Early Arabic Grammatical Theory
Jonathan Owens · 1976
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About the book
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 theory. These goals represent self-sufficient ends, though it is hoped that the results here will be relevant to further questions, such as the relation between the Arabic and Greco-Syriac grammatical traditions.
Book details
- Year
- 1976
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- John Benjamins Pub Co
- Editions
- 3
- Pages
- 310
- ISBN
- 9789027245380
Data source: Wikidata
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