Clause structure and word order in Hebrew and Arabic : an essay in comparative Semitic syntax
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Clause structure and word order in Hebrew and Arabic : an essay in comparative Semitic syntax
（Oxford studies in comparative syntax / Richard Kayne, general editor）
Oxford University Press, 1997
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-277) and index
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: cloth ISBN 9780195108668
Description
Shlonsky uses Chomsky's Government and Binding approach to examine clausal architecture and verb movement in Hebrew and several varieties of Arabic. He establishes a syntactic analysis of Hebrew and then extends that analysis to aspects of Arabic clausal syntax. Through the comparative lens of Hebrew, Shlonsky hopes to resolve a number of problems in Arabic syntax. His results generate some novel and important conclusions concerning the patterns of negation, verb
movement, the nature of participles, and the gamut of positions available to clausal subjects in both languages.
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: pbk ISBN 9780195108675
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Looking at the grammars of Hebrew and several varieties of Arabic, Shlonsky examines clausal architecture and verb movement and the role of agreement in natural language, using Chomsky's Government and Binding approach.
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