Negative scope ambiguity in serial verb constructions in Jordanian Arabic: an experimental investigation

This article provides a systematic investigation of serial verb constructions in Jordanian Arabic, reporting the results of two experiments. Experiment 1 (n = 86) involves an acceptability judgment task where participants rated serialized and non-serialized verbs on a 5-point Likert scale. The resul...

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Published in:	Cogent Arts & Humanities
Main Authors:	Eman Al Khalaf, Nisreen Al-Khawaldeh, Bassil Mashaqba
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Subjects:	Serial verb constructions Jordanian Arabic acceptability judgment task negative scope ambiguity syntax negation
Online Access:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2024.2405251

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