Dictionary as Commentary - Arabic Lexicography in the Post-Formative Period /

Dictionary as Commentary - Arabic Lexicography in the Post-Formative Period /

This is the first book-length study of Arabic lexicography in the post-formative period (ca. 1200-1800). It provides a window into the dynamics of the discipline and the intellectual debates that unfolded in the study of the Arabic language. With a focus on speech errors and loanwords, the author ex...

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Main Author: Lindermann, Colinda (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English
German

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Global Arabic Literary Cultures ; 4.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Subjects:

Art History.
Literature and Cultural Studies.

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Call Number: N5305

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Summary:This is the first book-length study of Arabic lexicography in the post-formative period (ca. 1200-1800). It provides a window into the dynamics of the discipline and the intellectual debates that unfolded in the study of the Arabic language. With a focus on speech errors and loanwords, the author explains how scholars integrated new language phenomena into tradition. By reading the dictionary as a form of commentary that departs from its master text to expand and challenge its content, this book offers a new understanding of the vibrant field of Arabic lexicography and commentary culture at large.
Physical Description:1 online resource (348 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004729018