A Linguistic Approach to Language Correction A linguistic approach to language correction methods in Iraq

Abstract

This Research examines language correction methodologies in Iraq from a linguistic perspective that balances the requirements of prescriptive norms aimed at preserving the Arabic language in institutional discourse with the principles of linguistic description that analyze language phenomena as they appear in actual usage without undermining the vitality of the language. The study is based on the hypothesis that many commonly practiced correction methods tend toward a traditional pedagogical model that excessively broadens the concept of “error,” to the extent that it may confuse structural errors with stylistic or pragmatic variation. This, in turn,

affects the quality of texts produced within educational, administrative, and media institutions.