Arabic grammar in its formative age : Kitāb al-ʻAyn and its attribution to Ḫalīl b. Aḥmad

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 b. 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. Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction I. Critical reading of Ḫalīl's biography 1. Personal details 2. Ḫalīl's scholarly relations 3. Ḫalīl's achievements 4. Ḫalīl's talents 5. Ḫalīl's creed 6. Ḫalīl's appreciated and criticized 7. Authorities in the Ḫalīl's accounts 8. General conclusions about Ḫalīl's image in the biographical literature Appendix A: Ḫalīl's poetical verses Appendix B: Ḫalīl's sayings II. The attribution to Ḫalīl's of Kitāb al-˓Ayn 1. Survey of the state of the art 2. Medieval sources on the attribution to Ḫalīl's and Layṯ of K. al-˓Ayn - further observations 3. Ḫalīl's image in the biographical literature compared with material from K. al-˓Ayn 4. Conclusions III. The grammatical teaching of K. al-˓Ayn 1. A general and integral concept of grammatical study 2. Phonetics 3. Parts of speech classification 4. Morphology 5. Syntax IV. The grammatical material in K. al-˓Ayn - its position in early Arabic grammar 1. The scope 2. Ḫalīl's role in writing K. al-˓Ayn 3. Excerpts of alleged Ḫalīlian teaching in later sources 4. K. al-˓Ayn and the early grammar: Comparison with other early works 5. K. al-˓Ayn and the early grammatical theory of the Old Iraqi School 6. Reconsideration of the relations between the phonetic theories in the Kitāb and K. al-˓Ayn V. Appendix One: Grammatical citations from K. al-˓Ayn (in Arabic) VI. Appendix Two: Indices of grammatical terminology in K. al-˓Ayn Alphabetical index of Grammatical terminology Supplementary Index I: Language patology Supplementary Index II: Distributional expressions Supplementary Index III: Normative attitude Bibliographical references A) Primary sources B) Secondary sources STUDIES IN SEMITIC LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS 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 This volume deals with the numerous grammatical passages included in the voluminous Kitab 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 Kitab al-'Ayn to Halil b. Ahmad is reconsidered from the vantage point of this grammatical material. This reconsideration involves a critical study of the vast medieval literature about Halil's personality and the question of attribution of this early Arabic dictionary. This volume establishes the importance of the large grammatical material found in the earliest Arabic dictionary, a unique contemporary of Sibawaihi's Kitab (late 8th century). Aspects of the early Arabic grammatical tradition and the medieval adab literature depicting exemplary heroes of the past are involved in this study of authenticity of the source and its attribution. This study on the development of Arabic grammar as a science revises current interpretations and raises doubts about conventional terminology used in discussing the subject. Moreover, it includes a separate edition of the oldest extant commentary of the Kitab Sibawayh. This volume deals with the numerous grammatical passages included in the voluminous "Kitab al-'Ayn", the earliest Arabic dictionary (8th century). The material is isolated and classified according to its various grammatical categories and then analyzed. By Rafael Talmon. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [427]-437) And Index. English And Arabic.