Modern Languages (School of): Recent submissions
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The relationship between ilm and khabar in the work of al-Shafii
(1999) - ThesisThis study examines in detail the basis of al-Shafi`i's arguments for the supremacy of oral tradition over communal legal practice. It concentrates on one broad issue, the definition of `ilm (knowledge) and one technical ... -
The application of semantics to the translation of pre-Islamic poetry: with special reference to the 'Mu'allaqa' of Imru al-Qays
(University of St Andrews, 1984) - ThesisThis thesis, to the best of our knowledge, is the first attempt to apply semantics to the translation of pre-Islamic poetry. But this is a thorny path. This poetry is some of the most ambiguous, confusing, disorganized ... -
An edition of Diwan al-Ahkam al-kubra by `Isa b. Sahl (d. 486 A.H / 1144)
(1978) - ThesisThe title of this thesis is "An Edition of Diwan Al Ahkam al-Kubra by `Isa b. Sahl Abi al-Asbag who died in the year 486 A. H. 1093. A. D. This work consists of two parts. The first part is the Arabic text, and the ... -
A critical edition of Kitab Raf' shan al-hubshan by Jalal al-din al-Suyuti
(1983) - ThesisThe edition is based on nine manuscripts. The work deals with the virtues of noble Abyssinians and is based on the earlier work by ibn al-Jawzi which it partly extends. The Arabic writings on the black races are ... -
Predictive-based syntagms in Kamali Arabic compared with similar patterns in English
(1980) - ThesisThe present work is mainly concerned with the syntactic structures of the predicative-based syntagms in I4amali Arabic. The constituents within these syntagms are further analysed until the relations between pleremes ...