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  • 6C - The Arabic Linguistic Tradition

  • from Part I - Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Periods
  • Edited by Linda R. Waugh, University of Arizona, Monique Monville-Burston, Cyprus University of Technology, John E. Joseph, University of Edinburgh
  • Book:
    The Cambridge History of Linguistics
    Published online:
    20 July 2023
    Print publication:
    10 August 2023, pp 195-212

  • Summary

    When, after the Muslin conquest, new vernaculars emerged which differed from the language of the Qurʾān, exegetic commentaries became necessary. Grammarians aimed at explaining features in this diglossia within a formal framework. Sībawayhi (eighth century) wrote a fully developed grammar of Arabic which became a highly influential model and included, especially, words analysed in terms of roots, a dependency type of syntax, verb-agent vs. topic-comment sentences.With the spread of Islam, Arabic acquired large numbers of speakers, and grammars of indigenous languages were written — with adaptations — using the Arabic model.