The Arabic verb : form and meaning in the vowel-lengthening patterns / / Warwick Danks

• Autore: Danks Warwick
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia [Pa.], : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Disciplina: 492.75/6
• Soggetto topico: Arabic language - Verb; Arabic language - Morphology
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Arabic Verb -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Dedication page -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Notes on symbols, abbreviations and other conventions followed in examples -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Verbal morphology and the lexicon -- 2.1 Arabic verbal morphology -- 2.1.1 Inflectional morphology -- 2.1.2 Derivational morphology -- 2.2 Distribution of verbal patterns in the lexicon -- 2.2.1 Data collection -- 2.2.2 Comparison of data with existing sources -- 2.2.3 Quantitative analysis of the data -- 2.3 Summary -- 3. Alternative morphologies -- 3.1 Alternatives to the Arabic root as the primary basis of derivation -- 3.1.1 Word- and stem-based approaches -- 3.1.2 Matrices, etymons and radicals -- 3.2 Prosodic templatic morphology -- 3.2.1 Three morphemic tiers -- 3.2.2 Prosodic analysis -- 3.3 Summary -- 4. Understanding Arabic verbal semantics -- 4.1 The grammarian's dilemma -- 4.2 Specific approaches from the grammars -- 4.2.1 The 'reductionist' approach -- 4.2.2 The 'explicit specification' approach -- 4.2.3 The approaches compared -- 4.3 The linguist's contribution -- 4.3.1 Semitic comparative linguistics -- 4.3.2 The synchronic linguist's perspective -- 4.4 Summary -- 5. Evaluating the pattern III - pattern VI semantic relationship -- 5.1 Selection of patterns III and VI -- 5.2 Mutuality and reciprocity -- 5.2.1 Data collection -- 5.2.2 Data interpreted -- 5.3 Pattern III conativity -- 5.4 Summary -- 6. Transitivity and valency -- 6.1 Defining transitivity in Arabic -- 6.1.1 Transitive verbs -- 6.1.2 Intransitive verbs -- 6.1.3 Ambitransitivity -- 6.1.4 Transitivity through a preposition -- 6.1.5 Multi-transitive verbs -- 6.2 Valency -- 6.3 Data collection -- 6.4 Data analysis -- 6.4.1 Valency and the ta- prefix -- 6.4.2 Valency and relationships with pattern I -- 6.5 Summary. ; 7. The pattern III template: From form to meaning -- 7.1 Formal characterisation of pattern III -- 7.2 Vowel lengthening and plurality -- 7.2.1 An introduction to verbal plurality -- 7.2.2 Mutuality and reciprocity as verbal plurality -- 7.2.3 Summary - Plurality -- 7.3 The long ā in Arabic morphology -- 7.3.1 Nominal templates with long ā -- 7.3.2 Commonalities of meaning -- 7.3.3 Summary - Hypothesis of long ā as an aspectual marker -- 8. An aspectual model for Modern Standard Arabic -- 8.1 Defining aspect -- 8.2 The Arabic s-stem and p-stem verb forms: Tense or grammatical aspect? -- 8.3 Vendler's aspectual categories -- 8.4 Olsen's scheme -- 8.4.1 Overview -- 8.4.2 Application to MSA -- 8.5 Summary -- 9. Aspectual categorisation of patterns III and VI -- 9.1 Data -- 9.1.1 Verbs of ACTIVITY and STATE -- 9.1.2 Other categories represented -- 9.2 Summary -- 10. Inceptive aspect -- 10.1 The case for a lexical aspect category of INCEPTIVE -- 10.2 Extension of Olsen's scheme for INCEPTIVES -- 10.2.1 Feature marking of the onset phase -- 10.2.2 Other feature marking combinations -- 10.2.3 Extended scheme for lexical aspect categories -- 10.3 Inceptive verbs in patterns III and VI -- 10.4 Summary -- 11. The passive in patterns III and VI -- 11.1 Passive formation by vowel melody change -- 11.1.1 Corpus data evidence -- 11.1.2 Native speaker evidence -- 11.1.3 Conclusion -- 11.2 Passive participle formation -- 11.2.1 Dictionary evidence -- 11.2.2 Native speaker evidence -- 11.2.3 Corpus data evidence -- 11.2.4 Conclusion -- 11.3 Verbal noun forms -- 11.4 Summary -- 12. Conclusions -- 12.1 Overview -- 12.2 The characteristics of patterns III and VI -- 12.2.1 Form -- 12.2.2 Meaning -- 12.2.3 Relating form and meaning -- 12.3 Directions for further research -- 12.3.1 Nominal aspect -- 12.3.2 Aspect and passivisability. ; 12.3.3 Inceptivity of state and of activity -- 12.3.4 Alternative verbal noun forms -- 12.3.5 Defining atelicity -- 12.4 Summary -- Bibliography -- Appendix I. Data tables -- Appendix II. Semantic category labels -- Appendix III. Native speaker questionnaire -- Appendix IV. Passive participles in patterns III and VI -- Name index -- Subject index -- The series Studies in Functional and Structural Linguistics.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Arabic verbal system is, for most grammarians, the keystone of the language. Notable for the regularity of its patterns, it presents the linguist with an unparalleled opportunity to explore the Saussurean notion of the indivisible sign: form and meaning. Whilst Arabic forms are well-documented, the elucidation of the corresponding meanings has proved more challenging. Beginning with an examination of the verbal morphology of Modern Standard Arabic, including an evaluation of the significance of the consonantal root, this volume then concentrates on establishing the function of the vowel-lengthening verbal patterns (III and VI). It explores issues of mutuality and reciprocity, valency and transitivity, ultimately focusing on atelic lexical aspect as the unified meaning of these patterns. This study is rich in data and relies extensively upon contemporary examples (with transliteration and translation) to illustrate its arguments, adopting an empirical structuralist approach which is aimed both at general linguists and at specialist Arabists.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Arabic verb
• ISBN: 1-283-09314-6; 90-272-8695-7; 9786613093141
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817076703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in functional and structural linguistics ; ; v. 63.