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What triggers 'ima¯la

Focus on a Palestinian variety with phonological analysis
  • Noor Abo Mokh und Stuart Davis
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Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXXII
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Abstract

'ima¯la is a term used to describe the raising of the low vowel /a/ to [e] or [i], a feature of several Arabic dialects, including Levantine varieties where conditional raising occurs. This paper discusses various issues related to final 'ima¯la focusing on a Palestinian dialect. Final 'ima¯la typically affects the feminine marker suffix /-a/ in nouns and adjectives (the equivalent of ta¯ marbut?a in Standard Arabic). Some of the issues to be discussed concern consonants that block 'ima¯la and their phonological features, the exceptional classes of colors and mental/physical challenges, and the lack of 'ima¯la to loanwords. One important observation is that short nouns whose consonantal roots start with a /w/, such as [s?if-a] ‘characteristic’ and [hib-a] ‘gift’, systematically fail to undergo 'ima¯la. Phonological analyses will be given.

Abstract

'ima¯la is a term used to describe the raising of the low vowel /a/ to [e] or [i], a feature of several Arabic dialects, including Levantine varieties where conditional raising occurs. This paper discusses various issues related to final 'ima¯la focusing on a Palestinian dialect. Final 'ima¯la typically affects the feminine marker suffix /-a/ in nouns and adjectives (the equivalent of ta¯ marbut?a in Standard Arabic). Some of the issues to be discussed concern consonants that block 'ima¯la and their phonological features, the exceptional classes of colors and mental/physical challenges, and the lack of 'ima¯la to loanwords. One important observation is that short nouns whose consonantal roots start with a /w/, such as [s?if-a] ‘characteristic’ and [hib-a] ‘gift’, systematically fail to undergo 'ima¯la. Phonological analyses will be given.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part I. Phonetics and phonology
  5. Stress assignment and foot construction in a Southwestern Saudi Arabic dialect 11
  6. What triggers 'ima¯la 35
  7. A study of the place of articulation of the Arabic voiceless dorsal fricative 55
  8. Part II. Syntax and semantics
  9. On the syntax of correlation: Evidence from Egyptian Arabic 71
  10. The complementizer layer in Standard Arabic revisited 109
  11. Sluicing and sprouting in Jordanian Arabic 135
  12. Part III. Clinical linguistics
  13. Clinical linguistic research in the study of Arabic diglossia 155
  14. Index 173
https://doi.org/10.1075/sal.9.02abo

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. Part I. Phonetics and phonology
  5. Stress assignment and foot construction in a Southwestern Saudi Arabic dialect 11
  6. What triggers 'ima¯la 35
  7. A study of the place of articulation of the Arabic voiceless dorsal fricative 55
  8. Part II. Syntax and semantics
  9. On the syntax of correlation: Evidence from Egyptian Arabic 71
  10. The complementizer layer in Standard Arabic revisited 109
  11. Sluicing and sprouting in Jordanian Arabic 135
  12. Part III. Clinical linguistics
  13. Clinical linguistic research in the study of Arabic diglossia 155
  14. Index 173
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