Arabic verbs and their theta-grid
Author
Source
Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies
Issue
Vol. 8, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2001), pp.1-65, 65 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2001-06-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
65
Main Subjects
Arabic language and Literature
Abstract EN
This paper discuss the manner in which the traditional Arab grammarians classified the Arabic verbs ;they basically, referred to the theory of transitivity for their purpose .as this theory was unable to account for the grammatically and the ungrammatically of various Arabic sentence , we opt for theta- theory of Chomsky (1991) to solve the problem faced by the traditional analysis.
With the help of theta- theory , we put modern standard Arabic verbs in specific sub ground on the basis of their semantic , all intransitive verbs require one essential argument.
However , the nature of that essential argument differs from verb to verb depending on some semantic factors .
for instance , we find that some intransitive verbs may take an agent, others a theme or an experiencer as their argument.
Transitive verbs that need two essential argument can also be divided in sub groups on the basis of the types of theta-theory that their argument will have.
We find that ditransitive verbs may require three essential argument in a well- formed sentence .
we have realized that Arabic like languages , has some unique verbs that take a CP as one of their argument .
the nature of these verbs and their theta- roles have also been discussed in detail in the course of our analysis.
as this theory regards NP,IP,PP & CP essential argument, all the problems of classification verbs are solved .
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jalabnah, Atif Mustafa Muflih. 2001. Arabic verbs and their theta-grid. Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies،Vol. 8, no. 1, pp.1-65.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-960326
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jalabnah, Atif Mustafa Muflih. Arabic verbs and their theta-grid. Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies Vol. 8, no. 1 (2001), pp.1-65.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-960326
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jalabnah, Atif Mustafa Muflih. Arabic verbs and their theta-grid. Al-Balqa Journal for Research and Studies. 2001. Vol. 8, no. 1, pp.1-65.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-960326
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Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 63-65
Record ID
BIM-960326