| Comparative Semitic Philology in the Middle Ages: From Saʿadiah Gaon to Ibn Barūn (10th-12th C.) Contributor(s): Maman, Aharon (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004136207 ISBN-13: 9789004136205 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $301.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: This volume deals with medieval comparative Semitic philology (Hebrew/Aramaic/Arabic) as practised by Hebrew philologists in the Arabic speaking lands, from Iraq to Spain, discussing its development through the generations, its technics and its theoretical basis. This research is based upon an analysis of over ten thousand occurrences of comparisons in linguistic works, biblical commentaries and the like, made by fourteen Hebrew scholars from the 10th-12th centuries CE, among them Sa?adiah Gaon, Judah b. Quraysh, David b. Abraham Alfasi, Jonah b. Janah and Isaac b. Bar?n. Several aspects of this comparisons are presented and studied here for the first time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Hebrew - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 492.450 |
| LCCN: 2004050577 |
| Series: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 1.48" H x 6.58" W x 9.62" (2.28 lbs) 520 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher Description: This volume deals with medieval comparative Semitic philology (Hebrew/Aramaic/Arabic) as practised by Hebrew philologists in the Arabic speaking lands, from Iraq to Spain, discussing its development through the generations, its technics and its theoretical basis. This research is based upon an analysis of over ten thousand occurrences of comparisons in linguistic works, biblical commentaries and the like, made by fourteen Hebrew scholars from the 10th-12th centuries CE, among them Saʿadiah Gaon, Judah b. Quraysh, David b. Abraham Alfasi, Jonah b. Janah and Isaac b. Barūn. Several aspects of this comparisons are presented and studied here for the first time. |