قضايا اللسانيات الاجتماعية بين التراث واللسانيات الحديثة

Abstract

Ancient linguistic studies were not superficial; rather, ancient linguists excelled in their research and exploration of language from various aspects, leaving us with a linguistic heritage of high scientific and methodological accuracy that rivals the value and status of Western linguistic studies. However, the need to link ancient linguistic research with modern linguistics has become a fundamental requirement to complete the missing aspects of linguistic studies. Arab thought remains incomplete because it has not been organized into theories, for it came only in scattered opinions that have no unifying factor. As for the Western linguistic side, it has succeeded in organizing its ideas into certain theories, but these theories may not have yet reached the level of ancient linguistic thought. This research aims to introduce social linguistics as a term and a concept within modern linguistics, also aims to reveal the most important issues addressed by ancient Arab linguistic, thought to establish a connection between its results and modern linguistic data and present it in a new form to restore the splendor of this heritage. The research started with the problem: Did social linguistic issues fall within the realm of interest of ancient linguists? To what extent did they study and address these issues? Is there a convergence between the approach of ancient Arabs and modern linguistic theories?