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Sibawayhi

By M. G. Carter

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0195660455, 9780195660456
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1611090 bytes)
Series
Makers of Islamic Civilization
Edition
1
Pages
176\168
Time added
2016-07-02 19:38:23
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Description

This volume gives a short account of the background and life of Sibawayhi, the founder of Arabic grammar, his grammatical ideas as set forth in his book al-Kitab, and the fate and historical importance of his work. Sibawayhi's approach was that of a theoretical linguist, that is to say, he already had a concept of language before he began to apply induction to the mass of data to discover the organizing principles of Arabic. He wrote the Kitab, the concepts of which are universal and relevant to this day. All examples are given in transliteration, and are translated, and technical terms and concepts have been glossed or explained as often as possible.

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