Modality in the Qur¿¿n

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-80584-057-2
Verlag: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, Band 58, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

Reihe: Contemporary Studies in Descriptive Linguistics

This book presents a pioneering linguistic study of modality in the Qur?an. Although there is considerable research on modal expressions in modern Arabic, modality in Classical Arabic and the Qur?an in particular have not been examined in a systematic linguistic framework. This volume helps fill this gap.
Drawing on contemporary linguistic theories and implementing a textual-linguistic approach, this volume explores how modal meanings are expressed in the Qur?an through verbs, particles and syntactic constructions. It focuses on the epistemic, deontic and dynamic modalities and traces how each function in the Qur?an.
The analyses show how modal expressions are used differently depending on whether the speaker is divine or human, and how meanings shift across contexts and discourses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dror, Yehudit

Über Autor(innen)

Yehudit Dror is Associate Professor in the Department of Arabic Language and Literature at the University of Haifa. Her primary interest is Arabic grammar, particularly the grammar of the Qur?an. Her publications deal with grammatical phenomena in the Qur?an, including the functions of particles and pronouns, issues of tense and aspect, the linguistic features of different types of discourse in the Qur?an and grammatical issues in Qur?anic exegesis.