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Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXVIII
Papers from the Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics, Gainesville, Florida, 2014
This volume makes important contributions to the growing body of descriptive and theoretical studies in Arabic linguistics. It focuses on the rich linguistic work being done on Arabic dialects. The papers on individual dialects draw attention to the micro-variation that exists, emphasize that they do not comprise a uniform group, and reveal the implications of dialectal variation for linguistic theory. The chapters are distributed over three parts: phonetics and phonology, syntax, and sociolinguistics. They address first and second language acquisition, historical linguistics, phonetics, aspects of negation, light verb constructions, raising verbs, and sociolinguistic variation. The book is indispensable reading for those working in dialect description, the analysis of Arabic and the Semitic languages, and linguistic theory more generally.
[Studies in Arabic Linguistics, 4] 2016. xii, 248 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 19 May 2016
Published online on 19 May 2016
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgement | pp. vii–7
- IntroductionYoussef A. Haddad and Eric Potsdam | pp. ix–xii
- Phonetics and phonology
- Phonation and glottal states in Modern South Arabian and San'ani ArabicJanet C.E. Watson and Barry Heselwood | pp. 3–36
- Examining feature economy in Arabic dialectsCheng-Wei Lin | pp. 37–62
- L1-English tense-lax vowel system influence on L2-ArabicZafer Lababidi and Hanyong Park | pp. 63–88
- On the status of derived affricates in Arabic dialectsDua'a Abu Elhija Mahajna and Stuart Davis | pp. 89–104
- Syntax
- On NPIs and QPs in Sason ArabicFaruk Akkuș | pp. 107–128
- Temporal NPIs and NCIs as adverb phrases: The case of Jordanian ArabicAhmad Alqassas | pp. 129–152
- Clause structure in contact contexts: The case of Sason ArabicFaruk Akkuș and Elabbas Benmamoun | pp. 153–172
- The syntax of motion light verbs in Jordanian and Moroccan ArabicHamid Ouali and Juman Al Bukhari | pp. 173–191
- Cyclic Spell-Out Derived Agreement in Arabic Raising ConstructionsSusi Wurmbrand and Youssef A. Haddad | pp. 193–226
- Sociolinguistics
- (q) as a sociolinguistic variable in the Arabic of Gaza CityWilliam Cotter | pp. 229–246
- Index | pp. 247–248
“The volume brings together thoughtful essays covering diverse aspects of Arabic linguistics. It is both theoretically and empirically enriching. It deals with topics that range from phonation and feature economy in Arabic sound systems to negative polarity items and raising structures. Empirically, it includes data from relatively familiar dialects, such as Standard and Moroccan Arabic, as well as less familiar and less studied varieties, such as Sason Arabic and the Arabic of Gaza and Iksal. The volume is a valuable contribution to existing literature on Arabic Linguistics.”
Jamal Ouhalla
“The papers in this volume succeed in challenging big ideas in linguistics with facts of dialectal variation in Arabic, underscoring the importance of understanding the scope of that variation. A common thread running through the volume is an awareness of the complexity of Arabic language contact situations, and their impact on the structure of the language and its varieties.”
Sam Hellmuth, University of York, UK
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