Perspectives on Arabic linguistics II [[electronic resource] ] : papers from the Second Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics / / edited by Mushira Eid and John McCarthy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457855803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam [The Netherlands], : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1990
• ISBN: 1-283-31361-8; 9786613313614; 90-272-7828-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Collana: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0304-0763 ; ; v. 72
• Altri autori (Persone): EidMushira; McCarthyJohn
• Disciplina: 492.7; 492.705
• Soggetti: Arabic language - Grammar; Arabic language - Semantics; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: PERSPECTIVES ON ARABIC LINGUISTICS II PAPERS FROM THE SECOND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARABIC LINGUISTICS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; EDITORIAL NOTE; INTRODUCTION; I. MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHONOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES; Prosodic Morphology and Templatic Morphology; Doubled Verbs in Modern Standard Arabic; Arabic Broken Plurals: Arguments for a two-fold classification of morphology; Well-formed Associations in Arabic: Rule or condition?; LEVANTINE CYCLOGENESIS; Epenthesis, Gemination and Syllable Structure; II. SEMANTIC PERSPECTIVES; Aspectual Classification of Verbs in Cairene ArabicConnectives as Cohesive Elements in a Modern Expository Arabic Text; III. SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVES; Orthographic Variation in Modern Standard Arabic: The Case of the Hamza; 'Foreigner Talk' in Arabic: Evidence for the universality of language simplification; INDEX OF ; SUBJECTS
• Sommario/riassunto: The papers in this volume approach the study of Arabic, its structure and use, from different linguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives. The book is divided into three sections: Section I Morphological and Phonological Perspectives; Section II Semantic Perspectives; Section III Sociolinguistic Perspectives.