1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458054703321

Autore

Owens Jonathan

Titolo

The foundations of grammar [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to medieval Arabic grammatical theory / / Jonathan Owens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1988

ISBN

1-283-31377-4

9786613313775

90-272-7863-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (383 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. 45

Disciplina

492/.75/09

Soggetti

Arabic language - Grammar - Theory, etc - 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 (p. [345]-357) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

THE FOUNDATIONS OF GRAMMAR AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL ARABIC GRAMMATICAL THEORY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Symbols and conventions; PREFACE; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, CLASS and DEPENDENCY; 3. MORPHOLOGY; 4. WORD CLASSES; 5. THE NOUN PHRASE; 6. TRANSITIVITY; 7. ELLIPSIS; 8. MARKEDNESS IN ARABIC THEORY; 9. SYNTAX, SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS; NOTES; APPENDIX I. LIST OF MEDIEVAL ARABIC LINGUISTICS WHOSE WORKS ARE CITED; APPENDIX II. BRIEF SUMMARY OF GRAMMATICAL CONSTRUCTIONS; APPENDIX III. ORIGINAL ARABIC QUOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX OF NAMES FROM THE CLASSICAL PERIODSUBJECT INDEX; INDEX OF ARABIC GRAMMATICAL TERMS

Sommario/riassunto

The Arabic grammatical tradition is one of the great traditions in the history of linguistics, yet it is also one that is comparatively unknown to modern western linguistics. The purpose of the present book is to provide an introduction to this grammatical tradition not merely by summarizing it, but by putting it into a perspective that will make it accessible to any linguist trained in the western tradition. The reader should not by put off by the word 'medieval': Arabic grammatical theory



shares a number of fundamental similarities with modern linguistic theory. Indeed, one might argue that

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910707950903321

Autore

Downes Richard <1947->

Titolo

Landpower and ambiguous warfare : challenge of Colombia in the 21st century : conference report / / Richard Downes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carlisle Barracks, PA : , : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, , 1999

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 21 pages)

Soggetti

Political violence - Colombia

Drug control - Colombia

Paramilitary forces - Colombia

Guerrilla warfare - Colombia

Armed Forces - Civic action

Drug control

Guerrilla warfare

Diplomatic relations

Paramilitary forces

Politics and government

Political violence

Strategic aspects of individual places

Colombia Politics and government 1974-

Colombia Armed Forces Civic action

Colombia Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Colombia

Colombia Strategic aspects

Colombia

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"March 10, 1999."