| Grammaticalization of Arabic Prepositions and Subordinators: A Corpus-Based Study Contributor(s): Esseesy, Mohssen (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004185879 ISBN-13: 9789004185876 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $267.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
| Dewey: 492.757 |
| LCCN: 2010024382 |
| Series: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" (1.80 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Previous scholarship on Arabic prepositions typically has presented these as a static closed class of words. Inevitably, such a treatment does not take into account the diachronic development of prepositions into new functions in syntax, semantics and discourse. The present study applies grammaticalization theory to the analysis of prepositions and subordinators across varieties of Arabic. It goes beyond the traditional single-word focus and treats prepositions as parts of multiword complexes. Drawing upon a sizeable base of authentic historical and present-day Arabic data, it presents a rigorously descriptive and quantitative analysis of evolutionary processes involving prepositional forms and subordinators. |