The language of Ḫaá¹£Äʾiá¹£ is reputed to be difficult to access, and the thought of its author relatively opaque. With this book, readers now have a key to penetrate the linguistic thought of one of the most important grammarians in the Arabic grammatical tradition. It shows how Ibn ǦinnÄ« used the concepts of the episteme of his time to systematize grammatical explanatory reasoning. On reading this book, the reader will also perceive the importance attached by Ibn ǦinnÄ« to the role played by the speaker in language change, in that the speaker is seen as the true agent (Ê¿Ämil) of his discourse. This work also offers the reader a broader perspective on Ibn ǦinnÄ«'s relationship with the grammatical tradition, as it shows, for example, that most of Ibn ǦinnÄ«'s diachronic reflections are borrowed from one of SÄ«bawayhi's forgotten disciples (180/796): al-AḫfaÅ¡ al-Awsaá¹ (215/830).
Julien Sibileau, Ph.D (2021), Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, is professor of Arabic Linguistics at that university. He is publishing articles on Arabic language and Arabic Grammatical Tradition.
Partie 1 Conceptualiser le raisonnement explicatif
Introduction à partie 1
1 Lâexplication et le fÄÊ¿ilâ¯: Concept ou hypostaseâ¯?
â1âLa Ê¿illa et le fÄÊ¿il dâaprès Ibn ÄinnÄ«
â2âLe mafʿūl est au nominatif dâaprès SÄ«bawayhi
â3âLe fÄÊ¿il et le mafʿūl dâaprès al-Mubarrad
â4âLe fÄÊ¿il dâaprès Ibn al-SarrÄÄ
â5âLe fÄÊ¿il dâaprès al-FÄrisÄ«
â6âLe fÄÊ¿il dâaprès dâIbn ÄinnÄ«
â7âSynthèse 1
2 La Ê¿illaâ¯: Cause ou ratio legisâ¯?
â1âLâexplication des faits linguistiques dans le KitÄb
â2âLa sensation (ḥiss) et la nature (á¹abÊ¿/á¹abīʿa)
â3âSynthèse de 2
This book is likely to be of interest not only to specialists in the Arabic grammatical tradition, but also to all those studying the history of grammar in general and grammatical traditions around the world. It may also be of interest to non-specialists seeking information about the way in which Arabic culture has represented Arabic language in its history.