| Autore |
Danks Warwick
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Amsterdam [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia [Pa.], : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2011
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (300 p.)
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| Disciplina |
492.75/6
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| Collana |
Studies in functional and structural linguistics
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| Soggetto topico |
Arabic language - Verb
Arabic language - Morphology
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| ISBN |
1-283-09314-6
90-272-8695-7
9786613093141
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| 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.
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The Arabic verb [[electronic resource] ] : form and meaning in the vowel-lengthening patterns / / Warwick Danks
