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The semantics of Moroccan Arabic dar ‘do’ in typological perspective
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Eva Schultze-Berndt
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December 21, 2012
Abstract
This paper is a case study in the exploration of the semantic range of single a high-frequency lexical item on the basis of a corpus of spoken language, in this case Moroccan Arabic. Generalised action verbs (‘do’ verbs) are an interesting object of study because cross-linguistically, they can exhibit a wide range of functions including that of causative verb, verb of creation, verb in agentive collocations, verbaliser with loan words and mimetic expressions, quotative verb, and even a copula-like use with property predicates (Schultze-Berndt 2008). Against this typological background, the range of functions of Moroccan Arabic dar ‘do’ is investigated.
Published Online: 2012-12-21
Published in Print: 2012-12
© by Akademie Verlag, Berlin, Germany
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