UID:
almafu_9959240245402883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 294 pages) :
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illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-283-31354-5
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9786613313546
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90-272-7809-1
Series Statement:
Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences, v. 53
Content:
The Arabic grammatical tradition is remarkable for having organized a large amount of descriptive material within a sophisticated formal framework. The present study seeks to elucidate the early development of this system from a theory-internal perspective; it is mainly concerned with the development of the syntactic theory as a formal object, as system of rules. This endeavor is constituted of four sub-goals: a description of early developments, their periodization, their relation to the traditional account in terms of the Basran and Kufan schools, and their relation to modern linguistic theo
Note:
EARLY ARABIC GRAMMATICAL THEORY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS; PREFACE; Table of contents; I. INTRODUCTION; II. TWO GENERAL POINTS; III. FARRA' AS LINGUIST; IV. SIBAWAYH'S METHODOLOGY; V. NOUN COMPLEMENTATION; VI. SIBAWAYH AND FARRA' VS. LATER GRAMMARIANS; VII. FARRA' AS TRANSITIONAL FIGURE; VIII. FARRA' AND THE PERIOD OF HETEROGENEITY; IX. MINOR WRITERS; CHAPTER X. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASRAN AND KUFAN SCHOOLS; XI. THE STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY ARABIC SYNTACTIC THEORY; APPENDIX I; APPENDIX II. ARABIC QUOTES; APPENDIX III. GRAMMARIANS CITED AS SOURCES; REFERENCES; INDEX OF ARABIC GRAMMARIANS; INDEX OF ARABIC GRAMMATICAL TERMS; SUBJECT INDEX
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-272-4538-X
Language:
English
