Arabic Indefinites, Interrogatives, and Negators
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Author | : David William Wilmsen |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198718123 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198718128 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Arabic Indefinites, Interrogatives, and Negators by : David William Wilmsen
Book excerpt: This book traces the origins and development of the Arabic grammatical marker s/sī, which is found in interrogatives, negators, and indefinite determiners in many Arabic dialects. It argues that s/sī does not derive from Arabic say 'thing' but from a Semitic demonstrative pronoun.