Academies of the Arabic Language and the Standardization of Arabic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23722174 |
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| Authors | Dinha T Gorgis (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0002 |
| OpenAlex | W1503704878 |
| ISBN | 9781405198431 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The term academy , as conceptualized in the Arab world today, is often associated with Bayt al‐Hikmah (lit. House of Wisdom), a major intellectual center created by al‐Ma'mun in 830 CE. The story of the Arab Language Academy (ALA) cannot be appreciated without taking into consideration Arab achievements in the intellectual domain during the two centuries (c. 750–950) that can be said to be the climax of the Arab world's medieval period, the so‐called Islamic Golden Age, which is thought to have started by the middle of the eighth century with the transfer of the Abbasid capital from Damascus to Baghdad. Conservatives often take this period as the impetus for present‐day language standardization and cultural revival.
Ancient history · Arabic · Archaeology · Art · Climax · Islam · Linguistics · Literature · Period (music) · Political science · Standardization · African history and culture analysis · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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