Publications

24 publications spanning journal articles, conference proceedings, and edited volumes.

2024

  • Rhetorical Structures in Classical Arabic Poetry: A Comparative Reading

    Muhammad AhmadJournal of Arabic Literature

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  • Morphosyntactic Variation in Modern Standard Arabic Media Discourse

    Muhammad Ahmad, Fatima NurainiInternational Conference on Arabic Linguistics

    Conference Paper

2023

  • Qur'anic Exegesis and the Semantics of Metaphor in al-Zamakhshari

    Muhammad AhmadStudies in Islamic Philology

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  • Teaching Classical Arabic Grammar in the Digital Age

    Muhammad Ahmad, Ibrahim SuleimanJournal of Arabic Language Pedagogy

    Journal Article
  • The Maqama Genre and Its Afterlives in Modern Arabic Fiction

    Muhammad AhmadComparative Literature Review

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2022

  • Case Marking and Information Structure in Classical Arabic Syntax

    Muhammad Ahmad, Aisha BelloAnnual Conference on Semitic Linguistics

    Conference Paper
  • Arabic Lexicography from al-Khalil to the Digital Corpus

    Muhammad AhmadHistoriography of Linguistics

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2021

  • Prosody and Meter in Pre-Islamic Odes: A Reassessment

    Muhammad AhmadApproaches to Classical Arabic Studies (edited volume)

    Book Chapter
  • Diglossia and Identity: Code-Switching Among Arabic-Speaking Youth in West Africa

    Muhammad Ahmad, Zainab AdamuJournal of Sociolinguistics

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2020

  • Ibn Jinni and the Theory of Linguistic Derivation Revisited

    Muhammad AhmadZeitschrift für Arabische Linguistik

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  • Narrative Voice in the Modern Arabic Novel: Naguib Mahfouz Reconsidered

    Muhammad AhmadWorld Literature Today Symposium

    Conference Paper

2019

  • The Balagha Tradition and Its Relevance to Modern Stylistics

    Muhammad Ahmad, Umar FaroukJournal of Arabic Rhetoric Studies

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  • Manuscript Traditions of al-Mutanabbi's Diwan: A Textual Comparison

    Muhammad AhmadJournal of Islamic Manuscripts

    Journal Article

2018

  • Second Language Acquisition of Arabic Morphology Among Non-Native Speakers

    Muhammad Ahmad, Hadiza MusaApplied Linguistics in the Arab World (edited volume)

    Book Chapter
  • The Qasida Form in Contemporary Nigerian Arabic Poetry

    Muhammad AhmadAfrican Journal of Arabic Studies

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2017

  • Grammatical Theorization in Sibawayh's al-Kitab: A Structural Analysis

    Muhammad AhmadWorking Papers in Arabic Grammar

    Working Paper
  • Translation and Loss: Rendering Arabic Rhetorical Devices in English

    Muhammad Ahmad, Grace OkaforTranslation Studies Quarterly

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2016

  • Arabic Language Policy and Education in Post-Colonial West Africa

    Muhammad AhmadComparative Education Conference

    Conference Paper

2015

  • The Concept of I'jaz in Classical Qur'anic Scholarship

    Muhammad AhmadJournal of Qur'anic Studies

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2014

  • Oral Tradition and Written Text in Early Arabic Poetry Transmission

    Muhammad Ahmad, Yusuf DanladiStudies in Oral Literature

    Journal Article

2013

  • A Contrastive Study of Arabic and Hausa Phonological Systems

    Muhammad AhmadWest African Linguistics Society Proceedings

    Conference Paper

2012

  • The Role of Isnad in Establishing Textual Authority in Classical Arabic Literature

    Muhammad AhmadJournal of Arabic and Islamic Studies

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2010

  • Foundations of Arabic Syntactic Theory: A Pedagogical Introduction

    Muhammad AhmadIntroductory Readings in Arabic Linguistics (edited volume)

    Book Chapter

2009

  • On the Origins of the I'rab System in Early Arabic Grammar

    Muhammad AhmadJournal of Semitic Studies

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