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The syntax of complex tense constructions in standard and Jordanian Arabic
Other Title(s)
التحليل النحوي لبنية الجمل ذات الزمن المركب في اللغة العربية
Author
Source
Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 42, Issue 3 (31 Oct. 2015), pp.965-983, 19 p.
Publisher
University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research (DAR)
Publication Date
2015-10-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Arabic language and Literature
Abstract EN
The current paper presents a Minimalist account of the syntax of tense in Standard Arabic (SA) and Jordanian Arabic (JA).
I assume that tense is not morphologically realized, but semantic tense interpretations and independent structural evidence, e.g.
Nominative Case on subjects and the availability of expletive subjects, suggests the presence of an independent TP in the clause structure of the varieties at issue.
The clause structure of simple tense constructions, e.g.
simple past, is monoclausal with one TP; the clause structure of complex tense constructions, e.g.
past perfect, is biclausal with two TPs that differ in terms of their categorial feature structure.
The matrix TP hosts the interpretable Speech Time feature, whereas the embedded clause hosts the interpretable Reference Time feature.
This proposal explains the semantic temporal dependency of the embedded clause on the matrix clause, which in turn derives the complex tense interpretations, and some empirical data that would be otherwise unexplained such as the impossibility for the embedded T head to host the tensed negative particles
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Aqarbih, Raniya Nayif. 2015. The syntax of complex tense constructions in standard and Jordanian Arabic. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences،Vol. 42, no. 3, pp.965-983.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-829197
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Aqarbih, Raniya Nayif. The syntax of complex tense constructions in standard and Jordanian Arabic. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences Vol. 42, no. 3 (2015), pp.965-983.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-829197
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Aqarbih, Raniya Nayif. The syntax of complex tense constructions in standard and Jordanian Arabic. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences. 2015. Vol. 42, no. 3, pp.965-983.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-829197
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Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-829197