Definitions : classical Arabic, literary, literal, written ...

Ecritures classiques ou littéraires
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Written Arabic, modern, traditional, literary, dialectal, Eastern, Maghrebian, intermediate language. What iis it ? Some definitions to make the good choice.

Classical Arabic : This name indicates the Arab language in its most traditional and oldest form. That relates the Koranic text of course, but also old poetry, sums of treaties theological and/or philosophical, historical, literary.

Literary Arabic : This name is only one alternative of the preceding one, it is used however to indicate the trainings in Arab language with strong literary contents, in the university and school courses, for example.

Written Arabic : More subtle, more targeted, this name as well designates "contemporary Arabic" (literature, media, administrations, environment), that its oral dimension as an international exchange and working language. Very closely related to traditional Arabic, written Arabic is the language of modernity.

Modern written Arabic : One adds the "modern" adjective for better underlining the difference with literary or traditional Arabic !

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