Early Arabic Grammatical Theory

• Abbreviations and Conventions | p. vii
• Preface | p. ix
• 1. Introduction | p. 1
• 1. The problem
• 1.1 The schools
• 1.2 The data
• 1.3 The Quranic variants, the Qiraa'aat
• 1.4 The players
• 1.5 Plan of the book
• 1.6 Odd remarks
• 2. Two General Points | p. 13
• 2.1 Dependency
• 2.2 The i-inf (genitive)
• 2.3 Scope of study
• 3. Farra' as Linguist | p. 19
• 3.1 ‘Asl
• 3.2 General rules
• 3.3 Position, context, mawdi’
• 3.4 Analogical reasoning
• 3.5 Farra' on gender
• 3.6 Ma‘aaniy l-Qur’aan: Farra' and Zajjaj
• 3.7 Conclusion
• 4. Sibawayhi's Methodology | p. 35
• 4.1 Sibawayhi's use of substitution
• 4.2 Techniques
• 4.3 Sibawayh and Sarraj
• 5. Noun Complementation | p. 55
• 5.1 Sarraj
• 5.2 Sibawayh
• 5.3 Types of relation in Sibawayh's treatment of NC
• 5.4 General summary
• 5.5 Farra'
• 5.6 Axfash
• 5.7 Mubarrid, Tha'lab and others
• 5.8 The class of noun complementizers
• 6. Sibawayh and Farra' vs. Later Grammarians | p. 103
• 6.1 'Isnaad
• 6.2 The a-inf form
• 6.3 Sequence of the tamyiyz (or the proper use of analogy)
• 7. Farra' as Transitional Figure | p. 127
• 7.1 The specifier, tamyiyz
• 7.2 The locative, ḏarf, and sifa
• 7.3 Passive
• 8. Farra' and the Period of Heterogeneity | p. 157
• 8.1 Meaning, structural categories and precision of terminology
• 8.2 Are terminological differences categorical differences?
• 8.3 Summary
• 9. Minor Writers | p. 179
• 9.1 The linguists
• 9.2 MN
• 9.3 Ibn Kaysan
• 9.4 Lughda
• 9.5 KJN
• 9.6 Tabular summary
• 9.7 Tha'lab and Abu Bakr al-Anbari
• 9.8 Terminological and conceptual heterogeneity
• 9.9 Non-standard traditions
• 9.10 Dating works
• 10. The Development of the Basran and Kufan Schools | p. 203
• 10.1 Sibawayh
• 10.2 Farra'
• 10.3 Linguists after Farra'
• 10.4 Zajjaj
• 10.5 From data to theory
• 11. The Structural Development of Early Arabic Syntactic Theory | p. 221
• 11.1 The data
• 11.2 Technical questions
• 11.3 Periodization
• 11.4 The schools and linguistic data
• 11.5 Reconstruction
• 11.6 Principles of development
• 11.7 The early evolution of Arabic syntactic theory
• Appendix 1
• IA. Subject Matter of Ma’aaniy l-Qur'aan, Farra' and Zajjaj | p. 245
• IB. Harf in Morphology and Syntax | p. 245
• IC. The musnad and musnad ‘ilayhi in Farra' | p. 249
• ID. The term sagala | p. 251
• IE. Noun complementation citations in Axfash | p. 255
• IG. Form and function of governed item in Farra's ’iyqaa‘ relation, vol. I | p. 257
• Appendix II Arabic Quotes | p. 261
• Appendix III Arabic Linguists | p. 273
• Primary | p. 275
• Secondary | p. 278
• Index of Arabic Grammarians | p. 285
• Index of Arabic Grammatical Terms | p. 287
• Subject Index | p. 291

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