Splitting Neg:
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Usama Soltan
Abstract
The goal of this paper is to revisit sentential negation patterns in Cairene Egyptian Arabic and propose a novel analysis for their morphosyntactic properties in this Arabic dialect. In particular, it is argued that the distribution of negation patterns takes place in the mapping from the syntax to the morphology, that the head hosting negation is higher than T on the clausal hierarchy, and that the Neg-domain in this dialect is split into two separate heads, one encoding semantic negation, and another expressing formal negativity. Implications of the proposed analysis are discussed with regard to the interaction between negation and polarity items, variation in negation across different Arabic dialects, and negation patterns in negative disjunction and negative concord structures.
Abstract
The goal of this paper is to revisit sentential negation patterns in Cairene Egyptian Arabic and propose a novel analysis for their morphosyntactic properties in this Arabic dialect. In particular, it is argued that the distribution of negation patterns takes place in the mapping from the syntax to the morphology, that the head hosting negation is higher than T on the clausal hierarchy, and that the Neg-domain in this dialect is split into two separate heads, one encoding semantic negation, and another expressing formal negativity. Implications of the proposed analysis are discussed with regard to the interaction between negation and polarity items, variation in negation across different Arabic dialects, and negation patterns in negative disjunction and negative concord structures.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- The development of future participles and future tense markers from motion predicates 9
- Yod-dropping in b-imperfect verb forms in Amman 29
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Syntax
- Prosodic constituency and locality in Levantine Arabic 47
- Negation and the subject position in San’ani Arabic 75
- Splitting Neg: 91
- Multiple agreement in Arabic 121
- Cyclic AGREE derives restrictions on cliticization in classical Arabic 135
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Phonology
- Secondary stress exist in Cairene Arabic? 163
- Paradoxical paradigms! Evidence from Lebanese Arabic phonology 185
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Sociolinguistics
- The Arabic of Bukhara 213
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Semantic/Pragmatics
- Terms of endearment and anger in Levantine Arabic 243
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Language acquisition
- On the L1 development of final consonant clusters in Cairene Arabic 263
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Neurolinguistics
- Neurocognitive modeling of the two language varieties in Arabic Diglossia 285
- Index 303
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- The development of future participles and future tense markers from motion predicates 9
- Yod-dropping in b-imperfect verb forms in Amman 29
-
Syntax
- Prosodic constituency and locality in Levantine Arabic 47
- Negation and the subject position in San’ani Arabic 75
- Splitting Neg: 91
- Multiple agreement in Arabic 121
- Cyclic AGREE derives restrictions on cliticization in classical Arabic 135
-
Phonology
- Secondary stress exist in Cairene Arabic? 163
- Paradoxical paradigms! Evidence from Lebanese Arabic phonology 185
-
Sociolinguistics
- The Arabic of Bukhara 213
-
Semantic/Pragmatics
- Terms of endearment and anger in Levantine Arabic 243
-
Language acquisition
- On the L1 development of final consonant clusters in Cairene Arabic 263
-
Neurolinguistics
- Neurocognitive modeling of the two language varieties in Arabic Diglossia 285
- Index 303
