, Tugrul (ed.),
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differs in Egypt, Sudan and sometimes other regions as Yemen. It is always undotted
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there are no native speakers of Modern Standard Arabic, but a total of 273,989,700
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had great influence in the formation of Modern Standard Arabic. It was followed by
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Alan S. Kaye (1991). "The Hamzat al-Waṣl in Contemporary Modern Standard Arabic".
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in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and in some usages also the variety of
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in Egypt in 1798; it briefly disappeared after the French departure in 1801, but
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by Egyptians), though other traits may show the speaker's region, such as the
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written in Modern Standard/vernacular mixing, including entertainment news.
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while leaning much more to CA in its written form than its spoken form.
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In Egypt, close vowels have different values; short initial or medial:
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List of countries and territories where Arabic is an official language
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The uncertain future of Modern Standard Arabic: A language in decline
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that approximates this written standard. MSA is the language used in
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Standard Arabic is on the decline: Here's what's worrying about that
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did not have "professional proficiency" in Modern Standard Arabic.
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may be realized as before or adjacent to emphatic consonants and
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Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the literary standard across the
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Differences between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic
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Pronunciation varies regionally. The following are examples:
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Rule-based analysis and generation of Modern Standard Arabic
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Arabic Natural Language Processing: Challenges and Solutions
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Gully, Adrian; Carter, Mike; Badawi, Elsaid (29 July 2015).
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In Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, French is the language of
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The standard consonant varies regionally, most prominently
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although not part of Standard Arabic phonology, the vowels
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characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see
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MSA includes two sounds not present in CA, particularly
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or two different values for each short and long lengths.
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Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics
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Literary Arabic (MSA) is the official language of all
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standard language taught throughout the Arab world in
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Battling to Preserve Arabic From English's Onslaught
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Modern Arabic: Structures, Functions, and Varieties
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Education in the Arab world needs more Arab culture
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Modern Arabic: Structures, Functions, and Varieties
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Leuven: Peeters Publishers. pp. 25–27. 3583:Modern Written Arabic: A Comprehensive Grammar 2341:before or adjacent to emphatic consonants and 2278:before or adjacent to emphatic consonants and 2223:before or adjacent to emphatic consonants and 5910: 4279: 2505:language described in grammar books) and the 840:al-Lughah al-ʻArabīyah al-Fuṣḥā at-Turāthīyah 8: 3654:"The Arabic Language: A Latin of Modernity?" 3495: 3127: 3101: 3075: 3049: 3023: 2997: 2971: 2945: 2919: 2893: 2867: 2841: 2813: 2787: 2761: 2729: 2723: 2697: 2528: 2446: 2418: 1941: 1925: 1900: 1859: 1830: 1814: 1788: 1772: 1756: 1731: 1715: 1699: 1675: 1659: 1643: 1627: 1611: 1577: 1561: 1545: 1527: 1504: 1486: 1470: 1450: 1434: 1388: 1370: 1182: 1173: 931: 903: 853: 844: 833: 962:as well as in numerous literary texts from 6797: 6757: 6748: 6694: 6212: 6203: 6018: 6009: 5917: 5903: 5895: 5178: 5102: 4814: 4805: 4729: 4286: 4272: 4264: 3797: 3795: 3793: 3791: 3789: 3787: 3785: 1292:Modern Standard Arabic consonant phonemes 682: 170: 144: 3952:al Nassir, Abdulmunʿim Abdulamir (1985). 3672: 2107:Across North Africa and West Asia, short 798:, though it is generally not spoken as a 133:Learn how and when to remove this message 3872:Journal of the American Oriental Society 2669: 2460:feminine forms of ranks and job titles. 1978: 1290: 595:Academy of the Arabic Language in Israel 3709: 3707: 3516: 3267: 1197:from MSA. This situation is similar to 724:question marks, boxes, or other symbols 608:Academy of the Arabic Language in Rabat 604:Academy of the Arabic Language in Libya 585:Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo 575: 551: 510: 354: 4225:The Phonology and Morphology of Arabic 3979: 3612:Middle East Studies after September 11 3503:('The God') and words derived from it. 3360: 3354: 1980:Modern Standard Arabic vowel phonemes 4159:, RYM TINA GHAZAL, October 05, 2019, 3916:from the original on 13 October 2023. 3748:Alaa Elgibali and El-Said M. Badawi. 3402: 3396: 3388: 3382: 3374: 3368: 3346: 3340: 3332: 3321: 3315: 3230:A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic 2380:are most often shortened or reduced: 1296: 7: 3768:. Taylor & Francis. p. 51. 3647: 3645: 3585:(2 ed.). 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Georgetown University Press. 4102:", Sawsan Khalaf, 22 May 2018, 3701:. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, p. 24. 3384:[ælʕɑrˤɑˈbeːjælˈfʊsˤħæ] 3370:[ælʕɑrˤɑˈbijjælˈfusˤħæ] 2795:Peace with you (lit. upon you) 1134:times are also written in MSA. 1098:. Most printed material in the 1070:of Arabic-majority areas under 983:Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi 58:needs additional citations for 34:. For the general article, see 7049:of the language on their left. 5875:of the language on their left. 4244:Online Classical Arabic Reader 4194:. Leuven: Peeters Publishers. 3356:[ælʕɑɾɑˈbejjɑlˈfosˤħɑ] 3342:[ælʢɑrɑˈbɪjjɐlˈfʊsˤʜɐ] 3334:[alʕaraˈbijjalˈfusˤħa] 3317:[alʕaraˈbɪjjalˈfʊsˤħa] 3274:Spelling for the final letter 2626:Georgetown University in Qatar 1: 7084:Verb–subject–object languages 4063:", Tom Hundley, 24 Feb 2010, 3942:. London: Routledge. Pg 189. 3714:Holes, C.; Allen, R. 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