Quranic studies made in Austria : approaching quantitative Arabic linguistics
Abstract
The aim of this article is to outline the interest in the Arabic language in Europe and the beginnings of teaching Arabic and establishing Arabic Studies in Europe, before introducing Quranic Studies in Austria as such. In this context is important to note that unfortunately neither Arne Ambros, late professor of Arabic Studies at the University of Vienna in Austria, nor the quantitative methods that he introduced to the study of the Quran are mentioned in Sāsī Sālim al-Ḥāj’s comprehensive review of Orientalist studies . Therefore, in order to show some of the benefits of adopting quantitative linguistic approaches, I will introduce the study of hapax legomena and will present some results of my own analysis of hapax legomena in the Quran
Citation
Elmaz , O 2020 , ' Quranic studies made in Austria : approaching quantitative Arabic linguistics ' , Journal of College of Sharia and Islamic Studies , vol. 38 , no. 1 , pp. 159-175 . https://doi.org/10.29117/jcsis.2020.0261
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Journal of College of Sharia and Islamic Studies
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
2523-1715Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2020 Elmaz, licensee QU Press. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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