The Academy of the Arabic Language (Arabic: مجمع اللغة العربية Mujma Allugha Al'arabiah; he, האקדמיה ללשון הערבית HaAkademia LaLashon HaAravit) is an institute for the study and research of the Arabic language in Israel.

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The Academy of the Arabic Language, headquartered in

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, was established in December 2007. Among the founders is Sasson Somekh. Its activities are governed by a

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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:

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grammar In linguistics, the grammar of a natural language is its set of structural constraints on speakers' or writers' composition of clauses, phrases, and words. The term can also refer to the study of such constraints, a field that includes doma ...

lexicon A lexicon is the vocabulary of a language or branch of knowledge (such as nautical or medical). In linguistics, a lexicon is a language's inventory of lexemes. The word ''lexicon'' derives from Greek word (), neuter of () meaning 'of or fo ...

pronunciation Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect ("correct pronunciation") or simply the way a particular ...

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and

orthography An orthography is a set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, hyphenation, capitalization, word breaks, emphasis, and punctuation. Most transnational languages in the modern period have a writing system, and ...

including innovations in the language and adaptations stemming from technological developments and advanced

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* Editing

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* Study of

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and

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* 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

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institutions and consultant services * Publication of texts and organization of conferences

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* (in Arabic, Hebrew and English) Arabic language Arabic language regulators Civic and political organizations of Israel Organizations established in 2007 2007 establishments in Israel {{authority control

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