اللغة العربية و الهوية : الأثر و التأثير

Abstract EN

This study aims at showing the relation between Arabic language and identity from a linguistic, social and religious perspective.

It explores the definition of the terms "language" and "identity" by Arab and Western linguists, such as, Ibn-Jenni and De Saussure.

The definition of "identity" with its uniqueness is then explored.

The relation between language and identity shows that language is a reflection of identity since linguistic features of people show their identities.

Then, one can say that "identity" is generated by language and that language has produced identity.

The study emphasizes the relation between language and identity through explaining how the perception of language being a tool that reflects thought has first changed to being a social phenomenon.

It; furthermore, addresses some aspects that show the link between language and social identity, and highlights the impact of Islam on the Arabic language and how the advent of Islam has given Arabic a social and intellectual identity alike.

One of the findings of this descriptive analytical study is affirming the correlation between Arabic and Islam is in favor of the Islamic identity.