Perspectives on Arabic linguistics XVII-XVIII : papers from the seventeenth and eighteenth annual symposia on Arabic linguistics / / edited by Mohammed T. Alhawary, Elabbas Benmamoun

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969996703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2005
• ISBN: 9786612156663; 9781282156661; 1282156667; 9789027294371; 9027294372
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 315 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; ; v. 264
• Altri autori (Persone): AlhawaryMohammed T; BenmamounElabbas
• Disciplina: 492
• Soggetti: Arabic language - Syntax; Arabic language - Grammar; Arabic philology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: PERSPECTIVES ON ARABIC LINGUISTICS XVII-XVIII -- Editorial page -- Title page -- ISBN -- CONTENTS -- EDITORIAL NOTE -- INTRODUCTION -- THE LENGTH OF STEM-FINAL VOWELS IN COLLOQUIAL ARABIC -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Background -- 3. Analysis -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- REFERENCES -- MORAIC SYLLABLE STRUCTURE AND EDGE EFFECTS IN ARABIC -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Syllable Patterns and Their Distribution in the Three Varieties -- 3. Previous Analyses -- 4. Moraic Syllable Structure in Arabic -- 5. R-Licensing -- 6. Relevant Constraints -- 7. Analysis: Constraint Interaction -- 8. Conclusion -- REFERENCES -- THE STRUCTURE OF ARABIC INTONATION A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Framework of Analysis -- 3. Material -- 4. Results and Discussion -- 5. Conclusions -- Appendix I -- REFERENCES -- PHONOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN CONNECTED SPEECH IN COLLOQUIAL ; EGYPTIAN ARABIC -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Purpose and Importance -- 3. Method -- 4. Results and Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendix -- REFERENCES -- ROOT FORMATION AND POLYSEMIC ORGANIZATION IN ARABIC LEXICON -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Root Formation in Arabic Lexicon -- 3. The Probabilistic Model -- 4. Conclusion -- REFERENCES -- LIGHT VERBS IN STANDARD AND EGYPTIAN ARABIC -- 1. Actualizing Nouns: A Quick Survey -- 2. First Analysis and Basic Properties -- 3. Light Verbs Constructions as a Source for Other Equivalent Utterances -- 4. The Specific Features of the Actualizing Process in Arabic -- 5. Conclusion -- REFERENCES -- RETHINKING LEXICAL ASPECT IN EGYPTIAN ARABIC -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Lexical Aspect as a Classification of Verbs -- 3. The Active Participle and Lexical Aspect -- 4. Individual-level and Stage-level Statives -- 5. Diagnostics for Achievement Verbs -- 6. Activities and Pseudo-inchoatives -- 7. Accomplishments and Translocatives.; 8. Summary and conclusion -- REFERENCES -- BUILDING A COMPUTATIONAL LEXICON FOR ARABIC -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Text Analysis Stage -- 3. Analyzed Text / Linguistic Database Conversion -- 4. Implementing the Lexicon -- 5. Testing the Lexicon -- 6. Areas of Near-future Refinements -- 7. Conclusion -- REFERENCES -- POLITICAL TRANSITION, LINGUISTIC SHIFT -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Political Transition, Linguistic Shift: From bilingual and diglossic discourse to a monolingual discourse -- 3. 'How to Do Things with Words': When words are changed -- 4. Whose Voice is it, Anyway? A voice in the making -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- REFERENCES -- AGREEMENT ALTERNATIONS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Semantic Agreement Effects -- 3. Agreement in Standard Arabic -- 4. Accounting for Syntactic and Semantic Agreement -- 5. Analysis of First Conjunct Agreement in Arabic -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- REFERENCES -- ACQUISITION OF ARABIC WORD FORMATION -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Verbal Derivational System in Moroccan Arabic -- 3. Universal and Typological Paths -- 4. The Study -- 5. Materials and Procedures -- 6. The Results -- 7. Discussion -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- REFERENCES -- L2 ACQUISITION OF ARABIC MORPHOSYNTACTIC FEATURES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Predictions and Previous Findings -- 3. Methods -- 4. Discussion and Conclusion -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS -- The series Current Issues in Linguistic Theory (CILT).
• Sommario/riassunto: The papers in this volume are a selection from papers presented at the Annual Symposia on Arabic Linguistics, held in 2003 (Alexandria) and 2004 (Oklahoma). They tackle a broad range of issues in current linguistic research, particularly in the areas of phonology, morphology/lexicon, sociolinguistics, and L1 and L2 acquisition. They are distinguished for the depth of coverage and the types of data considered.