{"product_id":"landmarks-in-linguistic-thought-volume-kees-versteegh-9780415140621","title":"Landmarks in Linguistic Thought Volume III: The Arabic Linguistic Tradition","description":"\u003cem\u003eLandmarks in Linguistic Thought Vol 3\u003c\/em\u003e is devoted to a linguistic tradition that lies outside the Western mainstream, namely that of the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003eThe reader is introduced to the major issues and themes that have determined the development of the Arabic linguistic tradition. Each chapter contains a short extract from a translated  landmark' text followed by a commentary which places the text in its social and intellectual context. The chosen texts frequently offer scope for comparison with the Western tradition. By contrasting the two systems, the Western and the Middle Eastern, this book serves to highlight the characteristics of two very different systems and thus stimulate new ideas about the history of linguistics.\u003cbr\u003eThis book presumes no prior knowledge of Arabo-Islamic culture and Arabic language, and is invaluable to anyone with an interest in the History of Linguistics. Kees Versteegh is currently Professor of Arabic and Islam at the Middle East Institute of the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. His publications include \u003cem\u003eThe Explanation of Linguistic Causes\u003c\/em\u003e (1995), Ed. \u003cem\u003eArabic Outside the Arab World\u003c\/em\u003e (1994)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kees Versteegh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415140625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415140621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 5.62w x 0.80d","brand":"Kees Versteegh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136048705791,"sku":"9780415140621","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60f2debc-bf5f-49be-968f-d7bd7dcbb7f8.jpg?v=1770160169","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/landmarks-in-linguistic-thought-volume-kees-versteegh-9780415140621","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}