The Foundations of Arabic Linguistics

This volume is intended as the first in a series of studies on traditional Arab linguistic theories concentrating on Sībawayhi and his grammatical legacy. Here, the reader is introduced to the major issues and themes that have determined the development of Arabic grammar and presents Sībawayhi in the context of his intellectual and social environment. The papers make significant contributions to and offer in-depth introductions into major aspects of the foundations of Arab Linguistics, early Syriac and medieval Hebrew linguistic traditions. This is a unique reference on the three main Semitic linguistic traditions, accompanied by a detailed analysis of some grammatical and pragmatic aspects of Kitāb Sībawayhi in the light of modern theories and scholarship.

Contributors include: M. G. Carter, Hanadi Dayyeh, Manuela E.B. Giolfo, Mohamed Hnid, Almog Kasher, Geoffrey Khan, Daniel King, Amal Marogy, Avigail S. Noy, Arik Sadan, Haruko Sakaedani

Amal E. Marogy, Ph.D. (2007) in Oriental Languages and Cultures, is lector of Arabic at Cambridge University. She is organiser of the Foundations of Arabic linguistics Conferences, FAL1 (2010) and FAL2 (2012) and her publications include Kitāb Sībawayhi: Syntax and Pragmatics (2010).

"To sum up, The Foundations of Arabic Linguistics is a significant contribution to our increasing knowledge of this important branch in the history of linguistic thinking. The book makes it plain how rich and profound is the Arabic grammatical tradition." Michal Marmorstein, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Studies in Language vol. 37, issue 2, pp. 445-453.

Der von Amal Marogy sorgfältig edierte Band, de in keiner Fachbibliothek fehlen sollte, bietet ausnahmslos anregende Lektüre und stellt eine wirkliche Bereicherung der Literatur zur nativen arabischen Sprachwissenschaft dar. - Lutz Edzard, Erlangen/Oslo.