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This volume makes important contributions to the growing body of descriptive and theoretical studies in Arabic linguistics. It focuses on the rich linguistic work being done on Arabic dialects. The papers on individual dialects draw attention to the micro-variation that exists, emphasize that they do not comprise a uniform group, and reveal the implications of dialectal variation for linguistic theory. The chapters are distributed over three parts: phonetics and phonology, syntax, and sociolinguistics. They address first and second language acquisition, historical linguistics, phonetics, aspects of negation, light verb constructions, raising verbs, and sociolinguistic variation. The book is indispensable reading for those working in dialect description, the analysis of Arabic and the Semitic languages, and linguistic theory more generally.
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Studies in Arabic Linguistics Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXVIII Edited by Youssef A. Haddad and Eric Potsdam 4 John Benjamins Publishing Company Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXVIII Studies in Arabic Linguistics issn 2212-8042 This book series aims to publish original research in all fields of Arabic linguistics, including – but not limited to – theoretical linguistics, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, typology, and language acquisition. Submissions from all current theoretical frameworks are welcome. Studies may deal with one or more varieties of Arabic, or Arabic in relation to or compared with other languages. Both monographs and thematic collections of research papers will be considered. The series includes monographs and thematically coherent collective volumes, in English. For an overview of all books published in this series, please see http://benjamins.com/catalog/sal Editors Elabbas Benmamoun Enam Al-Wer University of Illinois University of Essex Editorial Board Mahasen Hasan Abu-Mansour Mustafa A. Mughazy Sami Boudelaa Jamal Ouhala Stuart Davis Jonathan Owens Mushira Eid Janet C.E. Watson Clive Holes Manfred Woidich Umm Al-Qura University United Arab Emirates University Indiana University University of Utah The Oriental Institute, Oxford Western Michigan University University College Dublin University of Bayreuth University of Leeds University of Amsterdam Jean Lowenstamm CNRS-Université Paris 7 Volume 4 Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXVIII. Papers from the Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics, Gainesville, Florida, 2014 Edited by Youssef A. Haddad and Eric Potsdam Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXVIII Papers from the Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics, Gainesville, Florida, 2014 Edited by Youssef A. Haddad Eric Potsdam University of Florida, Gainesville John Benjamins Publishing Company Amsterdam / Philadelphia 8 TM The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences – Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1984. doi 10.1075/sal.4 Cataloging-in-Publication Data available from Library of Congress: lccn 2014023415 isbn 978 90 272 0032 7 isbn 978 90 272 6689 7 (Hb) (e-book) © 2016 – John Benjamins B.V. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by print, photoprint, microfilm, or any other means, without written permission from the publisher. John Benjamins Publishing Company · https://benjamins.com Table of contents Acknowledgements Introduction Youssef A. Haddad and Eric Potsdam vii ix Part I. Phonetics and phonology Phonation and glottal states in Mode