The method of phonetic research among Arabs

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Tikrit University, College of Petroleum Processes Engineering-Iraq

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This research examines the Arabic phonetic research methodology. It is based on the hypothesis that Arabic scholars have a clear methodology for studying linguistic sound. This methodology is consistent with the visions and methods of Arabic scholars in linguistic research.
This research examines a series of scientific and practical procedures that appear in the writings of Arabic scholars, which these scholars have adopted as key features of phonetic research.
This research discusses the argument of a number of modern scholars who have argued that ancient Arabic linguistics did not possess a clear methodology for phonetic research, and refute this argument.
The research then delves into the features of the Arabic phonetic research methodology, including the use of organic experience and the discovery that phonetic research is a special method for scientific proof. Furthermore, it explores the phenomenon of representation by tangible objects, which reveals a systematic awareness among Arabic scholars of what phonetic research requires.
The research focused on rare texts by Arabic scholars that revealed the features of the phonetic research methodology used by Arabic scholars. This included a text by al-Sirafi in which he discusses his reliance on vision in his phonetic research, and that vision replaces observation. This clearly demonstrates the scientific and practical tools required for phonetic research. Also included is the reliance of a number of Arabic scholars on the phenomenon of representation by tangible objects, such as musical instruments. These scholars found the preeminent tool for bringing phonetic truth closer to the Arabic

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