Re: which languages use arabic alphabet?

Am Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:39:26 -0700 schrieb phoglund@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On 2 heinä, 05:17, "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Jul 1, 8:05 pm, phogl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>>
>>> > > > > Are you suggesting that there is something morally
reprehensible about
>>> > > > > focusing on standard languages officially sanctioned?-
>>
>>> > > > It's not something a linguist would do.
>>
>>> > > What about a philologist?-
>>
>>> > Find an Arabic philologist who takes any interest at all in anything
>>> > written in the last couple of centuries (or since 1000 AH).
>>
>>> Do you suggest there is no modern literature worth mentioning?-
>>
>> Modern Islamic literature is not studied in traditional philologically
>> oriented departments, but in "area studies" departments.
> 
> I see. Well, then I can just this once admit, that I have used the
> word "philology" erroneously in English, under the interference of my
> native language.

Same for me, the "Islamische Philologen" I know and know about don't
restrict themselves to old literature.

Joachim