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 an...

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Main Author: Aoun, Joseph
Other Authors: Choueiri, Lina, Benmamoun, Elabbas
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Cambridge University Press 2010
Series:Cambridge syntax guides
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Issues in the syntax of Arabic; 2. Clause structure in Arabic; 3. The syntax of subjects; 4. Sentential agreement; 5. The syntax of sentential negation; 6. Modes of interrogation; 7. Restrictive relatives; 8. Clitic left dislocation and focus constructions; 9. The syntax of the Arabic left periphery