This volume divides into 3 sections: I. Arabic in Contact: the Hispano-Arabic Connection; II. Arabic in Contact: Other Connections; III. Phonological Perspectives.
Comprising ten papers from this symposium, this volume deals with the syntax of Arabic, phonology and variation. The topics presented include: binding in Arabic; the analysis of negation and negative polarity items; pronoun doubling in codeswitching; and linguistic variation and…
In the Manuscript Department -- From wanderings in the East -- Arab writers and the Russian Arabist -- In the Asiatic Museum -- In the University Library -- "The game comes running to the hunter" -- Shades of our predecessors -- Finale. "Requiem aeternam" (1943) -- Supplement. "…
I.Y. Kratchkovsky (Ignatii Iul'ianovich Krachkovskii) was an iconic scholar. Among Arabic Manuscripts, Memories of Libraries and Men was a hugely influential book in its time, especially in Eastern Europe. It inspired several now-noted Arabists to start their studies in this fie…
This work treats in one volume the most important fields in Islamic studies: Persian literature and philology; Islamic history and historiography; Arabic literature and philology; and Islamic philosophy and jurisprudence. The essays are representative of the fields in which one …