The syntax of Arabic
By: Joseph Aoun, Lina Choueiri, Elabbas Benmamoun.
Contributors: Choueiri, Lina.; Benmamoun, Elabbas.
Series: Cambridge syntax guides
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780521650175
Subjects: Arabic language -- Syntax
Description: "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 analyses provided for them in the literature. A broad variety of topics are covered, including argument structure, negation, tense, agreement phenomena, and resumption. The discussion of each topic sums up the key research results and provides new points of departure for further research. The book also contrasts Standard Arabic with other Arabic varieties spoken in the Arab world. An engaging guide to Arabic syntax, this book will be invaluable to graduate students interested in Arabic grammar, as well as syntactic theorists and typologists"--Provided by publisher.

"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 analyses provided for them in the literature.Abroad variety of topics is covered, including argument structure, negation, tense, agreement phenomena, and resumption. The discussion of each topic sums up the key research results and provides new points of departure for further research. The book also contrasts Standard Arabic with other Arabic varieties spoken in the Arab world"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 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.