The Semantic Development Between Classical and Colloquial Arabic and its Impact on Enriching the Language

Abstract

Language is a social phenomenon that follows the course of society and moves with its movement. It rises in its brilliance and decays with its decay. It grows with the growth of society and extends whatever the reasons were. Their meanings increase and decrease, and it acquires new connotations and vocabulary. As a result, the development of any society is measured through its language, The language grows in societies by increasing its vocabulary, expanding its connotations, and creating new meanings and words. Generalizationd and specifications are among its characteristics, in addition to metaphore and homonym, These changes that occurred in the linguistic system are nothing but a natural phenomenon in any language of the world. If we go back to our classic Arabic, and through the oldest book - Al-Aain, there are some utterences that were not used at that time. Later, these utterences bacame popular due to the development and cultural integration, even though this process was slow and complex. Therefore, it is difficult to experience this development without scientific awareness and thorough understanding of these semantic changes.