A descriptive and comparative grammar of Andalusi Arabic / edited by Institute of Islamic Studies of the University of Zaragoza.

• Superior document: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East
• Author: Institute of Islamic Studies.
• TeilnehmendeR: Institute of Islamic Studies.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Built on the scarce, but not insignificant surviving materials of Andalusi Arabic, this work provides a synchronic descriptive survey as complete as possible of its basic grammar and lexicon, plus some diachronic comparative remarks, allowing the reader to obtain a near accurate picture of this subject-matter.

Table of Contents

A Descriptive and Comparative Grammar of Andalusi Arabic; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Sigla; Symbols; 1. Phonology; 1.1. Vocalism; 1.2. Consonantism; 1.3. Suprasegmentals; 1.4. Combinatory Phonetics; 2. Morphology; 2.1. The Noun; 2.2. The Verb; 2.3. Functionals; 3. Syntax; 3.1. Types of Sentences; 3.2. Verbal Sentences; 3.3. Coordination and Subordination; 3.4. Sentence Modalities; 3.5. Deletion; 4. Lexicon; 4.1. Lexical Main Core and Innovation; 5. A Panchronistic Approach; 5.1. Sources of Interference; Text Samples; I. Poetry; 1. Ibn Quzmān's zağal No; 2. Aššuštarī's zağal No

3. A zağal by Ibn AlhatībII. Prose; 4. Some Proverbs Culled from Azzağğālī's Collection; 5. Proverbs from Alonso del Castillo's Collection; 6. The Elegy for Valencia; 7. Personal Letter by Lluís Algázi; Bibliography; Arabic Index; Andalusi Romance Index; Latin Index; Index of Other Terms; Index of Loanwords in Romance; Index of Place Names; Index of Personal Names; Index of Arabic and Other Grammatical Terms