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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458019903321

Autore

Goldziher Ignác <1850-1921.>

Titolo

On the history of grammar among the Arabs [[electronic resource] ] : an essay in literary history / / Ignaz Goldziher ; translated and edited by Kinga Dévényi, Tamás Iványi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c1994

ISBN

1-283-31280-8

9786613312808

90-272-7658-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences, , 0304-0720 ; ; v. 73

Altri autori (Persone)

DévényiKinga

IványiTamás

Disciplina

492/.75

Soggetti

Arabic language - Grammar - History

Arabic language - Study and teaching - History

Arabic language - Dialects - Grammar - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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