Language Reform by Lebanese Lexicographers in the Nahḍa: The case of Saʻīd al-Ḫūrī aš-Šartūnī

Stefania Porcu

doi:10.13135/1825-263X/3366

Stefania Porcu independent researcher

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13135/1825-263X/3366

Keywords: Language Reform, Linguistic Regeneration, Lexicography, Nahḍa, Lebanon, Šartūnī

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the social and literary revival and linguistic regeneration of the nineteenth century in Arab countries, especially in the Syro-Lebanese region. After outlining the work of the most important Lebanese lexicographers, this research focuses on the author Saʻīd al-Ḫūrī aš-Šartūnī and his multiple interests. The aim of this paper is to understand the role of this author in a reform carried out by two groups of intellectuals, one conservative and one reformist, in the period called Nahḍa.

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Author Biography

Stefania Porcu, independent researcher

Stefania Porcu received her BA degree in Languages and Cultures for Linguistic Mediation at the University of Cagliari with a dissertation on childhood Literature in Lebanon; she continued her studies with a MA in Languages and Civilization of Asia and Africa at the University of Turin with a thesis on the development of modern Arabic lexicography. She is currently considering a PhD in Arab Studies. She can be reached at: stefania.porcu@edu.unito.it.

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