A Linguistic History of Arabic by Jonathan Owens (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Linguistic History of Arabic by Jonathan Owens A Linguistic History of Arabic challenges the traditional accounts of the progression of classical Arabic to contemporary dialects. It presents a rich and complex picture of early Arabic language history and establishes the basis for a comprehensive, linguistically-based understanding of the history of Arabic. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A Linguistic History of Arabic presents a reconstruction of proto-Arabic by the methods of historical-comparative linguistics. It challenges the traditional conceptualization of an old, Classical language evolving into the contemporary Neo-Arabic dialects. Professor Owens combines established comparative linguistic methodology with a careful reading of the classical Arabic sources, such as the grammatical and exegetical traditions. He arrives at a richerand more complex picture of early Arabic language history than is current today and in doing so establishes the basis for a comprehensive, linguistically-based understanding of the history of Arabic. Thearguments are set out in a concise, case by case basis, making it accessible to students and scholars of Arabic and Islamic culture, as well as to those studying Arabic and historical linguists. Author Biography Jonathan Owens is Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Advanced Study of Language, University of Maryland where he is on leave from his position as Professor of Arabic Linguistics at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. Starting his linguistics career with a SOAS PhD on Creole Arabic Nubi of East Africa, he has taught and conducted research at universities in Libya (Garyounis), Nigeria (Maiduguri), and Jordan (Yarmouk). His books include A Grammar ofLibyan Arabic, 1984, A Short Reference Grammar of Nigerian Arabic, 1993 and The Foundations of Grammar: an Introduction to Medieval Arabic Grammatical Theory, 1988. Table of Contents 1: Introduction: A Language and its Secrets2: Old Arabic, Neo-Arabic, and Comparative Linguistics3: Case and Proto Arabic4: Al-Idgham al-Kabiyr and Case Endings5: Pre-Diasporic Arabic in the Diaspora: A Statistical Approach to Arabic Language History6: Nigerian Arabic and Reconstruction of the Imperfect Verb7: Imala8: Suffix Pronouns and Reconstruction9: Summary and EpilogueAppendixReferencesIndex Review ...highly stimulating read for anyone with interest in the history of Arabic...It deserves a warm welcome. * Clive Holes SOAS * Promotional A rich and complex picture of early Arabic language history and establishes the basis for a comprehensive, linguistically-based understanding of the history of Arabic. Long Description A Linguistic History of Arabic presents a reconstruction of proto-Arabic by the methods of historical-comparative linguistics. It challenges the traditional conceptualization of an old, Classical language evolving into the contemporary Neo-Arabic dialects. Professor Owens combines established comparative linguistic methodology with a careful reading of the classical Arabic sources, such as the grammatical and exegetical traditions. He arrives at a richerand more complex picture of early Arabic language history than is current today and in doing so establishes the basis for a comprehensive, linguistically-based understanding of the history of Arabic. The arguments are set out in a concise, case by case basis, making it accessible to students and scholars ofArabic and Islamic culture, as well as to those studying Arabic and historical linguists. Review Quote ...highly stimulating read for anyone with interest in the history of Arabic...It deserves a warm welcome. Feature Scholarly but largely non-technical styleArguments can be followed by anyone with a basic background in Arabic and LinguisticsDeploys statistical methods to solve historical linguistic problemsGives equal weight to classical sources and modern dataArgument is framed from within the intellectual history of the discipline Details ISBN0199563306 Author Jonathan Owens Short Title LINGUISTIC HIST OF ARABIC Language English ISBN-10 0199563306 ISBN-13 9780199563302 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Residence US Series Oxford Linguistics UK Release Date 2009-06-11 AU Release Date 2009-06-11 NZ Release Date 2009-06-11 Illustrations Maps, Line Drawings, Tables Birth 1875 Death 1955 Affiliation University of Maryland and Bayreuth University, Germany Position Visiting Professor of Medical Ethics Qualifications MD Pages 330 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 2009-06-11 Alternative 9780199290826 DEWEY 492.77 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:53302160;

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