Changing traditions : Al-Mubarrad's refutation of SiÌbawayh and the subsequent reception of the KitaÌb
Arabic language Mubarrad, MuhÌ£ammad ibn YaziÌd, SiÌbawayh, Ê»Amr ibn Ê»UthmaÌn,
E.J. Brill
1997
EISBN 9004348409
Preliminary Material.
PREFACE.
Setting the stage.
SĪBAWAYH, HIS KITÄB, AND THE SCHOOLS OF BASRA AND KUFA ACCORDING TO THE CLASSICAL ARAB TRADITION.
AN OVERVIEW OF AL-MUBARRADâS LIFE, SOCIAL CONTACTS AND THE CULTURAL MILIEU OF THE TIME.
Grammaticalities.
AL-MUBARRADâS GRAMMATICAL POSITION: HIS ORIGINALITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS CRITICISM.
ILLUSTRATION OF AL-MUBARRADâS GRAMMATICAL POSITION: AN ANALYSIS OF FOUR GRAMMATICAL ISSUES.
The reception of SÄ«bawayh's book.
SUMMARY, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH.
INVENTORY OF THE INTIá¹¢ÄR.
LIST OF OVERLAPPING ITEMS FROM THE DERENBOURG EDITION OF THE KITÄB SĪBAWAYH AND THE INTIá¹¢ÄR.
EXPLICIT REFERENCES TO SĪBAWAYH IN AL-MUBARRADâS MUQTAá¸AB.
REFERENCES.
GENERAL INDEX.
INDEX OF NAMES.
INDEX OF GRAMMATICAL ITEMS.
INTRODUCTION TO THE EDITION OF THE INTIá¹¢ÄR.
This study deals with the development of Arabic linguistics as a distinct Islamic science. The period covered ranges from the founding father of Arabic grammar, SÄ«bawayh, up through the classical era focusing on the grammarian al-Mubarrad (d. 285 AH/898 AD). The reader is introduced to the environment in which Arabic grammar evolved. Subsequently, al-Mubarrad's position vis-Ã -vis SÄ«bawayh and other contemporary grammarians is analyzed in depth and, finally, his decisive role in the development of Arabic linguistics is discussed. Those interested in the intellectual history of early Islam will benefit from the study since it revises current interpretations on the development of Arabic grammar and questions the historicity of the so-called \'grammatical schools\'. A separate edition of the oldest extant commentary on the KitÄb SÄ«bawayh , by Ibn WallÄd (d.332 AH/943 AD), is included.
PREFACE.
Setting the stage.
SĪBAWAYH, HIS KITÄB, AND THE SCHOOLS OF BASRA AND KUFA ACCORDING TO THE CLASSICAL ARAB TRADITION.
AN OVERVIEW OF AL-MUBARRADâS LIFE, SOCIAL CONTACTS AND THE CULTURAL MILIEU OF THE TIME.
Grammaticalities.
AL-MUBARRADâS GRAMMATICAL POSITION: HIS ORIGINALITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS CRITICISM.
ILLUSTRATION OF AL-MUBARRADâS GRAMMATICAL POSITION: AN ANALYSIS OF FOUR GRAMMATICAL ISSUES.
The reception of SÄ«bawayh's book.
SUMMARY, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH.
INVENTORY OF THE INTIá¹¢ÄR.
LIST OF OVERLAPPING ITEMS FROM THE DERENBOURG EDITION OF THE KITÄB SĪBAWAYH AND THE INTIá¹¢ÄR.
EXPLICIT REFERENCES TO SĪBAWAYH IN AL-MUBARRADâS MUQTAá¸AB.
REFERENCES.
GENERAL INDEX.
INDEX OF NAMES.
INDEX OF GRAMMATICAL ITEMS.
INTRODUCTION TO THE EDITION OF THE INTIá¹¢ÄR.
This study deals with the development of Arabic linguistics as a distinct Islamic science. The period covered ranges from the founding father of Arabic grammar, SÄ«bawayh, up through the classical era focusing on the grammarian al-Mubarrad (d. 285 AH/898 AD). The reader is introduced to the environment in which Arabic grammar evolved. Subsequently, al-Mubarrad's position vis-Ã -vis SÄ«bawayh and other contemporary grammarians is analyzed in depth and, finally, his decisive role in the development of Arabic linguistics is discussed. Those interested in the intellectual history of early Islam will benefit from the study since it revises current interpretations on the development of Arabic grammar and questions the historicity of the so-called \'grammatical schools\'. A separate edition of the oldest extant commentary on the KitÄb SÄ«bawayh , by Ibn WallÄd (d.332 AH/943 AD), is included.
