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Themes in Arabic and Hebrew Syntax
. Ed(S): Ouhalla, Jamal (University College Dublin, Ireland); Shlonsky, Ur
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paperback. Covers various themes in the syntax of Arabic, Modern Arabic dialects and Hebrew. This collection discusses topics such as VSO and SVO, cliticization and agreement, questions and the syntax of wh-movement, cognate objects, adjectival Construct State, Gapping, causatives, the syntax of negation and the semantics of the Nominal sentence. Editor(s): Ouhalla, Jamal (University College Dublin, Ireland); Shlonsky, Ur. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; 2CSR; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 483.
The aim of this enterprise is to assemble together in one volume works on various syntactic aspects of Arabic and Hebrew, in the hope that it will spur further comparative work within the Semitic family at the level of richness achieved in other language families such as Germanic and Romance. Although a substantial amount of work on the syntax of Arabic and Hebrew already exists in various forms, volumes of the type we have attempted are still practically non-existent. Moreover, apart from some notable exceptions, existing studies rarely take a systematic within-family comparative stance towards the phenomena they discuss, although ... Read more
The aim of this enterprise is to assemble together in one volume works on various syntactic aspects of Arabic and Hebrew, in the hope that it will spur further comparative work within the Semitic family at the level of richness achieved in other language families such as Germanic and Romance. Although a substantial amount of work on the syntax of Arabic and Hebrew already exists in various forms, volumes of the type we have attempted are still practically non-existent. Moreover, apart from some notable exceptions, existing studies rarely take a systematic within-family comparative stance towards the phenomena they discuss, although ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Number of Pages
327
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402005374
SKU
V9781402005374
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