Landmarks in Linguistic Thought Volume III: The Arabic Linguistic Tradition

by Kees Versteegh, C. Versteegh, Versteegh Kees

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415157579
• ISBN13: 9780415157575
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"