Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics
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The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics Online comprehensively covers all aspects of Arabic languages and linguistics. It is interdisciplinary in scope and represents different schools and approaches in order to be as objective and versatile as possible. The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics Online is cross-searchable and cross-referenced, and is equipped with a browsable index. All relevant fields in Arabic linguistics, both general and language specific are covered and the Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics Online includes topics from interdisciplinary fields, such as anthropology, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and computer science.
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The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics Online comprehensively covers all aspects of Arabic languages and linguistics. It is interdisciplinary in scope and represents different schools and approaches in order to be as objective and versatile as possible. The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics Online is cross-searchable and cross-referenced, and is equipped with a browsable index. All relevant fields in Arabic linguistics, both general and language specific are covered and the Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics Online includes topics from interdisciplinary fields, such as anthropology, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and computer science.
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Object, Absolute
(2 954 mots)
1. Definition The absolute object (
al-mafʿūl al-muṭlaq) is defined in the Arabic syntactic tradition as “an accusative noun phrase that takes the form of its
maṣdar (
nomina verbi or infinitives) or its substitute; it is used to emphasize the action of its governor (the verb or its substitutes), its kind or number” (ar-Rājiḥī 1988:277). The term
mafʿūl muṭlaq is not used by Sībawayhi; he discusses the function of the
maṣdar in the construction of the absolute object under the term
ism al-ḥadat̲ān or
al-ḥadat̲ ‘the event’ (
Kitāb I, 15.2–3; cf. I, 117–120
Bāb mā yakūnu min al-maṣādir mafʿūlan …
Date:
2019-05-01
Obligatory Contour Principle
(2 048 mots)
The Obligatory Contour Principle (OCP), originally proposed to account for the distribution of tones in West African languages (see Leben 1973; Goldsmith 1976), has been extended to a wider range of phenomena, leading to McCarthy's formal definition of the principle: “At the melodic level, adjacent identical elements are not permitted” (1986:208). The study of Arabic phonology and morphology has had a profound influence in extending the role of the OCP in grammar. The OCP, as first proposed, is illustrated by the tonology of Mende, which has surface tone patterns LHH and HLL (H hi…
Date:
2018-04-01