The Subjunctive Mood in Arabic Grammatical Thought

In The Subjunctive Mood in Arabic Grammatical Thought Arik Sadan outlines the grammatical theories on the naṣb (subjunctive mood) in Classical Arabic. Special attention is given to Sībawayhi and al-Farrāʾ, who represent the Schools of al-Baṣra and al-Kūfa respectively.

About the author

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 Taḏkirat jawāmiʿ al-ʾadawāt (Harrassowitz, 2012).

Product details

• Authors: Arik Sadan
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.08.2012
• EAN: 9789004232952
• ISBN: 978-90-04-23295-2
• No. of pages: 402
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 242 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 757 g
• Series: Studies in Semitic Languages a
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics