Date: 15-Jul-2009 From: Elyse Turr <elyse.turroup.com> Subject: A Linguistic History of Arabic: Owens E-mail this message to a friend
Title: A Linguistic History of Arabic
Published: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press
http://www.oup.com/us
Author: Jonathan Owens
Paperback: ISBN: 0199563306 9780199563302 Pages: 328 Price: U.S. $ 49.99
Abstract:
"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 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 of Arabic and Islamic culture, as well as to those studying Arabic and historical linguists.
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