The Syntactic Representation of Linguistic Competence in al-Rummani (d. 384 AH) in his Commentary on Sibawayh's Book as an Example

Abstract

Abstract: This research focuses on demonstrating the relationship between syntactic representation and linguistic competence through al-Rummani's methodological and scientific abilities in the study of Arabic grammar. Therefore, I have taken al-Rummani and his commentary on Sibawayh's book as an example of grammatical analysis within a linguistic-grammatical approach. In this approach, I attempt to understand the function of grammarians and its relationship to linguistic theories and their analytical methodologies. In this study, I focus on analyzing grammatical discourse with its distinctive features and characteristics, because linguistic competence manifests itself in syntactic representations that reflect the speaker's ability to employ their language appropriately to the demands of the context. Linguistic theories strive to clarify and codify grammatical phenomena to ensure the accuracy of their descriptions and the ability of their methodologies to explain their issues and rules. This is because linguistic competence is the foundation that every linguistic theory seeks to fulfill in its methodology, as it is an indicator of its success and the comprehensiveness of its view of the linguistic system. Furthermore, it governs grammatical structures at the level of constructing syntax and speech production among speakers, as well as at the level of comprehension and understanding of the words and structures they hear. Studying and monitoring the linguistic competence of grammarians through their analysis of grammatical structures indicates their ability to describe linguistic phenomena, construct their rules and regulations, as well as monitor their details and represent them, and then interpret this using scientific research tools at the levels of induction, deduction, organization, foundation, and evaluation. Therefore, I was keen to monitor the linguistic texts that are consistent with what the linguistic theories have presented regarding them.