Sentence types and word-order patterns in written Arabic : medieval and modern perspectives / by Yishai Peled.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peled, Yishai.

Series:

Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 52.

Brill eBook titles 2009

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic language--Syntax.

Arabic language.

Arabic language--Word order.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sentence types and word-order patterns in Arabic have been a matter of debate and controversy for a long period of time. They were hotly discussed by the medieval Arab grammarians and continue to be a major topic of discussion among modern scholars. This book describes the development of the medieval grammarians' theory of sentence types; a development from the theory of ‘amal , which lies at the heart of medieval Arabic grammatical tradition. Each major topic is discussed with a view to explore the basic principles underlying the medieval grammarians' arguments. Special attention is given to conceptual problems arising from conflicts with the theory of ‘amal . This is followed by an assessment of the contributions made by modern scholars to the analysis and description of the constructions involved. Modern Arabists and linguists are shown to have concentrated on word-order patterns rather than on sentence types, placing special emphasis on the functional aspects of word order variations in Arabic.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / Y. Peled

Chapter One. Introduction: Historical Background And Modern Approaches / Y. Peled

Chapter Two. Type-1 Sentences: Verb+Subject / Y. Peled

Chapter Three. Type-2 Sentences: Subject+Predicate / Y. Peled

Chapter Four. Problems In The Theory Of Sentence Types / Y. Peled

Chapter Five. Extended Versions Of Type-2 And Type-3 Sentences / Y. Peled

Summary And Conclusions / Y. Peled

Bibliographical References / Y. Peled

Index / Y. Peled.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-235) and index.

ISBN:

9786613061270

9781283061278

1283061279

9789047412120

9047412125

OCLC:

705367147

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004170629.i-250 DOI