Abstract
While religious and economic motives encouraged the development of interest in Arabic in sixteenth and seventeenth-century England, it was also actively propagated by a number of enthusiasts. Translation to and from Arabic was important for missionary activity; but a second religious motivation which led to the study of Arabic was the desire to provide a more accurate English text of the Bible than those which had been available in the sixteenth century. What is more important to the student of linguistics is the insight which the study of Arabic gives into the evolution of comparative philology. It cannot be claimed that philosophical language projects were directly inspired by Arabic, but it was certainly the case that the most distinguished scholars among those interested in the topic were acquainted with Edward Pococke. Keywords: Arabic texts; Edward Pococke; linguistic achievements; seventeenth-century England
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