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Early Medieval Arabic: Studies on Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad
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Description for Early Medieval Arabic: Studies on Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad
Hardcover. Al-Khalil was distinguished in his own time as a lexicographer, phonologist, grammarian, educator and musicologist. This is an interdisciplinary collection that explores the contributions to Arabic intellectual history of al-Khalil ibn Ahmad, (d AH 175/AD 791). Editor(s): Ryding, Karin C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; BG; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
The first book in English on the founder of Arabic linguistic theory, this interdisciplinary collection explores the contributions to Arabic intellectual history of al-Khalil ibn Ahmad, (d. A.H. 175/A.D. 791). Al-Khalil was distinguished in his own time as a lexicographer, phonologist, grammarian, educator and musicologist. In the Arab world, his stature is almost legendary, although information on his life, his works and his achievements is fragmented. He is remembered principally for two achievements: the creation of the first dictionary of the Arabic language ( Kitab al-'ayn, "The Book of 'ayn"), and discovery of the rule-governed metrical systems used in pre-Islamic ... Read more
The first book in English on the founder of Arabic linguistic theory, this interdisciplinary collection explores the contributions to Arabic intellectual history of al-Khalil ibn Ahmad, (d. A.H. 175/A.D. 791). Al-Khalil was distinguished in his own time as a lexicographer, phonologist, grammarian, educator and musicologist. In the Arab world, his stature is almost legendary, although information on his life, his works and his achievements is fragmented. He is remembered principally for two achievements: the creation of the first dictionary of the Arabic language ( Kitab al-'ayn, "The Book of 'ayn"), and discovery of the rule-governed metrical systems used in pre-Islamic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878406630
SKU
V9780878406630
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99-50
About
Karin C. Ryding is professor emerita in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies Georgetown University. She is the author of Formal Spoken Arabic: Basic Course and Formal Spoken Arabic: FAST Course (both published by Georgetown University Press).
Reviews for Early Medieval Arabic: Studies on Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad
All four essays are valuable, and together they cast light both on al-Khalil and on the question of how much can ever be known about a pioneering thinker of whose work so little has survived. MESA Bulletin These essays are stimulating and offer new material on the role and work of al-Khalil, one of the most famous of the classical ... Read more