In:The New Arabic Lexicon and its Words: Root-based and templatic morphosyntax
Abdelkader Fassi Fehri
[Language Faculty and Beyond 21] 2026
► pp. 1–37
Chapter 1Introducing the new Arabic Lexicon and its words
Published online: 23 March 2026
https://doi.org/10.1075/lfab.21.c1
https://doi.org/10.1075/lfab.21.c1
Article outline
- 1.1The modern comparative linguistics turn of the Arabic Lexicon
- 1.1.1Non-concatenative morphology and the non-vocalized property
- 1.1.2Distinct roles of consonants and vowels in roots, categories,
and argument structure- 1.1.2.1The marginal role of the verb in derivations
- 1.1.2.2Root derivation as basic, and ‘lexical relatedness’
- 1.1.2.3The role of the consonant sequence in basic word formation
- 1.1.2.4The consonant sequence in complex word formation:
Causative, inchoative, and reflexive roots - 1.1.2.5The roles of vowels in basic and complex word formation: PF pronouceable stems
- 1.1.2.6The role of vowels in categorization and inflection
- 1.1.2.7The division of labor as Arabic/Semitic property and variation
- 1.1.3Morphological templates and syntax
- 1.1.4Word semantics
- 1.2Further characteristics of roots, templates, and Arabic words
- 1.2.1Roots
- 1.2.2Templates
- 1.2.3Traditional grammar: More than one kalimat ‘morpheme’ in a word
- 1.2.4Two conceptions of roots: Root-based and stem-based
- 1.2.5Categorization, context, and meaning
- 1.3The anatomy of the verb features and its argument configurations
- 1.3.1From root to category
- 1.3.2The anatomy of the verb stem
- 1.3.3Event nouns and adjectives
- 1.3.4Complex forms
- 1.3.5Syntactic categories? What are they?
- 1.3.6The root/stem/category issue
- 1.3.7A Templatization root constraint
- 1.3.8The mental reality of roots
- 1.4The DM framework and architecture
- 1.4.1Distributed morphology
- 1.4.2Fragments of the Arabic lexicon and the ACVL
- 1.5The Minimalist Program
- 1.5.1Basic foundations and principles
- 1.5.1.1Economy
- 1.5.1.2Merge
- 1.5.1.3Phases
- 1.5.1.4Agree and feature checking
- 1.5.1.5Bare phrase structure
- 1.5.1.6Interfaces and full interpretability
- 1.5.2The architecture of grammar
- 1.5.3The language faculty
- 1.5.3.1A Theory of Mind
- 1.5.3.2Perception and sensory systems
- 1.5.3.3Memory systems
- 1.5.3.4Executive functioning
- 1.5.3.5Motor systems
- 1.5.3.6Social cognition and interaction
- 1.5.4Beyond the language faculty
- 1.5.4.1Language, Thought, and Cognition
- 1.5.4.2Culture
- 1.5.4.3Evolutionary biology
- 1.5.4.4More interactions and issues
- 1.5.4.5The ‘modularity’ debate
- 1.5.4.6The nature of human thought
- 1.5.1Basic foundations and principles
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