The majority of the papers in this volume were presented at the Twenty Fourth and Twenty Fifth Annual Symposia on Arabic Linguistics held at the University Texas in April 2010 and at the University of Arizona in March 2011. One paper is also included from the Twenty Third Annual…
Handbuch der Orientalistik: The Near and Middle East
Until about 60 years ago, linguistic research on the Arabic language in the West was restricted to inquiries on Classical Arabic and the Classical tradition, and spoken Arabic dialects, with historical studies embedded within the broader field of Semitic languages. This situatio…
"The Qurʼan makes extensive use of older religious material, stories, and traditions that predate the origins of Islam, and there has long been a fierce debate about how this material found its way into the Qurʼan. This unique book argues that this debate has largely been charac…
Fundamentals of Arabic Grammar provides an authoritative guide to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) grammar. It has been organised to promote a thorough understanding of MSA grammar and presents its complexities in a cohesive and user-friendly format, filling many gaps left by other …
The lexical semantics of the arabic verb
The traditional stories of a country are invaluable at providing insight into understanding the culture, history and language of a people. The sixty-six stories found in Arabic Stories for Language Learners present the vocabulary and grammar used everyday in Arabic-speaking coun…
The Arabic script in Africa is a collection of sixteen papers on the past and present use of Arabic script to write African languages other than Arabic, discussing the (ethno- )historical, (socio- )linguistic, and in particular grammatological aspects of such writing traditions.