Norm, Variation, and Hermentics The eighth edition of the “Foundations of Arabic Linguistics” conference series will explore how scholars defined, negotiated, and interpreted the norms of the Arabic language. Building on foundational studies and more recent inquiries into the transmission, development, and reception of the Arabic linguistic tradition, it seeks to bring together investigations of…
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FAL 7 (Tokyo, 2024)
The FAL 7 conference took place in Tokyo, on August 28ᵗʰ‒30ᵗʰ, 2024. Papers were presented on the 28ᵗʰ and the 29ᵗʰ, and we organised a field trip on the 30ᵗʰ. Sībawayh and his heirs: Controversies surrounding the legacy August 28ᵗʰ August 29ᵗʰ 10:00‒10:30 Registration & 10:20 Opening 10:30‒11:00 Manuel Sartori“Slip of the tongue and…
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Aryeh Levin (1937‒2023)
Born in 1937 in Ramat Gan, a city in central Israel, the late Prof. Aryeh Levin was one of the leading figures in the research of Arabic grammarians in general and Sībawayhi in particular. His notable contributions include numerous articles about Sībawayh’s Kitāb and later grammarians’ treatises. Aryeh was a lively and beloved friend in the…
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FAL 8 (Venice, 2026)
Norm, Variation, and Hermentics The eighth edition of the “Foundations of Arabic Linguistics” conference series will explore how scholars defined, negotiated, and interpreted the norms of the Arabic language. Building on foundational studies and more recent inquiries into the transmission, development, and reception of the Arabic linguistic tradition, it seeks to bring together investigations of…
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FAL 7 (Tokyo, 2024)
The FAL 7 conference took place in Tokyo, on August 28ᵗʰ‒30ᵗʰ, 2024. Papers were presented on the 28ᵗʰ and the 29ᵗʰ, and we organised a field trip on the 30ᵗʰ. Sībawayh and his heirs: Controversies surrounding the legacy August 28ᵗʰ August 29ᵗʰ 10:00‒10:30 Registration & 10:20 Opening 10:30‒11:00 Manuel Sartori“Slip of the tongue and…
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Aryeh Levin (1937‒2023)
Born in 1937 in Ramat Gan, a city in central Israel, the late Prof. Aryeh Levin was one of the leading figures in the research of Arabic grammarians in general and Sībawayhi in particular. His notable contributions include numerous articles about Sībawayh’s Kitāb and later grammarians’ treatises. Aryeh was a lively and beloved friend in the…