Screen LibraryA comparative lexical study of Qurʼānic Arabic /
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| Published: |
Brill,
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| Publisher Address: | Leiden : |
| Publication Dates: | 2002. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Handbook of Oriental studies. Section one, the Near and Middle East,
volume 61 |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 652 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [617]-627) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9789004118010 9004118012 |
| Index Number: | PJ6611 |
| CLC: |
H671.03 H373 |
| Call Number: | H373/Z24 |
| Contents: | 1. Past lexical studies -- 1.1. Muslim lexicography -- 1.2. Jewish Medieval scholarship: the exegetical background -- 1.3. Early modern and modern Semitic lexicology -- 1.4. The Common Semitic vocabulary -- 1.5. Lexicostatistical studies: the Semitic languages -- 2. The Qur'anic Text -- 2.1. 'ariba and musta'raba -- 2.2. The ancient Arabs -- 2.3. The Arabic language -- 2.4. The Qur'an: etymology and compilation -- 2.5. The Qur'anic lexicon -- 3. The lexical corpus -- 3.1. The choice of the languages -- 3.2. The lexical grid -- 4. Diachronic semantic observations -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Extensive lexical community between Arabic and other Semitic languages -- 4.3. Semantic retention in Arabic and in other Semitic languages -- 4.4. Semantic specialization in Arabic -- 4.5. Other lexical cases -- 4.6. Summing-up -- 5. Discussion of the figures -- 5.1. The basic figures -- 5.2. Distribution of the lexical resources -- 5.3. Distribution by semantic classification -- 5.4. Areal distribution of the lexical material -- 5.5. The Common Semitic element in the Qur'anic lexicon -- 5.6. Lexical exclusivity in Arabic -- 6. Summary and conclusions -- 6.1. General historical and linguistic background -- 6.2. Concluding remarks. |