03280nam 2200577 a 450 991045805470332120200520144314.01-283-31377-4978661331377590-272-7863-6(CKB)2550000000049928(EBL)784283(OCoLC)300546954(SSID)ssj0000635456(PQKBManifestationID)11441922(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000635456(PQKBWorkID)10652378(PQKB)10589758(MiAaPQ)EBC784283(Au-PeEL)EBL784283(CaPaEBR)ebr10509547(EXLCZ)99255000000004992819870206d1988 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe foundations of grammar[electronic resource] an introduction to medieval Arabic grammatical theory /Jonathan OwensAmsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub. Co.19881 online resource (383 p.)Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences,0304-0720 ;v. 45Description based upon print version of record.90-272-4528-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-357) and indexes.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; BIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX OF NAMES FROM THE CLASSICAL PERIODSUBJECT INDEX; INDEX OF ARABIC GRAMMATICAL TERMSThe 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 thatAmsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science.Series III,Studies in the history of the language sciences ;v. 45.Arabic languageGrammarTheory, etcHistoryElectronic books.Arabic languageGrammarTheory, etc.History.492/.75/09Owens Jonathan659238MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458054703321The foundations of grammar2288476UNINA