The Modern Arabic Literary Language : Lexical and Stylistic Developments

Foreword to the Georgetown Classics Edition vii Roger Allen Foreword xi Sir Hamilton Gibb Introduction xiii William R. Polk Preface xxiii The Analogical Method of Deviation (Al-Qiyas) 1(47) The Formation of Compound Words (Al-Naht) 48(8) The Assimilation of Foreign Words (Al-Ta'rib) 56(10) Semantic Developments 66(13) Attempts at a Simplification of the Grammar 79(16) Foreign Modes of Expression (Ta'rib al-'Asalib) 95(19) Definitions and Projections 114(11) Bibliography 125(6) Index 131