Arabic Grammar in Its Formative Age

Kitāb Al-'Ayn and Its Attribution to H̬alīl B. Aḥmad
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-90-04-10812-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Arabisch, Band 25, 438 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 912 g

Reihe: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics

This volume deals with the numerous grammatical passages included in the voluminous 'KitÄb al-‘Ayn', the earliest Arabic dictionary (8th century). This material is isolated and classified according to its various grammatical categories and then analyzed, taking due account of the current knowledge of the state of Arabic grammar in its early stage of development.
The much disputed attribution of 'KitÄb al-‘Ayn' to h̬alÄ«l b. AhÌ£mad is reconsidered from the vantage point of this grammatical material. This reconsideration involves a critical study of the vast medieval literature about ̬alÄ«l's personality and the question of attribution of this early Arabic dictionary.
In addition to the author's analysis, the volume includes an appendix with citations of the original grammatical passages of this dictionary with useful indices.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Talmon

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie

Über Autor(innen)

Rafael Talmon, Ph.D. (1981) in Arabic, Tel Aviv University, is Professor of Arabic at the University of Haifa. He has published extensively on the early history of Arabic grammatical tradition and its relations with other linguistic traditions.