Subject, Theme and Agent in Modern Standard Arabic

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ISBN: 9780700706723 | 0700706720
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Copyright: 2/6/1998

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Investigates the universal categories 'subject', 'theme', and 'agent' with special reference to their functional status in Modern Standard Arabic and how these three distinct functions may or may not coincide in Arabic sentences.

Abstract

Acknowledgement

xii

Introduction

(14)

Objective of Our Study

(6)

The Data

(4)

Abbreviations and Symbols

(2)

Phonemic Transcription

(2)

Subject in Arabic

(28)

Introduction

(1)

Modern Western Tradition

(2)

Traditional Arab Account

(1)

Grammatical Framework

(7)

The Noun Phrase

(3)

Simple Sentence

(3)

Subject

(10)

Subject, mubtada' and fa:9i1

(5)

mubtada'

(2)

fa:9i1

(2)

Conclusion

(3)

Theme-Rheme in Arabic

(72)

Introduction

(21)

Constituent Ordering

(20)

Introduction

(1)

Fronted Constituents

(4)

Initial Adjuncts, Disjuncts and Conjuncts

(5)

Extraposed Constituents

(8)

Differences Between D.O.(1) and D.O.(2) Structures

(2)

Functions of Ordering

(27)

Introduction

(1)

FC's Functions

(8)

EC's Functions

(18)

Conclusion

111

(4)

Agent in Arabic

115

(70)

Introduction

115

(6)

The Concept of Agent in Modern Linguistics

115

(1)

Prototypical Features of Agent

116

(1)

Noun-Based and Verb-Based Accounts

117

(1)

Agent in Relation to Other Case Roles

118

(1)

Agent in Arabic Grammar and Linguistics

119

(1)

Classical Grammarians

120

(1)

Recent Accounts

121

(1)

Present Analysis

121

(60)

Introduction

121

(6)

Prototypical Features of Agent

127

(26)

The Verb

153

(1)

Introduction

153

(1)

Semantic Types of Verb

154

(11)

Verb Forms in Arabic

165

(1)

Shapes of Arabic Verb Forms

166

(5)

Coreferential Case Roles

171

(3)

Syntactic, Semantic and Pragmatic Principles

174

(7)

Conclusion

181

(4)

Interaction of Subject, Theme and Agent

185

(54)

Introduction

185

(2)

Subject and Theme

187

(21)

Structural Characteristics

187

(1)

Pragmatic Functions

188

(3)

Other Scholars' Views

191

(2)

Present Analysis

193

(15)

Subject and Agent

208

(10)

Semantic Conditions

208

(1)

Other Scholars' Views

209

(1)

Present Analysis

210

(8)

Subject, Theme and Agent

218

(17)

Other Scholars' Views

218

(1)

Present Analysis

218

(17)

Conclusion

235

(4)

References

239

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