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Autore |
Benmamoun Elabbas |
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Titolo |
The feature structure of functional categories [[electronic resource] ] : a comparative study of Arabic dialects / / Elabbas Benmamoun |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-75985-2 |
0-19-535314-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford studies in comparative syntax ; ; 16 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Arabic language - Dialects - Syntax |
Minimalist theory (Linguistics) |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-173) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Comparative Arabic Syntax; 1.1 Main Empirical Generalizations; 1.2 Theoretical Assumptions and Implications; Part I: The Feature Structure of Tense; 2. The Tense Systems of Egyptian Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, and Standard Arabic; 3. The Categorial Features of Tense; 4. Checking the Categorial Features of Tense; Part II: The Feature Structure of Negation; 5. Sentential Negation in the Modern Arabic Dialects; 6. Negation in Standard Arabic; 7. Negation and Imperatives; Part III: Agreement Asymmetries; 8. Subject Verb Agreement Asymmetries; 9. Agreement Asymmetries in DPs; Notes |
BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Focusing on the relation between functional categories and lexical and phrasal categories in Arabic dialects, Benmamoun proposes that universally functional categories are specified for categorial features which determine their relation with lexical categories. |
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