Kees Versteegh

Meikal Mumin

The Arabic script in Africa is a collection of sixteen papers on the past and present use of Arabic script to write African languages other than Arabic, discussing the (ethno-)historical, (socio-)linguistic, and in particular grammatological aspects of such writing traditions.

Studies in the Use of a Writing System

The Arabic Script in Africa

Andrzej Zaborski

Manfred Woidich

Mushira Eid

Alaa Elgibali

C. H. M. Versteegh

The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics is a major multi-volume reference work. It is a unique collaboration of hundreds of scholars from around the world and covers all relevant aspects of the study of Arabic, dealing with all levels of the language (pre-Classical Arabic, Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Arabic vernaculars, mixed varieties of Arabic).

Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics: A-Ed

This book is concerned with the notions of pidginization and creolization and the role of these processes of language learning in the history of the Arabic language. It is argued that when a new type of Arabic emerged after the Islamic conquests in the 7th century AD, the language went through these processes, as can be concluded from the sociolinguistic context of the period. The radical changes in the language that led to the development of the modern dialects are then seen as the result of pidginization and creolization. Data from the dialects are compared with phenomena in pidginized/creolized languages, and suggestions are given for the application of this framework to the history of other languages.

The Case of Arabic

Pidginization and Creolization

Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics

Georgine Ayoub

Each volume is a selection of the papers presented at the the Foundations of Arabic Linguistics Conference, held in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge.

The Development of a Tradition: Continuity and Change

The Foundations of Arabic Linguistics III

Michael G. Carter

This volume presents papers given at the second Symposium on the History of Arabic Grammar (Nijmegen, 1987). The subject has many aspects and invites many different approaches, which might roughly be categorized into three main groupings, viz. treatments of individual grammarians, examinations of particular grammatical topics, and analysis of medieval concepts from the perspective of contemporary linguistics.

Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium on the History of Arabic Grammar, Nijmegen, 27 April-1 May 1987

Studies in the History of Arabic Grammar II

The ultimate aim of every linguistic tradition is to go beyond the purely descriptive level and seek an explanation for linguistic phenomena. Traditions differ, however, with regard to the class of linguistic phenomena they wish to explain and the framework in which they define their explanation. In this volume the English translation is presented of the treatise on linguistic explanation by the 10th-century Arab grammarian az-Za?????, one of the most original thinkers of the Arabic tradition. He worked in a period in which the influence of Greek logic and philosophy made itself felt in almost all Arabo-Islamic disciplines. Some of the problems he deals with are familiar to modern linguists (e.g., morphological segmentation, categorization of parts of speech), others are comprehensible only within the frame of reference of Arabic linguistics (e.g., the declension of the verb). An extensive commentary on the text analyzes the problems discussed, both within the Arabic tradition and from the point of view of modern linguistics. Apart from the index of names and terms, there is an index of subjects which enables the general reader to consult text and comments on specific key notions.

Az-Za?????'s Theory of Grammar : Introduction, Translation, Commentary

The Explanation of Linguistic Causes

Hans-Josef Niederehe

Konrad Koerner

This collection of papers deals with aspects of the history of Arabic and Hebrew linguistics. These papers appeared simultaneously in Historiographia Linguistica 8:2/3 (1981).

The History of Linguistics in the Near East

Amal E. Marogy

The Foundations of Arabic Linguistics II contains eleven studies of grammatical theories in Sibawayhi's Kitāb (end 8th century C.E.) and their reception in the later grammatical literature.

Kitāb Sībawayhi: Interpretation and transmission

The Foundations of Arabic Linguistics II

Martine Haak

Rudolf de Jong

A collection of 22 articles on the study of Arabic dialects, with the emphasis on developing new frameworks, bringing new data and carrying out comparisons across dialects. This collection is presented to Manfred Woidich on his sixtieth birthday.

A Collection of Articles presented to Manfred Woidich on the Occasion of his Sixtieth Birthday

Approaches to Arabic Dialects

Covering all aspects of the history of Arabic, the Arabic linguistic tradition, Arabic dialects, sociolinguistics and Arabic as a world language, this introductory guide is perfect for students of Arabic, Arabic historical linguistics and Arabic sociolinguistics. Concentrating on the difference between the two types of Arabic the classical standard language and the dialects Kees Versteegh charts the history and development of the Arabic language from its earliest beginnings to modern times. Students will gain a solid grounding in the structure of the language, its historical context and its use in various literary and non-literary genres, as well as an understanding of the role of Arabic as a cultural, religious and political world language. New for this edition: additional chapters on the structure of Arabic, Bilingualism and Arabic pidgins and creoles; a full explanation of the use of conventional Arabic transcription and IPA characters; an updated bibliography and all chapters have been revised and updated in light of recent research.

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