This paper is a bibliographical survey of linguistic studies of the
Arabic language in Japan. The following bibliography includes the
studies concerning the usual linguistic domains, such as phonetics ,
phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and studies on the Arabic
writing system (including calligraphy), as well as those concerning
Arabic traditional grammar, and the linguistic aspects of Arab society
and Islamic culture, and also Arabic teaching materials. This survey is
part of the research result of Survey of Arabic Studies Database
(Research representative: Tetsuo Nishio), which was funded by a scientific
research grant from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and
Culture in Japan (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research: Grant No.
09551008).