The Explanation of Linguistic Causes

1. Preface; 2. Introduction: Az-Zaggagi and his book on the explanation of linguistic causes; 3. Notes; 4. The Book of Explanation of Linguistic Causes; 5. Introduction; 6. Notes; 7. I. The parts of speech; 8. Notes; 9. II. The disagreement of the grammarians about the definitions of noun, verb and particle; 10. Notes; 11. III. The knowledge of the definitions of noun, verb and particle; 12. Notes; 13. IV. The theories about the verb and the infinitive: which one of them is derived from the other?; 14. Notes; 15. V. The theory of linguistic causes; 16. Notes; 17. VI. The theory about declension and speech: which one of them is prior to the other?; 18. Notes; 19. VII. The theory about the declension: why was it introduced into speech?; 20. Notes; 21. VIII. The theory about the declension: is it a vowel or a consonant?; 22. Notes; 23. IX. The theory about the declension: why does it occur at the end of the word, rather than at the beginning or in the middle?; 24. Notes; 25. X. The theory about [the problem] which of these three parts - the noun, the verb and the particle: is entitled to declension?; 26. Notes; 27. XI. The theory about the noun, the verb and the particle: which one of them comes first in rank and hierarchy?; 28. Notes; 29. XII. The theory concerning the verbs: which one of them is prior to the others?; 30. Notes; 31. XIII. The present verb and its real nature; 32. Notes; 33. XIV. What is the reason for calling grammar nahw?; 34. Notes; 35. XV. The difference between 'grammar', 'lexicography', 'declension' and 'glosses'; 36. Notes; 37. XVI. The theory about the lexical meaning of the [words] 'nominative', 'accusative' and 'genitive'; 38. Notes; 39. XVII. The use of learning grammar; 40. Notes; 41. XVIII. The reason for the introduction of nunation into speech, and its different aspects; 42. Notes; 43. XIX. The reason for the heaviness of the verb and the lightness of the noun; 44. Notes; 45. XX. The reason why nouns cannot have a jussive; 46. Notes; 47. XXI. The reason why verbs cannot have a genitive; 48. Notes; 49. XXII. The theory about the dual and the plural; 50. Notes; 51. XXIII. The theory about the 'alif, the y and the w in the dual and the plural: are they the declension or the consonants of the declension?; 52. Notes; 53. Selected problems; 54. Notes; 55. List of references; 56. A) Primary sources; 57. B) Secondary sources; 58. Abbreviations; 59. Index of names; 60. Index of subjects; 61. Index of terms