ARA303 — Semantics

About this course

ARA303 Semantics is a 300 Level course in the Arabic Studies department, taught in the First Semester. On La-Net Hub you can watch all 10 recorded lectures for free, grouped into 5 series, read the course lecture note online or download it as a PDF, and test yourself with practice questions.

Semantics is the scientific and philosophical study of meaning in language, analyzing how words, phrases, and sentences convey and interpret meaning

Classical Arab linguists pioneered the foundational fields of modern linguistics centuries before their Western counterparts, driven by the structural requirement to preserve the correct recitation and meaning of the Holy Qur'an.

Lectures in this course

Series 1: CONCEPT AND DEVELOPMENT OF SEMANTICS

1. CONCEPT AND DEVELOPMENT OF SEMANTICS 11 minutes 19 seconds
2. SEMANTICS AND SYYNTAX 10 minutes 14 seconds

Series 2: Contribution of Arabics Linguists|2units

1. Contribution of Arabics Linguists|2units 13 minutes 5 seconds
2. Major Arabic Linguists 13 minutes 9 seconds

Series 3: TYPES AND FEATURES OF SEMANTICS IN ARABIC

1. TYPES AND FEATURES OF SEMANTICS IN ARABIC 9 minutes 52 seconds
2. CONTEXUAL SEMANTICS 9 minutes 37 seconds

Series 4: FOUNDATION AND MEANING

1. FOUNDATION AND MEANING 9 minutes 45 seconds
2. SYNCHRONIC LINGUISTICS 7 minutes 28 seconds

Series 5: TABOO AND MEANING

1. TABOO AND MEANING 13 minutes 55 seconds
2. LINGUISTICS TABOO 7 minutes 43 seconds

Lecture note

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