The syntax of Arabic

Recent research on the syntax of Arabic has produced valuable literature on the major syntactic phenomena found in the language. This guide to Arabic syntax provides an overview of the major syntactic constructions in Arabic that have featured in recent linguistic debates, and discusses the analyses...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aoun, Joseph, Choueiri, Lina (Author), Benmamoun, Elabbas (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010
Series:Cambridge syntax guides
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Issues in the syntax of Arabic
  • Clause structure in Arabic
  • The syntax of subjects
  • Sentential agreement
  • The syntax of sentential negation
  • Modes of wh-interrogation
  • Restrictive relatives
  • Clitic-left dislocation and focus constructions
  • The syntax of the Arabic left periphery