Marked word order in the Qurān and its English translations : patterns and motivations / by Dr. Ahmed Saleh Elimam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elimam, Ahmed Saleh.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic language--Word order.

Arabic language.

Qurʼan--Criticism and interpretation.

Qurʼan.

Qurʼan--Translations into English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The literature on Balaghah (the art of Arabic eloquence) and commentaries on the Quran stress that the style of the Quran is beautiful, eloquent and inimitable. This literature identifies word order as one of the most distinctive aspects of Quranic style. One of the main reasons for this is that, compared to English, Arabic has fewer restrictions on word order, thanks to its elaborate verb inflection system and case marking. This flexibility allows for the foregrounding of some elements within the sentence, resulting in a marked (or non-canonical) word order and fulfilling certain discursive f

Contents:

""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""LIST OF TABLES""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENT""; ""NOTES ON TRANSLITERATION""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CHAPTER ONE""; ""CHAPTER TWO""; ""CHAPTER THREE""; ""CHAPTER FOUR""; ""CHAPTER FIVE""; ""CHAPTER SIX""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN""; ""APPENDIX""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 14, 2013).

ISBN:

1-4438-5367-4

OCLC:

864747467