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Sibawayhi´s Principles: Arabic Grammar and Law in Early Islamic Thought
Michael C. Carter
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Paperback. Sibawayhi, a non-Arab, was the first to write on Arabic grammar and the first to explain Arabic grammar from a non-Arab perspective. Both Sibawayhi and his teacher al-Farahidi made the earliest and most significant formal recording of the Arabic language. Series: Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 503.
Sibawayhi, a non-Arab, was the first to write on Arabic grammar and the first to explain Arabic grammar from a non-Arab perspective. Both Sibawayhi and his teacher al-Farahidi made the earliest and most significant formal recording of the Arabic language. This book argues that the science of Arabic grammar owes its origins to a set of methods developed independently to form the Islamic legal system, not to Greek or other foreign influence. These methods and criteria were adapted to create a grammatical system brought to perfection by Sibawayhi in the late second/eighth century. It ... Read more
Sibawayhi, a non-Arab, was the first to write on Arabic grammar and the first to explain Arabic grammar from a non-Arab perspective. Both Sibawayhi and his teacher al-Farahidi made the earliest and most significant formal recording of the Arabic language. This book argues that the science of Arabic grammar owes its origins to a set of methods developed independently to form the Islamic legal system, not to Greek or other foreign influence. These methods and criteria were adapted to create a grammatical system brought to perfection by Sibawayhi in the late second/eighth century. It ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lockwood Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies
Condition
New
Weight
502g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Atlanta, United States
ISBN
9781937040581
SKU
V9781937040581
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About Michael C. Carter
Michael C. Carter is Hon. Prof. at Sydney University. He has held positions at Duke University, New York University, and Oslo University. His publications include Arab Linguistics: An Introductory Classical Text with Translation and Notes (Benjamins, 1981); Sibawayhi (OUP/Tauris, 2004), and Modern Written Arabic: A Comprehensive Grammar, with Elsaid Badawi and Adrian Gully (Routledge, 2003, rev. ed. 2015).
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