MAPPING CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN ARABIC LINGUISTICS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW WITH THEMATIC AND BIBLIOMETRIC INSIGHTS (2010–2025)
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This study examines methodological and thematic developments in contemporary Arabic linguistics through a systematic literature review. Following the PRISMA framework, a structured search was conducted across Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar for publications between 2010 and 2025. The initial search yielded 1248 records, which were reduced to 936 unique studies after deduplication. Through a multi-stage screening process based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 82 peer-reviewed publications were retained for final analysis. The selected studies were analyzed using a combination of thematic coding and bibliometric mapping in order to identify dominant research orientations and emerging methodological patterns. The analysis employed a three-layer analytical framework consisting of thematic synthesis, bibliometric mapping using the software VOSviewer (version 1.6.20), and paradigm-oriented interpretation. Taken together, these findings indicate that contemporary Arabic linguistics is experiencing significant methodological diversification driven by empirical data and digital analytical tools. However, the persistence of traditional grammatical scholarship within citation networks and thematic clusters suggests that the field is evolving toward a hybrid research landscape rather than undergoing a complete paradigm replacement. The results highlight the growing role of corpus methodologies and computational modeling in shaping current research practices while demonstrating the continued relevance of classical linguistic frameworks in the interpretation of Arabic linguistic structure.
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