ERIC Number: ED271017
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Publication Date: 1984-Apr
Pages: 7
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Definitiness in Arabic from an Axiomatic Functionalist Point of View.
Hadj-Mohamed, S.
The axiomatic functionalist approach to linguistic analysis, in which, by definition, syntactic relationships are asymmetrical and morphological relationships are symmetrical, provides the framework for a discussion of the grammatical identity of the definite article "al" in Arabic as either morphemic or syntactic. Criteria for the distinction of the two types are applied to the article, and it is concluded that "al" is a syntactic element, or plereme. (MSE)
Descriptors: Arabic, Grammar, Linguistic Theory, Morphology (Languages), Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Syntax
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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