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Assignment of plural modes in northern rural Jordanian Arabic
Other Title(s)
أنماط الجمع في اللهجة الريفية في شمال الأردن
Joint Authors
Jarrah, Marwan A.
Abu Dalw, Ahmad M.
al-Jarrah, Rashid
Source
Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 45, Issue 3 (31 Aug. 2018), pp.210-223, 14 p.
Publisher
University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research (DAR)
Publication Date
2018-08-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
This article seeks an explanation why many nouns in this Arabic variety are irregularly pluralized (e.g.
dʒabal Ɂɪdʒba:l) whereas only few are regularly pluralized (muʔalim mʔalm-iin).
While repudiating the long-standing views which attribute the dichotomy of the sound (regular) and broken (irregular) plurals to primarily morphological factors, the current study shows that this dichotomy rather follows from a confluence of morphophonological processes, including moraic weight.
It argues that the broken plural is the normal mode of plural formation in Arabic, being basically confined to words weighing 2-5 moras.
If the given word weighs more than five moras or less than two moras (i.e., mono-moraic), broken formation is no longer accessible, and hence, the sound plural mode is called for.
Furthermore, the study demonstrates how certain vowel melodies and the OCP are competing forces that constrain plural formation in this Jordanian Arabic variety.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jarrah, Marwan A.& al-Jarrah, Rashid& Abu Dalw, Ahmad M.. 2018. Assignment of plural modes in northern rural Jordanian Arabic. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences،Vol. 45, no. 3, pp.210-223.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-908794
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Jarrah, Rashid…[et al.]. Assignment of plural modes in northern rural Jordanian Arabic. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences Vol. 45, no. 3 (Aug. 2018), pp.210-223.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-908794
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jarrah, Marwan A.& al-Jarrah, Rashid& Abu Dalw, Ahmad M.. Assignment of plural modes in northern rural Jordanian Arabic. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences. 2018. Vol. 45, no. 3, pp.210-223.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-908794
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Record ID
BIM-908794