Causativity in both Arabic and English : a comparative study

Other Title(s)

السببية في اللغتين العربية و الإنجليزية : دراسة تقابليه

Dissertant

al-Majali, Fraiwan Faris

Thesis advisor

al-Khawlidah, Muhammad

Comitee Members

al-Najadat, Jumah Salim
al-Sakarnih, Ahmad Khalaf
Muqbil, Ahmad Hamad

University

Mutah University

Faculty

Faculty of Arts

Department

Department of English Language and Literature

University Country

Jordan

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2017

English Abstract

This study aims at investigating causative constructions in both Arabic and English contrastively, emphasizing the problems that encounter the learners in expressing causativity.

Many examples from both languages were collected and analyzed to show the semantic and syntactic differences.

Such differences can be obviously noted when translating from Arabic into English or Vice versa .

There are three types of causative construction;lexical,morphological and periphrastic.

Arabic has all of these types which must be derived from the basic form of Arabic verb 'faʕala'(he-did).While Morphological causative in Arabic are formed either by gemination of the second radical consonant of the verb Form I or by adding the prefix (ʔa) to Form I ,periphrastic Arabic causative is restricted to the verb 'dʒaʕala' (he -made).

Arabic lexical causative involves verbs that are inherently causative, having the meaning ‘cause to X’.English ,on the other hand, is rich in all causative types with the majority of periphrastic causative verb like make or cause.

The findings of the study revealed that both English and Arabic differ in expressing and forming causativity.

This study will hopefully provide learners and teachers of English with useful instructions and recommendations regarding the suitable application of causativity in both languages.

Main Subjects

Languages & Comparative Literature
Arabic language and Literature

Topics

No. of Pages

34

Table of Contents

Table of contents.

Abstract.

Abstract in Arabic.

Chapter One : Introduction.

Chapter Two : Literature review.

Chapter Three : Design and methodology.

Chapter Four : Findings and discussions.

References.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Majali, Fraiwan Faris. (2017). Causativity in both Arabic and English : a comparative study. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-749054

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Majali, Fraiwan Faris. Causativity in both Arabic and English : a comparative study. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University. (2017).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-749054

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Majali, Fraiwan Faris. (2017). Causativity in both Arabic and English : a comparative study. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-749054

Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-749054