Marijn van Putten (born March 10, 1988) is a Dutch historical linguist and assistant professor at Leiden University.[1]

Biography

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Born on March 10, 1988, in Amsterdam, Marijn van Putten completed his diploma at Jan Tinbergen College in Roosendaal in 2006.[2] He then pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Comparative Indo-European Linguistics at Leiden University, followed by a Research Master in Linguistics, focusing on language structure and variation. During this period, he developed an interest in Berber languages and their historical linguistics.[2] In 2012, he began his PhD research on Awjila Berber grammar at the Leiden University Centre of Linguistics, completing his thesis within a year. He received his PhD from Leiden University in 2013.[3] After his Research Master, he worked as a research assistant in the Comparative Indo-European Linguistics department, contributing to etymological dictionaries and the New Indo-European Dictionary Project.[2]

Works

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  • A Grammar of Awjila Berber (Libya): Based on Paradisi's Work (2014)
  • Quranic Arabic. From its Hijazi Origins to its Classical Reading Traditions (2022)[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Marijn van Putten". Leiden University. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  2. ^ a b c van Putten, M (2013). A Grammar of Awjila Berber (Libya): Based on Umberto Paradisi's Material (PhD thesis). Leiden University. p. 343. hdl:1887/21848.
  3. ^ "Marijn van Putten". Institute for Advanced Study. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  4. ^ Reviews of Quranic Arabic. From its Hijazi Origins to its Classical Reading Traditions:
    • Jean Druel (2023). “Marijn van Putten, Quranic Arabic. From its Hijazi Origins to its Classical Reading Traditions”, MIDÉO, 38 | 358-363.
    • Tabibzadeh, Arya (2023). "Marijn van Putten , Quranic Arabic. From Its Hijazi Origins to Its Classical Reading Traditions". Der Islam. 100 (2): 570–573. doi:10.1515/islam-2023-0035. ISSN 1613-0928.
    • Moqbel, Tareq (2023). "Quranic Arabic: From its Hijazi Origins to its Classical Reading Traditions By Marijn van Putten". Journal of Islamic Studies. 34 (3): 402–407. doi:10.1093/jis/etad017. ISSN 0955-2340.
    • Stokes, Phillip W. (2023). "Marijn van Putten . Quranic Arabic: From its Hijazi Origins to its Classical Reading Traditions". Journal of the International Qur'anic Studies Association. 8 (1): 172–184. doi:10.1515/jiqsa-2023-0015. ISSN 2474-8390.
    • Suheil Laher, “Van Putten, Marijn. Quranic Arabic: From its Hijazi origins to its classical reading traditions. Brill, 2022, 376 pages.” Journal of the American Oriental Society (2024)

Further reading

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  • Alshammari, Wafi Fhaid (2021). "The Feminine Ending - at in Shammari Arabic: a Response to Marijn Van Putten". Journal of Semitic Studies. 66 (1): 145–152. doi:10.1093/jss/fgaa032. ISSN 0022-4480.
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