A linguistic history of Arabic /

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 compar...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Owens, Jonathan
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Zusammenfassung:
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 richer and more complexpicture of early Arabic language history than is current today and in doing so establishes the basis for a comprehensive, lin
Umfang:
1 online resource (329 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Series statement from jacket.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-300) and indexes.
ISBN:
0-19-956330-6
9786610870127
1-280-87012-5
0-19-153746-2
1-4294-9305-4
Schlagworte:
Arabic language > History.
Historical linguistics.
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