The syntax of the Arabic determiner phrase

<p>The goal of this thesis is to analyze the syntactic structure of the Arabic determiner phrase (DP) within the confines of Chomsky's minimalist program. Attention is drawn to a number of the misconceptions many linguists have about this constituent. Some of the issues that linguists overlook include the existence of an indefinite article as well as a possessive determiner that heads the genitive phrase. A new analysis of agreement within DP is presented, as well as an argument against the construct state analysis and analyses of other related issues.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English Language and Literature

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Beina, Mohamed Cheikh

Contributors dc:contributor

• T. Daniel Seely, PhD, Chair
• Damir Cavar, PhD

• Arabic language
• linguistics
• syntax

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/594

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1970