German Orientalism, Arabic Grammar and the Jewish Education System: The Origins and Effect of Martin Plessner’s “Theory of Arabic Grammar”

In 1935, a pioneering school textbook was written by the German-Jewish Orientalist Martin Plessner. The work, titled Theory of Arabic Grammar: A Guidebook for Hebrew Schools, was the first textbook written specifically for the Jewish school system and community to focus on Arabic grammar. It strove...

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Main Author: Mendel, Yonatan 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2016
In: Naharaim
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-77
Further subjects:B Arabic Language Arabic Grammar Textbooks German Orientalism Hebrew Schools Plessner Martin
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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