Thematic structure and para-syntax : Arabic as a case study /: Arabic as a case study. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: James Dickins.
• Authors: Dickins, J (James)
• Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Signs, syntax, para-syntax, theme and rheme 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Signs 2.3 Grammar (morphology and syntax) as sign-level analysis 2.4 Syntax and para-syntax Chapter 3: Issues in defining ‘theme’ 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Theme as starting point of the utterance Chapter 4: Recursion 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Recursion Chapter 5: Summary of arguments so far Chapter 6: Traditional Arabic grammar analysis of Arabic clause structure 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Traditional Arabic grammar analysis of Arabic clause structure Chapter 7: Peri/Thema-Nuc/Rhema analysis of Standard Arabic 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Application of Peri/Thema-Nuc/Rhema analysis to Standard Arabic 7.3 Comparison with Baker’s (2011) analysis of Standard Arabic 7.4 Nuc/Rhema-markers and Peri/Thema-markers in Standard Arabic 7.5 A comparison with Arabic dialects and other languages Chapter 8: Phrase-structural para-syntax in Arabic: beyond theme and rheme 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Initiality as non-thematic discourse marker in Arabic 8.3 Initiality as non-thematic discourse marker: Standard Arabic compared to other languages Chapter 9: Phrase-structural para-syntactic notions vs. (real) semantic notions 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The necessity of separating phrase-structural para-syntactic from (real) semantic notions Chapter 10: Distinguishing syntax from para-syntax 10.1 Introduction 10.2 The necessity of distinguishing syntax from para-syntax in Standard Arabic Chapter 11: Conclusions Technical Appendix: Endnotes References Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 492.75; Arabic language -- Syntax; Linguistics -- Philosophy; Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000769746; 9781000769661; 9781000769708; 9780429351150
• Related ISBNs: 9780367367503
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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