The word in the Arabic linguistic tradition -- The word in the Arabic rhetoric tradition -- The Arabic word in contemporary linguistic theory -- The Arabic word in contact
Summary
This book is the first volume devoted to the issues raised by the definition of 'word' in Arabic. Papers include studies on the history of Arabic grammatical and rhetorical traditions, current theoretical and applied linguistics, and language contact
Notes
The present volume is a selection of papers presented at the First Colloquium of Arabic Linguistics (CAL-01), held at Roma Tre University, Rome, March 1-3, 2007
