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Academy of the Arabic Language in Israel

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Formed
  
2007

Headquarters
  
Haifa, Israel

Agency executive
  
Mahmoud Ghanayem, President

Website
  
http://www.arabicac.com

The Academy of the Arabic Language (Arabic: مجمع اللغة العربية‎‎; Hebrew: האקדמיה ללשון הערבית‎‎) is an institute for the study and research of the Arabic language in Israel.

History

The Academy of the Arabic Language, headquartered in Haifa, was established in December 2007. Its activities are governed by a Knesset Law approved on March 2007 and are largely parallel those of the Hebrew Language Academy. The president of the academy is Prof. Mahmoud Ghanayem.

The academy works to promote:

  • Study of the history of Arabic language
  • Study of the Arabic language: structure, terminology, grammar, lexicon, pronunciation, spelling, reading, writing and orthography including innovations in the language and adapting the technology era and advanced computing.
  • Editing dictionaries
  • Study of Arab culture and literature.
  • Contact and cooperation with the Hebrew Language Academy and Hebrew and Arabic research institutes in Israel and abroad.
  • Cooperation with the Ministry of Education and higher education institutions and consultant services
  • Publication of texts and organization of conferences

    • References

    Academy of the Arabic Language in Israel Wikipedia
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