| Arabic Grammar and Qur'ānic Exegesis in Early Islam Contributor(s): Versteegh, C. H. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004098453 ISBN-13: 9789004098459 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $148.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1993 Annotation: In this volume the author examines the origins of Arabic linguistics on the basis of the earliest Qur'?nic commentaries (1st half of the 8th century A.D.). The material used includes both edited texts and manuscript commentaries. Various chapters analyze the exegetical methods of the early commentators (such as Muq?til and Mu?ammad al-Kalb?) and their use of grammatical terminology. These data are compared with the earliest grammatical treatises (Such as S?bawayhi and Farr?'). The material presented here constitutes an important source of evidence for the development of linguistic thinking in Islam and the origin of the grammatical schools of Basra and Kufa. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Arabic - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 492.75 |
| LCCN: 93007248 |
| Series: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.5" W x 9.7" (1.27 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher Description: In this volume the author examines the origins of Arabic linguistics on the basis of the earliest Qur'ānic commentaries (1st half of the 8th century A.D.). The material used includes both edited texts and manuscript commentaries. Various chapters analyze the exegetical methods of the early commentators (such as Muqātil and Muḥammad al-Kalbī) and their use of grammatical terminology. These data are compared with the earliest grammatical treatises (Such as Sābawayhi and Farrā'). The material presented here constitutes an important source of evidence for the development of linguistic thinking in Islam and the origin of the grammatical schools of Basra and Kufa. |