"Hence the value of this work by Professor Chejne. They will so remain unless they send their roots deeper down into high schools and enlist the interest of a widening circle of nonspecialists. Since World War II they have inched their way to the undergraduate curriculum of a small number of universities. Hitti of Princeton University writes in the foreword: "Until recently Arabic studies in this country had been limited to the graduate level and confined to a few universities. This book will, it is hoped, help to introduce the language and demonstrate its importance to a wider audience. Yet the language and its significant role in history are little known in the English-speaking countries except among specialists. It is spoken by about one hundred million people inhabiting a wide and important area of the Middle East. Arabic, with its rich literary heritage, is one of the major languages of the world. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. The Arabic Language was first published in 1969.
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