LINGUIST List 23.1185
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Thu Mar 08 2012
Books: Key Features and Parameters in Arabic Grammar: Fassi Fehri
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Date: 08-Mar-2012
From: Paul Peranteau <paul benjamins.com>
Subject: Key Features and Parameters in Arabic Grammar: Fassi Fehri
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Title: Key Features and Parameters in Arabic Grammar
Series Title: Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 182
Published: 2012
Publisher: John Benjamins
http://www.benjamins.com/
Book URL: http://benjamins.com/catalog/la.182
Author: Abdelkader Fassi Fehri
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027274960 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 99.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027274960 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027255655 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 99.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027255655 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027255655 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 104.94
Abstract:
In light of recent generative minimalism, and comparative parametric theory of language variation, the book investigates key features and parameters of Arabic grammar. Part I addresses morpho-syntactic and semantic interfaces in temporality, aspectuality, and actionality, including the Past/Perfect/Perfective ambiguity akin to the very synthetic temporal morphology, collocating time adverb construal, and interpretability of verbal Number as pluractional. Part II is dedicated to nominal architecture, the behaviour of bare nouns as true indefinites, the count/mass dichotomy (re- examined in light of general, collective, and singulative DP properties), the mirror image ordering of serialized adjectives, and N-to-D Move in synthetic possession, proper names, and individuated vocatives. Part III examines the role of CP in time and space anchoring, double access reading (in a DAR language such as Arabic), sequence of tense (SOT), silent pronominal categories in consistent null subject languages (including referential and generic pro), and the interpretability of inflection. Semantic and formal parameters are set out, within a mixed macro/micro-parametric model of language variation. The book is of particular interest to students, researchers, and teachers of Arabic, Semitic, comparative, typological, or general linguistics.
Linguistic Field(s):
Generative Linguistics
Linguistic Theories
Syntax
Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
Written In: English (eng)
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