In the Shadow of Arabic: The Centrality of Language to Arabic Culture (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics)

Yasir Suleiman, Michael G. Carter, Pierre Larcher, Nadia Anghelescu, Hassan Hamze, Georgine Ayoub, Kees Versteegh, Monique Bernards, Wadad al-Qadi, Geert Jan van Gelder, Aziz Al-Azmeh, Karin Christina Ryding, David Wilmsen, Ibrahim Ben Mrad, Gerhard Bowering, Georges Bohas, Peter Heath, Bilal Orfali, Angelika Neuwirth, and Everhard Ditters

ISBN 10: 9004215379 ISBN 13: 9789004215375

Published by Brill, 2011

Language: English

Condition: Used - Very good Hardcover

Save for Later

Sold by Lacey Books Ltd, Cirencester, United Kingdom

AbeBooks Seller since 3 June 2008

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars

View this seller's items

View all copies of this book

Used - Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very good

Price:

� 85

� 25 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

Quantity: 1 available

Add to basket

Save for Later

About this Item

2011 Brill hardcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition.

Contents:

(1) Ideology, Grammar-Making and the Standardization of Arabic by Yasir Suleiman,
(2) The Andalusian Grammarians, Are They Different? by Michael G. Carter,
(3) Khabar / Insha, une fois encore by Pierre Larcher,
(4) From Lexical to Grammatical: Nafs and Other Identifiers by Nadia Anghelescu,
(5) La coordination a un constituant du noyau en arabe by Hassan Hamze,
(6) Mustaqim, muhal, hasan, qabih: Les criteres de recevabilite dans le Kitab de Sibawayhi by Georgine Ayoub,
(7) An Afrikaans Footnote to the History of Arabic Grammar: Sheikh Ismail Ganief's Grammar of Arabic (ca. 1958) by Kees Versteegh,
(8) Pioneers of Arabic Linguistic Studies by Monique Bernards,
(9) Al-Zajjaj and Glassmaking: An Expanded Range of Options in a Comparative Context by Wadad al-Qadi,
(10) Against the Arabic Grammarians: Some Poems by Geert Jan van Gelder,
(11) Linguistic Observations on the Theonym Allah by Aziz Al-Azmeh,
(12) Arabic Datives, Ditransitives, and the Preposition li- by Karin Christina Ryding,
(13) Dialects of the Dative Shift: A Re-examination of Sibawayhi's Dispute with the Nahwiyyun over Ditransitive Verbs with Two Object Pronouns by David Wilmsen,
(14) Homonymie, polysemie et criteres de distinction by Ibrahim Ben Mrad,
(15) Sulami's Treatise on the Science of the Letters ('ilm al-huruf) by Gerhard Bowering,
(16) Style formulaire et parallelisme dans le Coran by Georges Bohas,
(17) Styles in Premodern Arabic Popular Epics by Peter Heath,
(18) Ghazal and Grammar: al-Ba'uni's Tadmin Alfiyyat Ibn Malik fi l-Ghazal by Bilal Orfali,
(19) The Qur'an as a Late Antique Text by Angelika Neuwirth,
(20) A Formal Description of Sentences in Modern Standard Arabic by Everhard Ditters.

Seller Inventory # B9-4H9U-UUDE

Contact seller

Report this item

Bibliographic Details

Title: In the Shadow of Arabic: The Centrality of Language to Arabic Culture (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics)
Publisher: Brill
Publication Date: 2011
Language: English
ISBN 10: 9004215379
ISBN 13: 9789004215375
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

The collection of articles in this volume is dedicated to Ramzi Baalbaki of the American University of Beirut on the occasion of his 60th birthday. It provides an interesting glimpse into the early medieval and modern traditions related to the Arabic language, its grammar, historical development, and demonstrate its centrality to other fields of study such as qurnic studies, adab, folk literature, sufism, and poetry.

About the Author

Bilal Orfali, Ph.D. (2009), Yale University, is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the American University of Beirut. He is the author of several articles and books on classical Arabic literature and Islamic mysticism.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Store Description

Visit Seller's Storefront

Seller's business information

Lacey Books Ltd
75 Chesterton Park, Cirecester, GL7 1XS, United Kingdom

Sale & Shipping Terms

Terms of Sale

Full refund of purchase price provided on return.

Lacey Books Limited
75 Chesterton Park
Cirencester GL7 1XS
UK

email: books at budu.co.uk
07941578072
VAT number: 164 6759 71
Briony Lacey

Right of withdrawal

If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.

Information regarding the right of withdrawal

Statutory right to withdraw

You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.

The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.

To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.

To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.

Effects of withdrawal

If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).

We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.

We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.

We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.

We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.

You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Lacey Books Ltd, Cirencester, United Kingdom, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.

Exceptions to the right of withdrawal

The right of withdrawal does not apply to:

The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.

Shipping Terms

Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.

Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Order quantity	5 to 15 business days	5 to 15 business days
First item	� 25.00	� 30.00

Delivery times are set by sellers and vary by carrier and location. Orders passing through Customs may face delays and buyers are responsible for any associated duties or fees. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.