Sentence Types and Word-Order Patterns in Written Arabic - Medieval and Modern Perspectives

Analyzing the medieval Arab grammarians' treatment of sentence types and word-order patterns in Arabic, this book sheds new light on the achievements of one of the major traditions in the history of linguistics, and assesses the contribution of modern scholarship to the discussion of the issues raised.

Product details

• Authors: Yishai Peled
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.12.2008
• EAN: 9789004170629
• ISBN: 978-90-04-17062-9
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 246 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 567 g
• Series: Studies in Semitic Languages a
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics