Attitudes of Arabic Linguists towards the phenomenon of Linguistic Borrowing in the Arabic Language

Abstract

Attitudes of Arabic Linguists Towards the phenomenon of (Linguistic

Borrowing) in the Arabic Language .

This paper aims at studying an old phenomenon that still exists in Arabic

and which goes back to those days when the holy Quran descend upon the

prophet Mohammad ( May God‘s blessing and peace be upon him ) . This

phenomenon is distinguished by the use of non-Arabic ( foreign) words in

the Arabic Language .

This phoenomenon has been studied and criticized by number of Arab

Linguists either recently or in the past , who used to reflect different points

of view. One of these points of view tolerantly accepts and favours the use of

non ≠ Arabic words . The second one strongly rejects and disfavours this

phenomenon . Athird one comes in- between and has nearly a mid point of

view . Although each party tries its best to prove this or that point of view

using the possible intellectual and quoted proofs , none of them has reached

adecisive resolution to this phenomenon .

Thus , this paper aims at describing , studying , analysing this phenomenon

so as to come up with some results after grouping this phenomenon under

one category .