Landmarks in Linguistic Thought Volume III

by Kees Versteegh

Landmarks in Linguistic Thought Vol 3 is devoted to a linguistic tradition that lies outside the Western mainstream, namely that of the Middle East.
The reader is introduced to the major issues and themes that have determined the development of the Arabic linguistic tradition. Each chapter contains a short extract from a translated `landmark' text followed by a commentary which places the text in its social and intellectual context. The chosen texts frequently offer scope for comparison with the Western tradition. By contrasting the two systems, the Western and the Middle Eastern, this book serves to highlight the characteristics of two very different systems and thus stimulate new ideas about the history of linguistics.
This book presumes no prior knowledge of Arabo-Islamic culture and Arabic language, and is invaluable to anyone with an interest in the History of Linguistics. Kees Versteegh is currently Professor of Arabic and Islam at the Middle East Institute of the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. His publications include The Explanation of Linguistic Causes (1995),Ed. Arabic Outside the Arab World (1994)

Genres: Linguistics

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Bahareh Sharifi · Rating 5 out of 5]

این کتاب نشان میدهد هزار سال پیش و قبل از مطرح شدن نظریه های زبانشناسی مدرن دانشمندان اسلامی و اغلب ایرانی بدون پیش زمینه علمی به بررسی زبان پرداختند و نظریاتی ارایه دادند که شاید ابتدایی و ساده باشند ولی همچنان فابل استناد و معتبرند.

[Juman Albukhari · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book as it shows how old Arab linguists such as Al Farahidi have talked about theories in Linguistics such as phonology and other fields in Linguistics.