Existential and Negative Existential Constructions in Arabic: Typology and Syntax

Existential and Negative Existential Constructions in Arabic: Typology and Syntax

abstract: ABSTRACT This dissertation investigates the copular/locative and existential predications in Arabic. The main focus is on the typology and syntax of the existential predications. The negation of such predications reveals interesting results. The Negative Existential Cycle (Croft, 1991) is...

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Other Authors: Alsaeedi, Mekhlid (Author)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Linguistics
Grammaticalization
Gulf Pidgin Arabic
Inverse Copular Construction
Negative Existential Cycle
Saudi Arabic
Standard Arabic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.53492

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