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An Analysis of the Phenomenon of Asālat al-Lugha and the Paradigm of the Superiority of the Quraysh Vernacular

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An Analysis of the Phenomenon of Asālat al-Lugha and the Paradigm of the Superiority of the Quraysh Vernacular

Abstract

The present article analyzes the Quraysh-based conception of language, -an outcome of the Qur’an-centered linguistic and ethnolinguistic approach that shaped classical Arabic grammatical paradigms, -by examining its underlying ideological, sociolinguistic, and methodological assumptions from the perspective of modern linguistics. These paradigms are then examined through the lens of key concepts, including linguistic plurality, standardization processes, and the relationship between language and authority. A foundational component of the fundamental elements of the witness method in Arabic grammar pertains to semāʿ and naqil (auditory transmission and citation). A crucial component of semāʿ and naqil is spatial limitation. This doctrine, which entails the restriction of language material to a specific geographic region, is predicated on the premise that Arabic, in general and the Quraysh dialect in particular are transcendent forms of language. This concept has been articulated in linguistic studies through the construct aṣālat al-lugha. In order to accurately determine the position of Arabic in the era when linguistic studies began, the understanding of dialect in that period was re-examined in the light of the data of modern linguistic studies. Following through the examination it was determined that a wide array of linguistic variations among the tribes, encompassing vernaculars, dialects and accents and other forms of linguistic diversity, were collectively designated as dialects during the period of compilation and editing. This convention was subsequently perpetuated by subsequent scholars. It was once again determined that the Arabs achieved a significant degree of linguistic unity during the early Islamic period and in the period preceding it. During this period, the notion that the linguistic variations among the Arabs were not sufficiently pronounced to be considered distinct dialects, and that these differences should instead be regarded as dialects, emerged as significant findings. The evaluation of the linguistic differences among the Arab tribes within the framework of the socio-linguistic definition of dialect and the approaches that suggest a new classification model for dialects have rendered this study a privileged one.

Keywords

Arabic Language and Rhetoric , Aṣālat al-lugha , Quraysh , Dialect , Vernacular , Spatial Limitation

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Kaynak Göster

ISNAD
Köse, İrfan. “An Analysis of the Phenomenon of Asālat al-Lugha and the Paradigm of the Superiority of the Quraysh Vernacular”. Eskiyeni. 58 (01 Eylül 2025): 1267-1291. https://doi.org/10.37697/eskiyeni.1674586.