All lines lead to Proto-Arabic: a review article on Jonathan Owens, Arabic and the Case against Linearity in Historical Linguistics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023)

Ahmad Al-Jallad

doi:10.1017/s0041977x25100876

December 2, 2025Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African StudiesOpen Access

All lines lead to Proto-Arabic: a review article on Jonathan Owens, Arabic and the Case against Linearity in Historical Linguistics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023)

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Key Points

Challenges in methodology impact the study of historical linguistics.
Key terms of relevance include historical linguistics and methodology.
The review focuses on issues raised in Jonathan Owens' work on Arabic.
Highlights the significance of reevaluating existing linguistic frameworks.

Implication

Comprehensive review highlights methodology challenges in historical linguistics, examining Arabic.

Abstract

This is an extended review of Jonathan Owens, Arabic and the Case against Linearity in Historical Linguistics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023) that addresses several important issues in the methodology of historical Arabic linguistics.

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All lines lead to Proto-Arabic: a review article on Jonathan Owens, Arabic and the Case against Linearity in Historical Linguistics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023)

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All lines lead to Proto-Arabic: a review article on Jonathan Owens, Arabic and the Case against Linearity in Historical Linguistics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023)

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