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On the history of grammar among the Arabs : an essay in literary history / Ignaz Goldziher ; translated and edited by Kinga Dévényi, Tamás Iványi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldziher, Ignác, 1850-1921.
- Series:
- Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of the language sciences ; Series III, 73.
- Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences, 0304-0720 ; v. 73
- Standardized Title:
- Nyelvtudomány történetéről az araboknál. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arabic language--Grammar--History.
- Arabic language.
- Arabic language--Study and teaching--History.
- Arabic language--Dialects--Grammar--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (173 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This essay was written in 1878 by I. Goldziher, who is considered one of the founders and greatest masters of Islamic studies in Europe. He examines the origin and early history of Arabic grammar and some features of its later development with special regard to the cultural historical aspects of the question. Goldziher draws a picture of the most important trends and attitudes in the Arabic linguistics of the Middle Ages. The author's comprehensive historical approach enables him to integrate small, seemingly unconnected pieces into a whole system, fitting into our knowledge of other fields of
- Contents:
- ON THE HISTORY OF GRAMMAR AMONG THE ARABS: AN ESSAY IN LITERARY HISTORY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; PREFACE; Table of contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. THE AWAKENING OF GRAMMATICAL AWARENESS AND THE BEGINNINGS OF ARABIC LINGUISTICS; CHAPTER 2. THE ATTITUDE OF ARAB LINGUISTS TO THE DIALECTS AND THE VERNACULAR; CHAPTER 3. KUFA AND BASRA; CHAPTER 4. THE INFLUENCE OF PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARABIC LINGUISTICS; CHAPTER 5. ETYMOLOGY IN ARABIC LINGUISTICS; NOTES; APPENDIX: TEXTS CITED IN THE ESSAY; INDEX; BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-31280-8
- 9786613312808
- 90-272-7658-7
- OCLC:
- 756484636
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