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Colinda Lindermann, M.A.

Research Assistant within the framework of Dahlem International Network Junior Research Group "Arabic Philology and Textual Practices in the Early Modern Period"

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Freie Universität Berlin

Seminar for Semitic and Arabic Studies

Arabic Studies

Research Assistant External Funds

Junior Research Group "Arabic Philology and Textual Practices in the Early Modern Period"

Address
Fabeckstraße 23-25
Room -1.1057
141954195 Berlin
Email
colinda.lindermann@fu-berlin.de

Office hours

Donnerstags 14-15 Uhr und Nachvereinbarung via E-Mail

Colinda Lindermann, born in 1982, works as a research assistant within the framework of Dahlem International Network Junior Research Group, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Islam Dayeh and supported by Freie Universität Berlin as part of the Excellence Initiative of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

Professional Career

Since 2015

Research Assistant within the framework of Dahlem International Network
Junior Research Group „Arabic Philology and Textual Practices
in the Early Modern Period“. 
2014-2016

Arabic Studies at Freien Universität Berlin; degree: Master of Arts (M.A.). 
2009-2014

Studies of History and Culture of the Near East at Freie Universität Berlin;
degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). 
1999-2005

Studies of Classics at Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands; degree: doctorandus (M.A.)

Lecturesin summer 2017

Lectures in winter 2016/17

Lectures in summer 2016

The philological discourse in Arabic lexicography of the early modern period

Arabic lexicography already had a long history when al-Qāmūs al-muṭīṭ of Fīrūzābādī (1414) was published. The compiler of an Arabic dictionary first had to take a stand within a philological debate that goes back to the beginnings of Arabic philology. The Qāmūs' reflection on various aspects of the lexicographical tradition and its main works (including the ḥiḥāḥ of Ǧawharī [died 1008]), in the form of commentaries, adaptations and translations, again provided material for new debates throughout the Arab world and beyond.These debates, which can be traced back to the nineteenth century, were seldom exclusively linguistic, but had political and religious implications. The Arabic national lexicon reveals these ideological aspects of philology.

In her dissertation Colinda Lindermann examines the paradigms of Arabic lexicography early modern times. Central points are the self-understanding and the methodological reflection of the authors, their perception of the philological tradition and the discussions of their works' recipients.

Focus of research

  • Lexicography and grammar
  • Arabic philology in European Oriental studies
  • pre-Islamic poetry

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