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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785530803321

Autore

Sadan Arik

Titolo

The subjunctive mood in Arabic grammatical thought [[electronic resource] /] / by Arik Sadan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012

ISBN

1-283-55134-9

9786613863799

90-04-23423-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Collana

Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; ; v. 66

Disciplina

492.7/56

Soggetti

Arabic language - Grammar - History

Arabic language - Mood

Arabic language - Verb

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- I ʾAn -- II Lan -- III Kay -- IV ʾIḏan -- V ʾAw -- VI Fa- -- VII Wa- -- VII Ḥattā -- IX Li- -- X Free naṣb -- XI The Possible Interchangeability of rafʿ and naṣb -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Appendix A Basic Technical Terms and Concepts -- Appendix B Grammarians’ Biographies -- Bibliography -- Indices -- Index of Terms -- Index of Qurʾānic Quotations.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Subjunctive Mood in Arabic Grammatical Thought Arik Sadan outlines the grammatical theories on the naṣb (subjunctive mood) in Classical Arabic. Examining over 160 treatises written by 85 grammarians, lexicographers and Qurʾān commentators, the author defines and characterizes the opinions of medieval Arab grammarians concerning this mood in the verbal system of Classical Arabic. Special attention is given to the prominent early grammarians Sībawayhi (d. circa 180/796) and al-Farrāʾ (d. 207/822), who represent the Schools of al-Baṣra and al-Kūfa respectively. The analysis of the grammarians’ views enables the author to draw several important conclusions and hypotheses on the syntactic environments of the subjunctive mood, the dialectal differences relating to its employment and the historical changes and developments it underwent.