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Author: Yasir Suleiman ,
Elizabeth Goldring
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.526kg
ISBN: 9780748606979
ISBN 10: 0748606971
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 18 November 1999
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Offers an illuminating analysis of the relevant material ! Suleiman's book fills a gap in the study of the medieval Arab grammarians' writings ! a rich, penetrating and enlightening book by a scholar showing remarkable erudition in such divergent disciplines as Arabic grammar, Islamic jurisprudence and the philosophy of science. A valuable contribution to the study of the Arabic grammatical tradition in English. Such a valuable effort will surely familiarize Western scholars with a period of Arabic intellectual activity that is little known outside a small circle of specialists. A meticulous and informative study and a valuable contribution to the study of Arabic grammatical thinking, which in recent decades has received more scholarly attention than ever before. Suleiman's book is a notable achievement, and once again one sees that medieval Arab grammatical theory has great relevance for practitioners of modern linguistics. This book is an essential introduction to the field. It would be an essential text in any course that deals with this history of Arabic linguistics, and it can be recommended to anyone who wishes to become familiar with the theoretical framework and history of traditional Arab grammarians. Offers an illuminating analysis of the relevant material ! Suleiman's book fills a gap in the study of the medieval Arab grammarians' writings ! a rich, penetrating and enlightening book by a scholar showing remarkable erudition in such divergent disciplines as Arabic grammar, Islamic jurisprudence and the philosophy of science. A valuable contribution to the study of the Arabic grammatical tradition in English. Such a valuable effort will surely familiarize Western scholars with a period of Arabic intellectual activity that is little known outside a small circle of specialists. A meticulous and informative study and a valuable contribution to the study of Arabic grammatical thinking, which in recent decades has received more scholarly attention than ever before. Suleiman's book is a notable achievement, and once again one sees that medieval Arab grammatical theory has great relevance for practitioners of modern linguistics. This book is an essential introduction to the field. It would be an essential text in any course that deals with this history of Arabic linguistics, and it can be recommended to anyone who wishes to become familiar with the theoretical framework and history of traditional Arab grammarians.
Author Information
Professor Yasir Suleiman is the first holder of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Sa'id Chair of Modern Arabic Studies and a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. His many published works include A War of Words: Language and Conflict in the Middle East (2004), The Arabic Language and National Identity: A Study in Ideology (2003), The Arabic Grammatical Tradition: A Study in Tal'liil(1999), Literature and Nation in the Middle East (edited with Ibrahim Muhawi, 2006), Language and Society in the Middle East and North Africa (editor, 1999), Arabic Grammar and Linguistics (editor, 1998), Language and Identity in the Middle East and North Africa (editor, 1996) and Arabic Sociolinguistics: Issues and Perspectives (editor, 1994).
