LEADER 05238nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910458059203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-31266-2 010 $a9786613312662 010 $a90-272-7638-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000049923 035 $a(EBL)784278 035 $a(OCoLC)756484588 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000827419 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11514367 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000827419 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10829528 035 $a(PQKB)11658738 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC784278 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL784278 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10509437 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000049923 100 $a19950317d1995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe explanation of linguistic causes$b[electronic resource] $eaz-Zag?g?a?g?i?'s theory of grammar : introduction, translation, commentary /$fKees Versteegh 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia $cJ. Benjamins$dc1995 215 $a1 online resource (326 p.) 225 1 $aAmsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences,$x0304-0720 ;$vv. 75 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-55619-611-3 311 $a90-272-4562-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aTHE EXPLANATION OF LINGUISTIC CAUSES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; IntroductionAz-Zaggagiand his book on the explanation of linguistic causes; The book of explanation of linguistic causes; Chapter I. The parts of speech; Chapter II. The disagreement of the grammarians about the definitions of noun, verb, and particle; Chapter III. The knowledge of the definitions of noun, verb, and particle; Chapter IV. The theories about the verb and the infinitive: which one of them is derived from the other?; Chapter V. The theory of linguistic causes 327 $aChapter VI. The theory about declension and speech: which one of them is prior to the other?Chapter VII. The theory about the declension: why was it introduced into speech?; Chapter VIII. The theory about the declension: is it a vowel or a consonant?; Chapter IX. The theory about the declension: why does it occur at the end of the word rather than at the beginning or in the middle?; Chapter X. The theory about [the problem] which of these three parts - the noun, the verb, and the particle - is entitled to declension? 327 $aChapter XI. The theory about the noun, the verb, and the particle: which one of them comes first in rank and hierarchy?Chapter XII. The theory concerning the verbs: which one of them is prior to the others?; Chapter XIII. The present verb and its real nature; Chapter XIV. What is the reason for calling grammar nahw?; Chapter XV. The difference between 'grammar', 'lexicography', 'declension' and 'glosses'; Chapter XVI. The theory about the lexical meaning of the [words] 'nominative', 'accusative', and ' genitive'; Chapter XVII. The use of learning grammar 327 $aChapter XVIII. The reason for the introduction of nunation into speech, and its different aspectsChapter XIX. The reason for the heaviness of the verb and the lightness of the noun; Chapter XX. The reason why nouns cannot have a jussive; Chapter XXI. The reason why verbs cannot have a genitive; Chapter XXII. The theory about the dual and the plural; Chapter XXIII. The theory about the 'alif, the y, and the w in the dual and the plural: are they the declension or the consonants of the declension?; Selected problems; List of references; List of abbreviations; Index of names; Index of subjects 327 $aIndex of terms 330 $aThe ultimate aim of every linguistic tradition is to go beyond the purely descriptive level and seek an explanation for linguistic phenomena. Traditions differ, however, with regard to the class of linguistic phenomena they wish to explain and the framework in which they define their explanation. In this volume the English translation is presented of the treatise on linguistic explanation by the 10th-century Arab grammarian az-Zaggagi, one of the most original thinkers of the Arabic tradition. He worked in a period in which the influence of Greek logic and philosophy made itself felt in almost 410 0$aAmsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science.$nSeries III,$pStudies in the history of the language sciences ;$vv. 75. 606 $aLinguistics$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aGrammar, Comparative and general$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aLinguistics$zArab countries$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLinguistics 615 0$aGrammar, Comparative and general 615 0$aLinguistics$xHistory. 676 $a410 700 $aZajja?ji?$b ?Abd al-Rah?ma?n ibn Ish?a?q$fd. ca. 950.$0857258 701 $aVersteegh$b C. H. M$0165587 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458059203321 996 $aThe explanation of linguistic causes$91914192 997 $aUNINA