The Bilingual Lexicon in the Arabic Heritage: The Perception of the Language of the Turks by Abu Hayyan al-Andalusi. Cover Image

المعجم ثنائي اللغة في التراث العربي الإدراك للسان الأتراك لأبي حيان الأندلسي نموذجًا
The Bilingual Lexicon in the Arabic Heritage: The Perception of the Language of the Turks by Abu Hayyan al-Andalusi.

Author(s): Muntasir Amin Abderrahim
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries, Philology
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Arabic; phonological information; grammatical information; semantic information; communicative approach; entry; lexicography; bilingual dictionary;

Summary/Abstract: This study is based on the analysis of 'Abu Hayyan al Andalusı's Kitab al-'idrak li-lisan al-'Atrak asthe first bilingual dictionary in Arabic tradition. It describes its structures (Megastructure and Microstructure)and the sources on which it depends and shows the microstructure information. Then we shall discuss the particularities of its method which can be a fruitful source for modern bilingual Arabic dictionaries.

  • Issue Year: XV/2015
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 135-153
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Arabic
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