A Unified Theory of Polarity Sensitivity: Comparative Syntax of Arabic by Alqassas, Ahmad

A Unified Theory of Polarity Sensitivity: Comparative Syntax of Arabic (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780197554890)

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A Unified Theory of Polarity Sensitivity: Comparative Syntax of Arabic by Alqassas, Ahmad

A Unified Theory of Polarity Sensitivity: Comparative Syntax of Arabic

$68.00
A Unified Theory of Polarity Sensitivity: Comparative Syntax of Arabic by Alqassas, Ahmad

A Unified Theory of Polarity Sensitivity: Comparative Syntax of Arabic

$68.00
Format: Paperback
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This book examines polarity sensitivity - a ubiquitous phenomenon involving expressions such as anybody, nobody, ever, never, somebody and their counterparts in other languages. In this book, Ahmad Alqassas proposes a unified approach by examining the interaction between the various types of polarity sensitivity. Drawing on data from Standard Arabic and the major regional dialects represented by Jordanian, Egyptian, Moroccan, and Qatari, the book provides a new perspective on the syntax-semantic interface and develops a unified syntactic analysis for polarity sensitivity.

Author: Ahmad Alqassas
ISBN-10: 019755489X
ISBN-13: 9780197554890
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2021
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d
By Ahmad Alqassas
By Ahmad Alqassas
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Ahmad Alqassas is Associate Professor of Arabic Linguistics at Georgetown University. He is the author of A Multi-locus Analysis of Arabic Negation and his research interests include comparative syntax, syntactic theory, and Arabic linguistics.

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