An upward agree approach to subject-verb agreement in standard Arabic and Sorani Kurdish
Other Title(s)
نظرية التوافق الحديثة لتفسير التوافق بين الفعل و الفاعل في اللغة العربية الفصحى و اللغة السورانية الكردية
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
Comitee Members
al-Najadat, Jumah Salim
Abd al-Haqq, Fawwaz
al-Sakarnih, Ahmad Khalaf
University
Mutah University
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Department
Department of English Language and Literature
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2017
English Abstract
In this thesis, the researcher examines the mechanisms that underlie Subject-Verb agreement in two typologically distinct languages: Standard Arabic and Sorani Kurdish.
The researcher argues that while Chomsky's (2000) standard Downward Agree approach may account for the empirical facts at issue, Bjorkman and Zeijlstra's (2014) Upward Agree fares the syntactic analysis better since it does not imply the postulation of any vacuous unmotivated projections and operations as Chomsky's Agree approach.
Nonetheless, in adherence to Minimalist Program's economy principles, the researcher advocates the parametric nature of the direction of agreement to be the rule not the exception.
In essence, the researcher undermines the assumptions of one universal direction of agreement, be it downward or upward, to account for the attested cross-linguistic variation in this regard for theoretical considerations pertinent to the core assumptions of the Minimalist Program
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Arabic language and Literature
Topics
No. of Pages
61
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : The theoretical background.
Chapter Two : Review of literature.
Chapter Three : Design and methodology.
Chapter Four : Finding and discussions and recommendation.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Bayaydah, Nur Sami. (2017). An upward agree approach to subject-verb agreement in standard Arabic and Sorani Kurdish. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-749060
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Bayaydah, Nur Sami. An upward agree approach to subject-verb agreement in standard Arabic and Sorani Kurdish. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University. (2017).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-749060
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Bayaydah, Nur Sami. (2017). An upward agree approach to subject-verb agreement in standard Arabic and Sorani Kurdish. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-749060
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-749060