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"Though This Be Madness, Yet There Is Method In't": The mamnūʿ min al-ṣarf (Diptotes) in Arabic Grammatical Tradition.

This article discusses theories designed by medieval Arabic grammarians to explain one of the most puzzling topics in Arabic grammar, mamnūʿ min al-ṣarf (diptotes). The mainstream theory of mamnūʿ min al-ṣarf probably took on its definitive form in the early 4th/10th century; it differs from Sībaway...

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Published in:Arabica Vol. 66; no. 1/2; pp. 98 - 137
Main Authors: Druel, Jean N., Kasher, Almog
Format: Article
Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2019
Subjects:
Arabic literature
Grammar
Grammarians
Frames (Linguistics)
Subsidiarity
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