The communicative grammatical function of cognate infinitives in lebanese arabic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iriarte Di ez, Ana.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic language--Dialects.

Arabic language.

Arabic language--Grammar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madrid : Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza, 2021.

Summary:

This book, part of the series 'Estudios de Dialectología Árabe', focuses on the linguistic diversity within the Arabic-speaking world, offering a comprehensive exploration of Arabic dialects across various regions. It includes grammatical descriptions, comparative and diachronic studies, and examines language contact and cultural expressions. Contributions from various scholars analyze dialects from Morocco, Syria, and Tunisia, among others, highlighting both historical and contemporary linguistic phenomena. The work aims to expand the understanding of the Arabic language's vernacular varieties and is intended for linguistic researchers and scholars interested in Arabic dialectology. Generated by AI.

Contents:

THE COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMATICAL FUNCTION OF COGNATE INFINITIVES IN LEBANESE ARABIC

LEGAL PAGE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREFACE

NOTES ON TRANSCRIPTIONS AND GLOSSES

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS

CHAPTER 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO COGNATE INFINITIVES

1.1. INTRODUCTION

1.1.1. COGNATE INFINITIVES VS COGNATE OBJECTS

1.2. THE COGNATE INFINITIVE: FORMAL FEATURES

1.2.1. MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES

1.2.1.1. INFINITIVAL PATTERNS

1.2.1.2. PATTERN CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN CH AND CI

1.2.2. SYNTACTIC FEATURES

1.2.2.1. SYNTACTIC CASE

1.2.2.2. POSITION IN THE SENTENCE

1.2.2.2.1. POST-VERBAL POSITION

1.2.2.2.2. PRE-VERBAL POSITION

1.2.2.2.3. PRE-VERBAL OR POST-VERBAL POSITION

1.2.2.2.3.1. TWO SYNTACTIC POSITIONS, ONE SINGLE GRAMMATICAL FORM?

1.2.2.3. ENCLITICS

1.3. THE COGNATE INFINITIVE: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES

1.3.1. EMPHASIS

1.3.2. ASSEVERATION

1.3.3. CONTRAST

1.3.4. TOPIC

1.3.5. FOCUS

1.3.6. EXPRESSIVE AND CONVERSATIONAL TOOL

1.4. CONCLUSIONS

CHAPTER 2 THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES

2.1. INTRODUCTION

2.1.1. LANGUAGE AS A COMMUNICATIVE SOCIAL TOOL

2.2. RESEARCH QUESTIONS

2.3. METHODOLOGY: CHALLENGES AND APPROACHES

2.3.1. METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES

2.3.2. FIRST ATTEMPTS

2.3.3. DATA COLLECTION: PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION

2.3.4. THE CORPUS

2.3.5. APPROACHING THE DATA

2.3.6. PRESENTING THE DATA

2.3.7. LEBANESE ARABIC

2.3.8. LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY

2.4. CONCLUSIONS

CHAPTER 3 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODEL OF COMMUNICATION

3.1. INTRODUCTION

3.1.1. THE FUNCTIONAL-PRAGMATIC APPROACH AND INFORMATIONSTRUCTURE

3.1.2. THE SOCIO-COGNITIVE APPROACH AND THE DYNAMIC MODEL OF MEANING

3.2. THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODEL OF COMMUNICATION (MMC)

3.2.1. THE COMMUNICATIVE ENVIRONMENT.

3.2.1.1. WORD MEANING

3.2.1.1.1. CORESENSE

3.2.1.1.2. CONSENSE (CONTEXT + SENSE)

3.2.1.2. CONTEXT

3.2.1.2.1. CORE CONTEXT

3.2.1.2.2. EMERGENT CONTEXT

3.2.1.3. COMMON GROUND

3.2.1.3.1. CORE COMMON GROUND

3.2.1.3.2. EMERGENT COMMON GROUND

3.2.1.4. ASSUMPTIONS

3.2.2. COMMUNICATIVE AGENTS: INTENTION AND ATTENTION

3.2.2.1. SPEAKER AND INTENTION

3.2.2.1.1. CORE AND EMERGENT INTENTIONS

3.2.2.1.2. THE WHAT AND HOW OF INTENTIONS

3.2.2.2. HEARER AND ATTENTION

3.2.2.2.1. ASSUMED ATTENTIONAL STATUS

3.2.2.3. COLLABORATION AND EGOCENTRISM

3.2.3. THE COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES AND TOOLS

3.2.3.1. FOCUS AND TOPIC

3.2.3.1.1. TOPIC

3.2.3.1.2. FOCUS

3.2.3.1.2.1. FOCUS AND ALTERNATIVES

3.2.3.1.2.2. FOCUS AND SALIENCE

3.2.3.1.2.3. FOCUS AS A COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGY

3.2.3.1.2.4. THE COGNATE INFINITIVE IN LEBANESE ARABIC AS A COMMUNICATIVE TOOL

3.3. CONCLUSIONS

CHAPTER 4 THE COGNATE INFINITIVE IN LEBANESE ARABICAS A FOCUS MARKER: INFORMATIONAL AND AFFECTIVE DIMENSIONS

4.1. INTRODUCTION

4.2. THE INFORMATIONAL DIMENSION OF THE COGNATE INFINITIVE

4.2.1. INFORMATION STRUCTURE IN LEBANESE ARABIC

4.2.2. FOCUS IN LEBANESE ARABIC

4.2.3. THE CI IN LA AS AN INFORMATIONAL FOCUS MARKER

4.3. PREVIOUS CLASSIFICATIONS OF FOCUS

4.3.1. TYPES OF FOCUS ACCORDING TO UPDATING THE CG

4.3.1.1. CORRECTIVE FOCUS

4.3.1.2. EXHAUSTIVE FOCUS

4.3.1.3. CONTRASTIVE FOCUS

4.3.1.4. PARALLEL FOCUS

4.3.1.5. SELECTIVE FOCUS

4.3.1.6. CONFIRMATION FOCUS

4.3.1.7. POLARITY FOCUS

4.3.2. TYPES OF FOCUS ACCORDING TO SCOPE

4.3.2.1. VERBAL SEMANTIC FOCUS

4.3.2.2. VERBAL PREDICATE FOCUS

4.3.2.3. VERUM FOCUS

4.3.3. LIMITATIONS OF TRADITIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS

4.4. THE AFFECTIVE DIMENSION OF THE COGNATE INFINITIVE

4.4.1. AFFECT IN LEBANESE ARABIC.

4.4.2. THE CI IN LA AS AN AFFECTIVE MARKER

4.4.3. AFFECT AND FACE

4.4.3.1. CI AND FACE MANAGEMENT

4.4.3.1.1. FACE PRESERVATION/RESTORATION AND FACE ATTACK

4.4.3.1.2. FACE REINFORCEMENT

4.4.3.1.3. FACE CREATION

4.4.3.2. CI AND IDENTITY

4.5. CONCLUSIONS

CHAPTER5 MODELING THE GRAMMAR OF COGNATE INFINITIVES IN LEBANESE ARABIC: COMMUNICATIVE CONTINUA AND FUNCTIONAL SPECTRUM

5.1.INTRODUCTION

5.2. THE COMMUNICATIVE USE OF THE CI IN LA: COMMUNICATIVE CONTINUA

5.2.1.FOCUS ENVIRONMENT: CLOSED-OPEN

5.2.2.THE SPEAKER'S AGENCY

5.2.2.1. SPEAKER'S COMMUNICATIVE PRIORITY: REFERENTIAL-AFFECTIVE

5.2.2.2. SPEAKER'S COMMUNICATIVE STANCE: INFORMATIVE-PERFORMATIVE

5.2.3.CONCLUSIONS: THE COMMUNICATIVE RANGE OF THE CI

5.3.THE CI AND ITS COMMUNICATIVE PURPOSE: THE FUNCTIONAL SPECTRUM

5.3.1.RECOVERING ATTENTION

5.3.2.REDIRECTING ATTENTION

5.3.3.CREATING ATTENTION

5.3.3.1.COGNATE INFINITIVE CURSE

5.4.THE FUNCTIONAL SPECTRUM AND ITS NUANCES

5.4.1.RECOVERING-REDIRECTING ATTENTION

5.4.2. REDIRECTING-CREATING ATTENTION

5.4.3.MODELING GRAMMATICAL FUNCTION

5.5.CONCLUSIONS

CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSIONS

6.1. INTRODUCTION

6.2. A SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: A GRAMMAR OF COGNATE INFINITIVE IN LA

6.2.1. FORMAL FEATURES OF THE CI IN LA

6.2.2. GRAMMATICAL FUNCTION OF THE CI IN LA

6.2.2.1. THE COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION OF CIS IN LA

6.2.2.2. THE SOCIAL FUNCTION OF THE CI IN LA

6.2.3. THE COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMATICAL RANGE OF THE CI IN LA

6.2.4. DISTRIBUTION OF THE CI IN LA CORPUS

6.3. THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THIS STUDY

6.3.1. CIS ACROSS SEMITICS

6.3.2. A MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODEL OF COMMUNICATION

6.3.3. RETHINKING FOCUS

6.3.4. LINGUISTIC VARIATION AND COMMUNICATIVE STYLES

6.4. THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STUDY

6.5. FURTHER RESEARCH

6.6. DESIDERATA

ANNEXES

REFERENCES.

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