<p>Lecture, three hours. Preparation: one year of Arabic or equivalent knowledge in any variety of written or spoken Arabic. Maltese is the national language of the Mediterranean island nation of Malta, and an official language of the European Union. Derived from North African Arabic, it has been transformed by contract with Sicilian, standard Italian, and English. Students learn to read written materials and understand spoken standard Maltese. Study also samples the extensive linguistic literature on Maltese. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Arabic

College of Letters and Science

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

ARABIC 119 - Maltese

Maltese

We will aim to be able to understand spoken Maltese up to the intermediate level.

We will have read a selection of literary and non-literary texts illustrating important moments in the history of the language and its literature.

For their final project, students will explore a single topic in literature or linguistics in greater depth.

We will have mastered the phonology, orthography, and basic syntax of Maltese, and learned to make informed use of dictionaries, corpora, and other resources for reading the language.

We will study its history and its linguistic features, focusing on the relationship to Arabic and the sociolinguistics of present-day Malta.

General Catalog

Maltese

ARABIC 119

4 units