Chinese literature and culture in the age of global capitalism: renaissance or rehabilitation? Combining anatomies of textual examples with broader contextual considerations related with the social, political and economic developments of post-Mao China, Xiaoping Wang intends to explore newly emerging … Weiterlesen
The rise of the Arabic book The little-known story of the sophisticated and vibrant Arabic book culture that flourished during the Middle Ages. During the thirteenth century, Europe’s largest library owned fewer than 2,000 volumes. Libraries in the Arab world … Weiterlesen
In der letzten Zeit sind u.a. diese frei verfügbaren Titel erschienen: A Handbook and Reader of Ottoman Arabic Esther-Miriam Wagner (ed.) | https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0208 Written forms of Arabic composed during the era of the Ottoman Empire present an immensely fruitful linguistic … Weiterlesen
Experimental Arabic linguistics This volume is the first systematic attempt to survey current progress in the relatively new field of Experimental Arabic Linguistics. While experimental work on Arabic linguistics has appeared sporadically in several venues in the past, the chapters … Weiterlesen
Handschriften begegnen uns in verschiedenen Wissenschaftsfeldern, in der Philologie, Geschichte, Kunstgeschichte, Theologie und Religionswissenschaft, Bibliotheks- und Museumswissenschaft, Übersetzungs- und Translationsforschung, sogar in den Naturwissenschaften (z.B. Radiokarbondatierung) und in der Informatik (z.B. Digital Humanities). Dort wo Handschriften in die Forschung einbezogen … Weiterlesen
Discourses of the Arab revolutions in media and politics Drawing on approaches from critical discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and cognitive linguistics, this book critically examines metaphorical language used in global media coverage and political statements on the events of the … Weiterlesen
Mutual linguistic borrowing between English and Arabic This book focuses on the lexical borrowing between English and Arabic, and offers historical background regarding the contact between these two languages. It sheds light on why and how both languages have come … Weiterlesen
Justice in Print: Discovering Prefectural Judges and Their Judicial Consistency in Late-Ming Casebooks In Justice in Print: Discovering Prefectural Judges and Their Judicial Consistency in Late-Ming Casebooks, Ka-chai Tam argues that the prefectural judge in the judiciary of the Ming … Weiterlesen
Islam, State, and Modernity: Mohammed Abed al-Jabri and the Future of the Arab World This book offers the first comprehensive introduction to one of the most significant Arab thinkers of the late 20th century and the early 21st century: the … Weiterlesen
Pragmatic particles: findings from Asian languagesPragmatic Particles sheds new light on the linguistic theory and application of Asian languages with a particular focus on the role of particles and their socio-pragmatic nature. Drawing on a range of data that spans … Weiterlesen
Cultural Interaction Studies in East Asia: New Methods and PerspectivesThis volume tackles the unique scholarly challenges of Cultural Interaction Studies in an East Asian context. Leading experts in a variety of related fields – from religion and history to geography, … Weiterlesen
Grammatik des Klassischen Chinesisch Die vorher nur teilweise und nur unter Freunden und Schülern des Autors verbreitete Grammatik des Klassischen Chinesisch von Ulrich Unger erscheint hier nun als Ganzes. Eigentlich angelegt auf neun Bände, die etwa zwischen den Jahren 1980 … Weiterlesen
Arab political thought: past and presentThis book demonstrates the vitality of Arab political thought and its major controversies. It shows that the key players involved, far from being constrained by a theological-political straitjacket, have often demonstrated strong critical thinking when … Weiterlesen
Unter diesem Namen sammelt ein Projekt an der Uni Edinburgh frei nutzbare Lehr-/Lernmaterialien (OER) zum Arabischen: OERabic is an ambitious initiative that aims to enhance the mastering of Arabic by creating bespoke creative learning (and teaching) resources. OERabic encompasses several projects … Weiterlesen
The Routledge handbook of Arabic and identityThe Routledge Handbook of Arabic and Identity offers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of studies that relate the Arabic language in its entirety to identity. This handbook offers new trajectories in understanding language and … Weiterlesen