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A Linguistic history of Arabic

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eng

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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 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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Oxford

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Oxford University Press

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2006

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ix, 316 p.: ill., maps; 24 cm

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]Oxford linguistics[

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Series statement from jacket

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Includes bibliographical references )p. ]285[-300( and indexes

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ISBN: 0199290822

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Jonathan Owens

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، Arabic language -- History

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، Historical linguistics

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Owens, Jonathan

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