176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

The importance and richness of the Arabic linguistic tradition, largely neglected by Western literature, is amply demonstrated by this book, first published in 1990. Written by three experts in the field, it provides us with a comprehensive survey of the historical constitution and theoretical structure of the Arabic linguistic tradition from its beginnings in the eighth century to its mature... Read more

1. General Introduction  2. Sibawayhi’s Kitab: An Enunciative Approach to Syntax  3. The Canonical Theory of Grammar: Syntax (Nahw)  4. The Canonical Theory of Grammar: Morphology, Phonology, and Phonetics (Tasrif)  5. Major Trends in the Study of Texts  6. Rhetoric and Grammatical Semantics  7. Metrics

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Georges Bohas, Jean-Patrick Guillaume, Djamel Eddine Kouloughli