
Tense and Text in Classical Arabic : A Discourse-oriented Study of the Classical Arabic Tense System
Title:
Tense and Text in Classical Arabic : A Discourse-oriented Study of the Classical Arabic Tense System
Author:
Marmorstein, Michal
ISBN:
9789004310483
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Publication Information:
Brill 2016
Physical Description:
1 electronic resource (272 p.)
Abstract:
In Tense and Text in Classical Arabic, Michal Marmorstein presents a discourse-oriented analysis of the indicative tense system in Classical Arabic. The study demonstrates the effect of the extended syntactic and textual context on the function of the verbal forms. Readership: Scholars of Classical Arabic syntax and discourse, Arabic grammatical tradition, comparative Semitic syntax, and anyone concerned with Arabic linguistics.
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