TY  - BOOK
AU  - Versteegh,C.H.M.
TI  - The Arabic linguistic tradition
T2  - Landmarks in linguistic thought
SN  - 0415140625
AV  - PJ6053 .V47 1997
U1  - 492.709 20
PY  - 1997///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Arabic language
KW  - History
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Theory, etc
KW  - Study and teaching
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 3. The Arabic linguistic tradition / Kees Versteegh. 1997
N2  - "Landmarks in Linguistic Thought: The Arabic Linguistic Tradition introduces the major issues and themes that have determined the development of the Arabic linguistic tradition. Each chapter contains a short extract from a translated "landmark" text followed by a commentary which places the text in its social and intellectual context. The chosen texts frequently offer scope for comparison with the Western tradition. By contrasting the two systems, the Western and the Arabic, this book serves to highlight the characteristics of two very different systems and thus will stimulate new ideas about the history of linguistics. This book presumes no prior knowledge of Arab-Islamic culture or Arabic language."--Publisher description
ER  -