Kees Versteegh

Cornelis Henricus Maria Versteegh (the first first name often in the short form Kees; * 1947 ) is a Dutch Arabist and linguist.

After studying classical philology and Semitic Studies Versteegh 1977 PhD at the Radboud University Nijmegen. He was until 1987 a lecturer in the Department Talen en Midden- Oosten van het cultures. From 1987 to 1989 he was director of the Nederlands Instituut te Cairo. He was appointed to Nijmegen professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies 1989. In May 2011 he became Professor Emeritus there.

Research focus is the Arabic linguistics in two senses: Versteegh belongs to the relevant authorities both in the field of Arabic theories of linguistics and its reception of ancient Greek linguistics and grammar as well as in the field of linguistic acquisition of Arabic and its many varieties. From this perspective, examined Versteegh the importance of grammar in the early interpretations of the Qur'an.

Writings (selection )

  • Greek elements in Arabic linguistic thinking. Leiden, 1977, translation into Arabic: Amman, 2000.
  • The Stoic verbally System. In: Hermes 108 (1980), Ss. 338-357.
  • (Ed., with Hartmut Bobzin ): Studies in the history of Arabic grammar, I. Wiesbaden, 1985.
  • (Ed., with Michael Carter ): Studies in the history of Arabic grammar, II, Amsterdam, 1990.
  • Arabic grammar and Qur'anic exegesis in early Islam. Leiden, 1993.
  • The explanation of linguistic Causes: Az- Zaggagi 's theory of grammar. Amsterdam, 1995.
  • The Arabic language. Edinburgh, 1997, second edition 2001, online, translation into Arabic: Cairo, 2003.
  • The Arabic linguistic tradition. London & New York, 1997.
  • ( with Wout van Bekkum Jan Houben and Ineke Sluiter ): The emergence of semantics in four linguistic traditions: Hebrew, Sanskrit, Greek, Arabic. Amsterdam, 1997.
  • Linguistic Contacts in between Arabic and Other Languages, in: Arabica Vol 48, No. 4: Linguistique Arabe: Sociolinguistique et Histoire de la Langue (2001), Ss. 470-508, online ( PDF, 1.5 MB)
  • (Ed., with Meikal Mumin ): The Arabic script in Africa. Studies in the Use of a Writing System. Brill, Leiden 2014 ( Studies in Semitic Languages ​​and Linguistics, 71).
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