Tense and Text in Classical Arabic : A Discourse-oriented Study of the Classical Arabic Tense System, Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics (Volume 85)

This study undertakes to examine the problem of the tenses in Classical Arabic. While aware of the long tradition which shaped the discussion of this subject, and building, in fact, on some important insights offered by medieval and modern grammarians, this study attempts to redefine the discussion...

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Main Author Marmorstein, Michal
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Brill 01.01.2016
Subjects
Arabic
Foreign Language Study
Language Arts & Disciplines
Linguistics
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ISBN9004310487
9789004310483

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Summary:This study undertakes to examine the problem of the tenses in Classical Arabic. While aware of the long tradition which shaped the discussion of this subject, and building, in fact, on some important insights offered by medieval and modern grammarians, this study attempts to redefine the discussion and propose a new analysis of the tenses, based on a functional text-oriented investigation of a large corpus of Classical Arabic prose. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.
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ISBN:9004310487
9789004310483