An edition of The legacy of the Kitab (2008)

The legacy of the Kitab

Sibawayhi's analytical methods within the context of the Arabic grammatical theory

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An edition of The legacy of the Kitab (2008)

The legacy of the Kitab

Sibawayhi's analytical methods within the context of the Arabic grammatical theory

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Brill
Language
English
Pages
334

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Table of Contents

Preface
Background of the Kitab
Introduction
Early "grammatical" activity and the Kitab
Grammarians cited in the Kitab
Grammatical works contemporary with the Kitab
Fundamental analytical tools in the Kitab
Introduction
Sama' (attested data)
Qiyas (analogy)
ʻIlla (cause)
Taqdir (suppletive insertion)
ʻAmal (government)
Asl (origin)
Group membership
Sibawayhi's analytical methods
Introduction
The preservation of "basic rules"
The classification of data within a coherent system
The balance between form and meaning
The role of the speaker and listener
The use of mital? and Sahid?
The tools of checking system validity
The internal unity of the Kitab
Comparison with subsequent authors
Introduction
From Sibawayhi to Mubarrad
The degeneration of Sibawayhi's approach and the predominance of formal considerations
The pedagogical implications
Attempts to restore the role of meaning.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Boston
Series
Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; v. 51
Other Titles
Sibawayhi's analytical methods within the context of the Arabic grammatical theory

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
492.75
Library of Congress
PJ6101.S53 B23 2008, PJ6101.S53B23 2008, PJ6101.S53 B355 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
334

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16729249M
Internet Archive
legacykitabsibaw00baal
ISBN 13
9789004168138
LCCN
2008014324
OCLC/WorldCat
217263701
Goodreads
6807448

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