Binding in Najdi Arabic: Types of Reflexives, the Argument Structure of Reflexive Constructions and Possessive Reflexives

The present paper investigates reflexives in Najdi Arabic (NA). We start by examining how the encoding of reflexivity in NA can be attained lexically, morphologically, and syntactically. We also investigate the argument structure of reflexive constructions in NA in accordance with Reinhart and Silon...

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Published in:Theory and practice in language studies 2024-07, Vol.14 (7), p.2193-2202
Main Authors: Alowayed, Asma I, Albaty, Yasser A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arabic language
Argument structure
Dialect Studies
Dialects
Linguistic Theory
Linguistics
Morphemes
Morphology
Morphosyntax
Possession
Reference (Semantic)
Reflexivity
Reflexivity (Logic)
Semantics
Semitic Languages
Study and teaching
Syntactic processing
Syntactic structures
Syntax
Verbs
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Summary:The present paper investigates reflexives in Najdi Arabic (NA). We start by examining how the encoding of reflexivity in NA can be attained lexically, morphologically, and syntactically. We also investigate the argument structure of reflexive constructions in NA in accordance with Reinhart and Siloni’s (2005) bundling approach. Finally, possessive reflexives and their cross-linguistic distribution with definiteness marking are examined, providing empirical coverage to this area in NA.
ISSN:1799-2591
2053-0692
DOI:10.17507/tpls.1407.27