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

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

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,...

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Main Author: Danks, Warwick
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.
Series:Studies in functional and structural linguistics ; v. 63.
Subjects:
Arabic language > Verb.
Arabic language > Morphology.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Arabic.
Arabic language > Morphology
Arabic language > Verb
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Table of Contents:
  • 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; 3. Alternative morphologies; 4. Understanding Arabic verbal semantics; 5. Evaluating the pattern III
  • pattern VI semantic relationship; 6. Transitivity and valency; 7. The pattern III template: From form to meaning; 8. An aspectual model for Modern Standard Arabic; 9. Aspectual categorisation of patterns III and VI; 10. Inceptive aspect.
  • 11. The passive in patterns III and VI12. Conclusions; 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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