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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)
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Landmarks in linguistic thought The Arabic linguistic tradition Landmarks in Linguistic Thought III: The Arabic Linguistic Tradition is devoted to the main linguistic tradition of the Middle East, namely that of Arabic linguistics. 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. The book highlights the characteristics of a tradition outside the Western mainstream with an independent approach to the phenomenon of language and thus stimulates 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 Zajjaji’s Explanation of Linguistic Causes (1995), (ed.) Arabic Outside the Arab World (1994). ROUTLEDGE HISTORY OF LINGUISTIC THOUGHT SERIES Consultant Editor: Talbot J.Taylor College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia Landmarks in Linguistic Thought I: The Western Tradition from Socrates to Saussure Roy Harris and Talbot J.Taylor Landmarks in Linguistic Thought II: The Western Tradition in the 20th century Roy Harris, Nigel Love and Talbot J.Taylor Forthcoming Landmarks in Linguistic Thought III: The Arabic Linguistic Tradition Kees Versteegh Language, Saussure, and Wittgenstein: How to Play Games with Words Roy Harris Ideology and Linguistic Theory: Noam Chomsky and the Deep Structure Debates Geoffrey J.Huck and John A.Goldsmith Linguistics, Anthropology and Philosophy in the French Enlightenment: A Contribution to the History of the Relationship between Language Theory and Ideology Ulrich Ricken, translated by Robert Norton Linguistics in America 1769–1924: A Critical History Julie Tetel Andersen Generative Linguistics: A historical perspective Frederick J.Newmeyer Landmarks in linguistic thought III The Arabic linguistic tradition Kees Versteegh London and New York First published 1997 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge's collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York,