Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXIV-XXV : Papers From the Annual Symposia on Arabic Linguistics. Texas, 2010 and Arizona, 2011

This volume provides important contributions to Arabic linguistics and Linguistic research in general by presenting new empirical facts and innovative theoretical analyses. It consists of two major parts: the first contains four papers on phonology and morphology, most of which deal with phonology/morphology interface, while the second part includes five papers on syntax. The papers featured represent some of the current trends in Arabic Linguistics especially in the areas of Phonology and Syntax. Some of the articles are contributions to ongoing debates on the nature and properties of specific aspects of Arabic, such as: gemination and stress assignment in Phonology, and negation in Syntax. Other papers introduce new topics such as: analyzing intonational patterns in Arabic Phonology, investigating the source of the morpheme /-in/ in the less studied varieties of Central Asian Arabic in Morphology, and analyzing “sluicing” in Syntax. Geminate representation in Arabic / Stuart Davis and Marwa Ragheb Stress assignment in Makkan Arabic : a stratal-ot analysis / Rawiyah Kabrah Investigating variation in Arabic intonation / Sam Hellmuth The morpheme / -in(n)-/ in central Asian Arabic : conservative versus innovative morphosyntactic strategies / Kerith Miller Variations on the same theme : sentential negation and the negative copula in Arabic / Elabbas Benmamoun, Mahmoud Abunasser, Rania Al-Sabbagh, Abdelaadim Bidaoui, and Dana Shalash Negation and heads : agreement and maximal projections in Palestinian Arabic / Mohammad Mohammad On negative concord in Egyptian and Moroccan Arabic / Hamid Ouali and Usama Soltan On the distribution and licensing of polarity-sensitive items in Egyptian Arabic : the cases of ?ayy and walaa / Usama Soltan Modes of interrogatives entail modes of sluicing : evidence from Emirati Arabic / Tommi Leung. The Majority Of The Papers In This Volume Were Presented At The Twenty Fourth And Twenty Fifth Annual Symposia On Arabic Linguistics Held At The University Texas In April 2010 And At The University Of Arizona In March 2011. One Paper Is Also Included From The Twenty Third Annual Symposium. Provides important contributions to Arabic linguistics and Linguistic research in general by presenting empirical facts and theoretical analyses. This title features papers that represent some of the fresh trends in Arabic Linguistics especially in the areas of Phonology and Syntax.