ERC Starting Grant · 2023
Arabic Linguistic Discourse in the Making
The ALiDiM project proposes a metalinguistic analysis of the process of standardization of Classical Arabic as it has been described by early Arabic scholars. By analyzing the earliest Arabic grammatical texts under one metalinguistic roof, this project aims to find new ways to account for and analyze texts that challenge conventional conceptions of the origins of the Arabic linguistic tradition. Embedding linguistic production into a wider cultural framework, the project introduces methodological innovations by devising an interdisciplinary approach. The investigation will focus on the metalinguistic process of language description itself, rather than on the linguistic features described.…
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