The Arabic Contribution to the General Linguistics in Light of the History of Ideas: A Critique and Analysis of Western and Orientalist References

Abstract

This research deals, through presentation, study, and analysis, with the neglect of the contribution of the Arabic linguistic heritage in discovering much of linguistic modernity, without claiming that it is a systematic modernity; for two reasons: it deals with it in its specific historical context, and because it deals with it within the framework of acculturation, far from the duality of originality and influence. The research proved many of its hypotheses imposed by the research problem and question. The research sees the importance of chronicling our heritage in the context of the general history of linguistics after it was neglected for a long time. The study confirms that it does not include attributing to our linguistic heritage what it did not say.