| Arabic Grammars of Turkic: The Arabic Linguistic Model Applied to Foreign Languages & Translation of 'Abū Ḥayyān Al-'Andalusī Contributor(s): Ermers, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004113061 ISBN-13: 9789004113060 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $252.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: This volume consists of two parts. The first is a detailed study of grammars of Turkic written by Arab grammarians (11th-17th century AD), covering internal structure, phonetics, morphonology and syntax. It contains numerous quotations from both little-cited edited texts and unknown manuscripts. The analyses contribute to the study of the application of linguistic models to 'foreign' languages, and the Arabic model in particular. The second part is an English translation of Kit?b al-'Idr?k Li-Lis?n al-'Atr?k, a grammar of Maml?k Qip?aq Turkic, written by the renowned 14th-century grammarian 'Ab? ?ayy?n Al-'Andalus?. The translation gives an excellent insight in Arabic linguistic reasoning applied to Turkic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 494.3 |
| LCCN: 98049994 |
| Series: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 6.36" W x 9.5" (2.06 lbs) 435 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher Description: This volume consists of two parts. The first is a detailed study of grammars of Turkic written by Arab grammarians (11th-17th century AD), covering internal structure, phonetics, morphonology and syntax. It contains numerous quotations from both little-cited edited texts and unknown manuscripts. The analyses contribute to the study of the application of linguistic models to 'foreign' languages, and the Arabic model in particular. The second part is an English translation of Kitāb al-'Idrāk Li-Lisān al-'Atrāk, a grammar of Mamlūk Qipčaq Turkic, written by the renowned 14th-century grammarian 'Abū ḥayyān Al-'Andalusī. The translation gives an excellent insight in Arabic linguistic reasoning applied to Turkic. |