The Subjunctive Mood in Arabic Grammatical Thought

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-23295-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 66, 382 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 1680 g

Reihe: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics

In The Subjunctive Mood in Arabic Grammatical Thought Arik Sadan outlines the grammatical theories on the nasb (subjunctive mood) in Classical Arabic. Examining over 160 treatises written by 85 grammarians, lexicographers and Qur'an commentators, the author defines and characterizes the opinions of medieval Arab grammarians concerning this mood in the verbal system of Classical Arabic. Special attention is given to the prominent early grammarians Sibawayhi (d. ca. 180/796) and al-Farra' (d. 207/822), who represent the Schools of al-Basra and al-Kufa respectively.
The analysis of the grammarians’ views enables the author to draw several important conclusions and hypotheses on the syntactic environments of the subjunctive mood, the dialectal differences relating to its employment and the historical changes and developments it underwent.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and researchers of Arabic grammar and syntax, Arab grammarians and Arabic grammatical thought, and anyone concerned with Arabic linguistics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sadan, Arik

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie

Über Autor(innen)

Sadan, Arik
Arik Sadan, Ph.D. (2010), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is adjunct Professor of Arabic at the universities of Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion. He has published articles on Arabic linguistics and A Critical Edition of the Grammatical Treatise Tadkirat jawami' al-'adawat (Harrassowitz, 2012).