A Linguistic History of Arabic (Hardcover)

A Linguistic History of Arabic presents a reconstruction of proto-Arabic by the methods of historical-comparative linguistics. It challenges the traditional conceptualization of an old, Classical language evolving into the contemporary Neo-Arabic dialects. Professor Owens combines established comparative linguistic methodology with a careful reading of the classical Arabic sources, such as the grammatical and exegetical traditions. He arrives at a richer and more complex picture of early Arabic language history than is current today and in doing so establishes the basis for a comprehensive, linguistically-based understanding of the history of Arabic. The arguments are set out in a concise, case by case basis, making it accessible to students and scholars of Arabic and Islamic culture, as well as to those studying Arabic and historical linguists.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2006
First published:	May 2006
Authors:	Jonathan Owens
Dimensions:	242 x 164 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	330
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-929082-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Promotions
LSN:	0-19-929082-2
Barcode:	9780199290826

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