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A constructionist approach to Arabic active participles

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper aims at analyzing the active participle in Modern Literary Arabic. In this type of nominalization, the active participle is ambiguous between a nominal and a verbal reading. We first show how this construction is similar to nominal structures; then we explain how it exhibits verb-like properties; we further argue that, in spite of the verbal properties, this construction is best analyzed as an instance of non-verbal predication. Last, using Distributed Morphology, we show how the active participle projects into a root clause.

Source: Cogent Arts and Humanities

DOI: 10.1080/23311983.2025.2458928

Authors: Ayman Yasin, Osama Abdelghafer

Institutions: Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan University of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,165

OpenAlex ID: W4407153671

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