Grammarians And Grammatical Theory In The Medieval Arabic Tradition

Baalbaki compiles 18 articles on the various methods of analysis adopted by medieval Arab grammarians and their attempts to justify and defend linguistic usage, primarily in view of their belief that a grammarian should unveil The Wisdom that characteristically lies at the root of any usage. Five of them focus on the Kitab of Sibawayhi (d. 180/796)