Syntactic and semantic analysis of English and Arabic objects : a contrastive study
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 126 (sup) (30 Sep. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Arts
Publication Date
2018-09-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
English and Arabic belong to different language families since they have different grammar and structures .The main purpose of this paper is to show similarities and differences between English and Arabic objects in terms of syntactic and semantic classification.
Moreover, the current paper aims at highlighting the divergences and convergences that exist between English and Arabic objects from syntactic and semantic point of view .The paper falls into three sections: section one sheds some light on basic terms that are of relevance to the core of the study.
Section two deals with the syntactic and semantic analysis of English objects.
Section three deals with the syntactic and semantic analysis of Arabic objects.
The main findings that this paper has come up with can be summarized as follows : an object is an entity or participant that undergoes an action done by the performer of the action.
Syntactically speaking, an English object can be direct , indirect or complement .Semantically speaking , objects can be affected , recipient, attribute and effected.
Syntactically speaking , Arabic objects can be cognate , causative ,or concomitant .Semantically speaking , Arabic objects can come as a receiver , agentive or beneficiary.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ali, Faizah Qanbar. 2018. Syntactic and semantic analysis of English and Arabic objects : a contrastive study. al-Adab Journal،Vol. 2018, no. 126 (sup), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-832141
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ali, Faizah Qanbar. Syntactic and semantic analysis of English and Arabic objects : a contrastive study. al-Adab Journal No. 126 (Supplement) (Sep. 2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-832141
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ali, Faizah Qanbar. Syntactic and semantic analysis of English and Arabic objects : a contrastive study. al-Adab Journal. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 126 (sup), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-832141
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Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 8
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BIM-832141