Kitab Sibawayhi: Syntax and Pragmatics

This book presents a comprehensive portrait of the Kitab Sibawayhi. It offers new insights into its historical and linguistic arguments and underlines their strong correlation. The decisive historical argument highlights al-Hira's role, not only as the centre of pre-Islamic Arabic culture, but also as the matrix within which early Arab linguistics grew and developed. The Kitab's value as a communi...