LEADER 03256nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910781722203321 005 20230414182551.0 010 $a1-283-31377-4 010 $a9786613313775 010 $a90-272-7863-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000049928 035 $a(EBL)784283 035 $a(OCoLC)300546954 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000635456 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11441922 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000635456 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10652378 035 $a(PQKB)10589758 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC784283 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL784283 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10509547 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000049928 100 $a19870206d1988 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe foundations of grammar $ean introduction to medieval Arabic grammatical theory /$fJonathan Owens 210 1$aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia :$cJohn Benjamins Pub. Co.,$d1988. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 371 pages) 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. 45 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a90-272-4528-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [345]-357) and indexes. 327 $aTHE 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 PERIOD; SUBJECT INDEX; INDEX OF ARABIC GRAMMATICAL TERMS 330 $aThe Arabic grammatical tradition is one of the great traditions in the history of linguistics, yet it is also one that is comparatively unknown to modern western linguistics. The purpose of the present book is to provide an introduction to this grammatical tradition not merely by summarizing it, but by putting it into a perspective that will make it accessible to any linguist trained in the western tradition. The reader should not by put off by the word 'medieval': Arabic grammatical theory shares a number of fundamental similarities with modern linguistic theory. Indeed, one might argue that 410 0$aAmsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science.$nSeries III,$pStudies in the history of the language sciences ;$vv. 45. 606 $aArabic language$xGrammar$xTheory, etc$xHistory 615 0$aArabic language$xGrammar$xTheory, etc.$xHistory. 676 $a492/.75/09 700 $aOwens$b Jonathan$0659238 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781722203321 996 $aThe foundations of grammar$93814149 997 $aUNINA