Nominalization in Arabic Discourse: A Genre Analysis Perspective

THIS CHAPTER INVESTIGATES the functions of nominalization in Arabic discourse with a particular focus on legal genres. Nominalization is “the process via which a finite verbal clause . . . is converted into a noun phrase” (Givón 2009, 6). For example, the sentence “She knows mathematics extensively”...

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Main Author: AHMED FAKHRI
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil law
Communications
Contract law
Contract provisions
Discourse
Discourse analysis
Earth sciences
Geography
Geomorphology
Grammar
Grammatical clauses
Landforms
Law
Linguistics
Mathematics
Nominalization
Noun phrases
Parts of speech
Phrases
Physical sciences
Pragmatics
Rhetoric
Semiotics
Social sciences
Swales
Theoretical linguistics
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Summary:THIS CHAPTER INVESTIGATES the functions of nominalization in Arabic discourse with a particular focus on legal genres. Nominalization is “the process via which a finite verbal clause . . . is converted into a noun phrase” (Givón 2009, 6). For example, the sentence “She knows mathematics extensively” can be converted into the noun phrase “her extensive knowledge of mathematics.” Genre analysis studies—such those by Swales (1981, 1990), Bhatia (1992, 1993), and Hyland (2000, 2007)—have shown that the achievement of the communicative goals of particular genres requires particular grammatical structures (e.g., past or present tense, passive voice, impersonal constructions).