The Arabic language is a living being

Jerji Zidane, the genius linguistic that writers and scholars are proud of. He had a wide awareness of linguistics, whether in theoretical or practical aspects. Zidane was interested in the philosophy of language and its development on theoretical level, with his study of the comparative language jurisprudence. He was fully aware of the latest linguistic theories in his time. What distinguishes, is his superior skill in languages. He passed the ingenuity of Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac, Latin, English, French and German. In addition to his good knowledge of Italian and Spanish, which enabled him to accurately understand the texts. He benefited from this broad science in languages ??to present to us this wonderful book that deals with the development and changes of the Arabic language throughout the ages. He tells us how words and structures changed, and how conditions have turned with new vocabulary and some old words declined. The book divides the follow -up of linguistic developments into historical periods, starting from the pre -Islamic era and extending to modern renaissance. It reviews administrative, scientific and public words, and presents the words derived from foreign languages, such as Turkish and Kurdish. It shows how Arabic has been inspired by European languages ??in recent times.