Negation using ‘laysa and ? oyn’ in the light of generative syntax : a comparative case study

Other Title(s)

دراسة مقارنة لحرفي النفي "ليس" و "oyn" ? في ضوء النحو التوليدي

Author

Mumani, Jawad

Source

al-Ishʻāʻ fī al-Lisāniyyāt wa-al-Tarjamah

Issue

Vol. 6, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.11-31, 21 p.

Publisher

Université de Saida Dr Moulay Tahar Lettres et des Langues et des arts le laboratoire Linguistique et Traduction

Publication Date

2019-12-31

Country of Publication

Algeria

No. of Pages

21

Main Subjects

Arabic language and Literature

Topics

Abstract EN

T his paper investigates the syntactic properties of negative markers in Arabic and Hebrew, ?∂yn and laysa.

It has suggested that both markers behave as lexical verbs in the sense that they display an asymmetry of rich and poor agreement (henceforth AGR).

Such asymmetry depends heavily on VSO and SVO word-order variations, operating within TP-system (Temporal Phrase).

However, it has argued that the Arabic NEG-marker laysa differs slightly from the Hebrew negative particle ?∂yn, since it carries an intrinsic AGReement-suffix and also assigns accusative Case to nominal or adjectival predicate.

This leads us to suppose that both negative markers occupy two different positions in the syntactic structure: ?∂yn in NEGP (henceforth, Negative Phrase) and laysa in AGRP (Agreement Phrase).

To shed light on these facts, we have adopted a descriptive and analytical analysis by presenting data of these negative markers in both languages and then lay out different facets of syntactic similarities and distinctions.

However, one suggestion for further research would be to look at a wide variety of negation.

It would be interesting to look at, for instance, other negative markers existing in both languages that share the same syntactic features

American Psychological Association (APA)

Mumani, Jawad. 2019. Negation using ‘laysa and ? oyn’ in the light of generative syntax : a comparative case study. al-Ishʻāʻ fī al-Lisāniyyāt wa-al-Tarjamah،Vol. 6, no. 2, pp.11-31.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-993988

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Mumani, Jawad. Negation using ‘laysa and ? oyn’ in the light of generative syntax : a comparative case study. al-Ishʻāʻ fī al-Lisāniyyāt wa-al-Tarjamah Vol. 6, no. 2 (Dec. 2019), pp.11-31.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-993988

American Medical Association (AMA)

Mumani, Jawad. Negation using ‘laysa and ? oyn’ in the light of generative syntax : a comparative case study. al-Ishʻāʻ fī al-Lisāniyyāt wa-al-Tarjamah. 2019. Vol. 6, no. 2, pp.11-31.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-993988

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 30-31

Record ID

BIM-993988