Arabic indefinites, interrogatives, and negators: a linguistic history of western dialects
Auteur :
Wilmsen, David
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198718123
Date de publication :
30 oct. 2014
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,2 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
558 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book traces the origins and development of the Arabic grammatical marker Å¡/Å¡Ä«, which is found in interrogatives, negators, and indefinite determiners in many Arabic dialects. It argues that Å¡/Å¡Ä« does not derive from Arabic Å¡ay 'thing' but from a Semitic demonstrative pronoun.