This book explores aspects of the Arabic Grammatical Tradition and Arabic Linguistics from both a theoretical and descriptive perspective. It also touches on issues of relevance to other disciplines, particularly Qur'anic exegesis and jurisprudence. The links between the fields of language and religion are historically strong in the Arabic and Islamic traditions as so much time and effort was spent by grammarians in interpreting the precise meanings of two of the main sources of Islamic jurisprudence - the Quran and Hadith. Prof Suleiman has assembled an international team of experts in this area and presents a thorough review of the sources and arguments. The book will be of interest to all students, researchers and teachers of Arabic Language and Culture.

Introduction, Suleiman Yasir; Part 1 ARABIC GRAMMAR; Chapter 1 ZAYD IBN 'AL?'S COMMENTARY ON THE QUR'?N, Versteegh Kees; Chapter 2 AUTONOMY VERSUS NON-AUTONOMY IN THE ARABIC GRAMMATICAL TRADITION, Suleiman Yasir; Chapter 3 ASPECTS OF THE USE OF GRAMMATICAL TERMINOLOGY IN MEDIEVAL ARABIC GRAMMATICAL TRADITION, Peled Yishai; Chapter 4 COALESCENCE AS A GRAMMATICAL TOOL IN S?BAWAYHI'S KIT?B, Baalbaki Ramzi; Chapter 5 THE SYNTACTIC CATEGORY MAF'?L MU?LAQ: A STUDY IN QURANIC SYNTAX, Rafi Talmon; Chapter 6 MODALITIES AND GRAMMATICALIZATION IN ARABIC, Anghelescu Nadia; Part 2 LINGUISTICS and BEYOND; Chapter 7 VOCATIVES AS EXCLAMATORY NOUNS IN IRAQI ARABIC, Abu-Haidar Farida; Chapter 8 THE SYNTAX OF ARABIC HEADLINES AND NEWS SUMMARIES, Janet Watson; Chapter 9 SEMANTIC CONSIDERATIONS IN THE SYNTACTIC STRUCTURES OF COMPLEMENT CLAUSES IN MODERN LITERARY ARABIC, Maria Persson; Chapter 10 CROSS-ADDRESSING: REVERSE GENDER REFERENCE IN SPOKEN CAIRENE ARABIC, WilmsenDavid; Chapter 11 ON TRANSLATING PALESTINIAN FOLK TALES: COMPARATIVE STYLISTICS AND THE SEMIOTICS OF GENRE, Muhawi Ibrahim;