Arabic grammar in its formative age : : Kitāb al-'Ayn and its attribution to Ḫalīl b. Aḥmad / / by Rafael Talmon.

• Superior document: Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; 25
• VerfasserIn: Talmon, Rafael,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, New York ;, Köln : : Brill,, [1997]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Language: English; Arabic
• Series: Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; 25.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 437 pages)

This volume deals with the numerous grammatical passages included in the voluminous Kitāb al-‘Ayn , the earliest Arabic dictionary (8th century). This material is isolated and classified according to its various grammatical categories and then analyzed, taking due account of the current knowledge of the state of Arabic grammar in its early stage of development. The much disputed attribution of Kitāb al-‘Ayn to h̬alīl born Aḥmad is reconsidered from the vantage point of this grammatical material. This reconsideration involves a critical study of the vast medieval literature about ̬alīl's personality and the question of attribution of this early Arabic dictionary. In addition to the author's analysis, the volume includes an appendix with citations of the original grammatical passages of this dictionary with useful indices.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / RAFAEL TALMON -- INTRODUCTION / RAFAEL TALMON -- CRITICAL READING OF ḪALĪL'S BIOGRAPHY / RAFAEL TALMON -- THE ATTRIBUTION TO ḪALĪL OF K. AL-ᒼAYN / RAFAEL TALMON -- THE GRAMMATICAL TEACHING OF K. AL-ᒼAYN / RAFAEL TALMON -- THE GRAMMATICAL MATERIAL IN K. ALᒼAYN - ITS POSITION IN EARLY ARABIC GRAMMAR / RAFAEL TALMON -- Appendix One: Grammatical citations from K. al-ᒼAyn (in Arabic) / RAFAEL TALMON -- Appendix Two: Indices of grammatical terminology in K. al-ᒼAyn / RAFAEL TALMON -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES / RAFAEL TALMON -- STUDIES IN SEMITIC LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS / RAFAEL TALMON.