The typology of negation across varieties of Arabic

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ID21820091
AuthorsChristopher J Lucas (0000-0002-5339-9655, University of London, corresponding author), Mohammed Alluhaybi (King Abdulaziz University)
Year2022
Volume75
Issue4
Pages613-641
Publication date2022-11-25
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage Typology and Universals (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1867-8319 • E-ISSN: 2196-7148
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/stuf-2022-1065
OpenAlexW4310376766
LanguageEN
References cited23

Drawing primarily on the data collated by Alluhaybi (2019. Negation in modern Arabic varieties from a typological point of view . London: SOAS University of London PhD thesis), this article first situates Arabic within the crosslinguistic typology of negative strategies put forward, among others, by Miestamo (2005. Standard negation: The negation of declarative verbal main clauses in a typological perspective . Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter). It then surveys the main parameters of variation among different varieties of Arabic in the expression of standard negation, non-verbal negation, and negative imperatives, with a particular focus on the issue of the single versus bipartite expression of negation. The article finishes by looking at some recent debates concerning the diachronic evolution of the observed patterns

Arabic · Geometry · Linguistics · Negation · Sociology · Typology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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