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Author Ali, Abdul Sahib Mehdi, 1947-

Title A linguistic study of the development of scientific vocabulary in standard Arabic / Abdul Sahib Mehdi Ali
Published London ; New York : K. Paul International, 1987

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 162 pages, 16 unnumbered pages)
Series Library of Arabic linguistics ; monograph number 6
Library of Arabic linguistics ; monograph no. 6.
Contents A linguistic study of the development of scientific vocabulary in Standard Arabic; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Transcription and transliteration systems; Introduction; The problem and its dimensions; Purpose and justification; Language; 1 Arabic word structure; 1.1 The word; 1.2 Standard Arabic stems; 1.2.1 Simple and complex stems; 1.3 Lexical patterns; 1.3.1 Roots and patterns symbolized; 1.3.2 Roots and patterns: combinatory features; 1.3.3 Verbal patterns; 1.4 Arabic syllabic; 1.5 Stress; 2 Lexical growth through derivation and analogy; Introduction
2.1 Concepts and definitionsThe concept of al-Qiyas (analogy); 2.2 Growth of vocabulary: historical background; 2.3 Lexical adaptation in the first renaissance; 2.3.1 Features of lexical development; 2.3.2 Morphological patterning and early scientific vocabulary; 2.4 Analogical derivation and modern scientific vocabulary; 2.4.1 The role of language academies; Derivation from concrete nouns; Nouns of instrument; 2.4.2 Views and proposals; 3 Compounding: its role and significance; Introduction; 3.1 The concept of Naht; 3.2 Naht in medieval Arabic; 3.2.1 Types of naht words in medieval Arabic
3.2.2 General notes and conclusions3.3 Naht in modern Standard Arabic; 3.3.1 The position of Arab language academies; 3.3.2 Modern Arab scholars and the role of naht; 3.3.3 The problem in the light of modern linguistic theory; 3.3.4 Types of naht construction in modern scientific Arabic; 3.4 Al-Murakkabu 1-Mazjiyy (mixed compound); Double nisbah formations; 4 Arabicization: a method of lexical expansion in Arabic; Introduction; 4.1 Preliminaries and definitions; 4.2 History and development; 4.2.1 Arabicization in the pre-Islamic period; 4.2.2 The Islamic period: Quranic borrowings
4.2.3 Borrowing as a consequence of cultural interaction4.3 Borrowing as viewed by Arab writers; 4.3.1 Borrowing in Arabic literature; 4.3.2 Ta'rib and the status of borrowed vocabulary; 4.3.3 Post-classical writers and Ta'rib; 4.3.3.1 Loanform identification; A Sound patterns as a criterion; B Morphological patterns as a criterion; C Incongruity with native roots; D Stress patterns as a criterion; E Initial clustering as a criterion; 4.3.3.2 Assimilation of non-native sounds; 4.4 Analogical arabicization: its significance; 4.4.1 Arguments for analogical arabicization
4.4.2 Factors limiting the applicability4.4.2.1 Factors relating to the nature and controllability of the borrowing; 4.4.2.2 Factors relating to the type of loanform used; 4.4.3 The language of science and ordinary language; 4.4.3.1 Characteristics of scientific language; 4.4.4 The place of analogical arabicization in modern scientific terminology; 5 The questionnaire; Introduction; 5.1 Reasons and objectives; 5.2 About the questionnaire; 5.3 Results and findings; Appendices; Appendix A Morphological patterning in Arabic: Examples of analogically derived words
Summary A Linguistic Study of the Development of Scientific Vocabulary in Standard Arabic (Library of Arabic Linguistics Monograph)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-162)
Notes English text, editor's note and glossary also in Arabic
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Subject Arabic language -- Etymology.
Science -- Terminology.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Arabic.
Arabic language -- Etymology
Science
Entwicklung
Naturwissenschaften
Wissenschaftssprache
Wortschatz
Woordenschat.
Arabisch.
Wetenschap.
Techniek.
Arabisch.
Genre/Form Terminology
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781136135941
1136135944
Other Titles Dirāsah lughawīyah ʻan taṭawwur al-muṣṭalaḥāt al-ʻilmīyah fī al-lughah al-ʻArabīyah