Perspectives on Arabic linguistics XXI
Subtitle: papers from the twenty-first annual symposium on Arabic linguistics, Provo, Utah, March 2007
By: edited by Dilworth B. Parkinson
Contributors: Parkinson, Dilworth B., 1951-
Series: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory -- v. 301; Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science -- v. 301.
Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9789027290939; 9789027248176
Subjects: Grammar; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY; Congresses; Arabic; Arabic language; Semantics; Syntax
Other titles: Papers from the twenty-first annual symposium on Arabic linguistics; Perspectives on Arab linguistics 21
Description: This volume contains a selection of reviewed and revised papers from the twenty-first Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics, which was held on March 2-3, 2007, at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The papers in this volume deal with a variety of topics in Arabic linguistics with a notable number of them emphasizing pragmatic aspects. The papers here included place a high value on the presentation of authentic data and explore different approaches in their analysis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXI; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Editorial note; Introduction; ORTHOGRAPHIC UNICODE VARIATIONS IN ARABIC; TOWARD AN LFG ACCOUNT OF AGREEMENT MISMATCHES OF NUMERALS WITHIN ARABIC NPS; A TEXT-PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO MOOT QUESTIONS IN ARABIC; THE PRAGMATICS OF DENIAL; YA?NI; CITATIONS IN ARABIC LEGAL OPINION; LANGUAGE POLICY AND FACTORS INFLUENCING IT IN SOME MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES AND MOROCCO; THE PERCEPTION OF ARAB-ACCENTED SPEECH BY AMERICAN NATIVE SPEAKERS AND NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS FROM EAST AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA.