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Argument Encoding And Pragmatic Marking Of The Transitive Subject In Shiwilu (Kawapanan), Pilar Valenzuela

World Languages and Cultures Faculty Articles and Research

Shiwilu (a.k.a. Jebero) is a nearly extinct Kawapanan language from Peruvian Amazonia. The goal of this article is twofold. First, it investigates the obligatory cross-referencing of arguments in the complex Shiwilu verb. This system is predominantly nominative accusative, with the caveat that main clause object markers coincide with those conveying subject in one type of clause involving nominal predicates, as well as subject and object of dependent clauses. Second, this article provides a first analysis of the enclitic =ler, which may attach to transitive subjects and thus exhibits an ergative-like distribution. Unlike the situation in languages with syntacticized ergative systems, …

Analisis Gaya Syart Dalam Surah Al-Isra'., Syed Nazir Syed Ibrahim

Student Works (2010-2019)

This is a research into Arabic syntax. It is a library research in its entirety for the purpose of getting a closer glimpse of the functions and applications of the syart particles. The forms of syart phrases and their responses in this language style are also investigated. The analysis of surah al-Isra’ provides a very clear evident of how this language style is very open and is widely utilized be it in the al-Quran or in conversations. The views and opinions of past and present grammarians that are forwarded in the discussion into the basic theory are meant to provide …

Struktur Al-Idafat Dalam Al-Qur'an Al-Karim : Kajian Dalam Surah Al-An'am., Nofri Yeni Azwar Ahmad

Student Works (2010-2019)

This dissertation entitled “Struktur al-Idafat Dalam al-Qur’an al-Karim : Kajian Dalam Surah al-An‘am”. This dissertation is a study of structural analysis of annexation in al-Qur'an al-Karim, especially in surah al-An‘am. It is also a descriptive study to describe the forms of annexation structure in Arabic, al-Qur'an al-Karim and surah al-An‘am. The purpose of this study is to see the views of Arab Linguists about annexation structure, to see the difference between annexation structure in Arabic, al- Qur'an al- Karim, and surah al-An‘am, to know the forms of annexation structure in al-Qur'an al- Karim, especially in Surah al-An‘am and to know …

Maf'ulat Dalam Bahasa Arab : Satu Analisis Dalam Surah Yasin., Che Ku Mah Hussain Che Ku Abdullah

Student Works (2010-2019)

The absolute aim and objective of this research is to study and to explain the all five types of ‘mafulat’ in Arabic Language. They are ‘maf‘ul bih, ‘maf‘ul mutlaq’, ‘maf‘ul ma‘ah’, ‘maf‘ul fih’ and ‘maf‘ul lah’. The variety of its standard and uses has shown the flexibility and maturity of Arabic Language which is able to accommodate the need of broad meanings. This research elaborates and analyses the types of ‘maf‘ulat’ in details so that it will be easily understood by the readers. This research also analyses the use of ‘maf‘ulat’ in Yasin verse. The study of ‘maf‘ulat’ in this …

Penguasaan Partikal "Al" Bahasa Arab Dalam Kalangan Pelajar Melayu., Ahmad Rushdi Haroon

Student Works (2010-2019)

This research is aimed to see the accuracy of “al” particle among the Malay students. In this research, the writer gave the definition of what the particle is, and explained in detail the types and its functions. There are many types of particles in the Arabic language but this research only focuses on the “al” particle and its main semantic aspect such as the determinant particle, the connection particle and the additional particle. This research further explains the function of each particle and provides examples of its usage in sentences. This research uses a descriptive-observation method throughout the case study. …

Analisis Sintaksis Gaya Bahasa Penafian Dalam Surah Al-An`Am., Saipul Bahri Abd Ghani

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study is a study of a style in Arabic language which is used for the purpose of stating denials and refusals. The author feels obliged to delve deeper into the study of this particular linguistic style for the purpose of introducing and providing comprehension accuracy when constructing negative sentences in both writing and speaking. The chosen title; “Syntaxis Analysis In Negation Language Style Of The Al- An‘a:m Sura” is aimed at introducing the various styles of expressing denials and refusals and to provide textual evidences of correct usages of the language style through the syntaxis analysis of the Al-An‘a:m …

Analisis Kesilapan Sintaksis Dan Morfologi Dalam Khutbah Jumaat., Ahmad Sa'aduddin Wahab

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study attempts to evaluate two main aspects of the Arabic Language – its syntax and its morphology – as they are commonly practiced by preachers or religious workers. It has been found that errors have been continuously made by religious workers. Observations made by the researcher have proven that errors can be found in religious talks, lectures, supplications of prayers, sermons, books, brochures etc. The study conducted began with the distribution of questionnaires to the religious workers in the District of Central Perak. Its purpose was to generally gauge the mastery level of the Arabic Language, focusing specifically on …

Music And Language: Exploring An Artificial Music Grammar, Erica R. Knowles

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Research regarding the brain mechanisms that underlie music and language processing supports two main interpretations: domain-specificity and domain-generality. Evidence from neuropsychology literature, specifically from amusia research, supports domain-specific mechanisms (Peretz & Coltheart, 2003) but recent neuroimaging and behavioral evidence supports overlapping mechanisms, especially for syntax processing (Patel, 2008). The present study used an artificial music grammar in order to test participants' ability to learn a new music grammar as well as to observe a possible interaction between music and language syntax processing. Although participants were able to learn the artificial music grammar, a language task was not affected by errors …

External Possession Meets Bare Nouns In Malagasy, Ileana Paul

French Studies Publications

This paper examines apparent noun incorporation in Malagasy that is the result of external possession (possessor raising). It is shown that such incorporation is not derived via head movement or via compounding. Instead, it is argued that this is an instance of pseudo noun incorporation (Massam, 2001): the possessum is merged as an NP sister to the predicate. As for the structure of external possession, a non-movement analysis is proposed: the apparent possessor is generated as the specifier of a null possessive head and binds an empty argument position within the possessum. The resulting structure and meaning are shown to …

On The Presence Versus Absence Of Determiners In Malagasy, Ileana Paul

French Studies Publications

No abstract provided.

On The Topic Of Pseudoclefts, Ileana Paul

French Studies Publications

This paper presents arguments in favor of a pseudocleft analysis of a certain class of sentences in Malagasy, despite the lack of an overt wh-element. It is shown that voice morphology on the verb creates an operator-variable relationship much like the one created by wh-movement in free relatives in English and other languages. The bulk of the paper argues in favor of an inversion analysis of specificational pseudoclefts in Malagasy: a predicate DP is fronted to a topic position from within a small clause constituent. Moreover, it is shown that the same inversion occurs in equative and specificational sentences in …

La Syntaxe, La Morphologie Et La Phonologie De La Réduction Dans Les Titres, Ivan Chow, Volha Kharytonava, Mikalai Kliashchuk, Ileana Paul

French Studies Publications

Le présent article examine le cas de la réduction dans les titres de journaux avec les données de plusieurs langues. Nous constatons qu’il existe plusieurs types de réduction: la réduction syntaxique, morphophonologique, et la réduction phonétique. Nous faisons un survol des différents types et nous laissons pour la recherche future une analyse plus détaillée des structures.

Topics In Action Sources Of Definiteness Of Topic Noun Phrases In Thai Interactive Discourse, Prakaiwan Vajrabhaya

English Theses & Dissertations

The notion of topic has been widely discussed in past literature; however, the use of naturally occurring data in these studies, especially in Thai, has been lacking. This study approaches topic from a functionalist standpoint. It uses definiteness, a feature of topics generally agreed upon by scholars, to investigate topic noun phrases (NPs) in the topic with a clausal comment construction in naturally occurring data in Thai. The main objectives are to identify the sources of definiteness of topic NPs and demonstrate their functions. The data for this study was obtained from the Chulalongkorn University Linguistics Department corpus which …

Missing Topics In Malagasy Headlines, Ileana Paul

French Studies Publications

No abstract provided.

A Short Note On The Placement Of Adverbs, Jonathan R. Siegel

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Disjunction In Free Choice And Polarity In Malagasy, Ileana Paul

French Studies Publications

No abstract provided.

Or, Wh- And Not: Free Choice And Polarity In Malagasy, Ileana Paul

French Studies Publications

This paper explores the distribution of Free Choice Items (FCI) and Negative Polarity Items (NPI) in Malagasy. Both FCIs and NPIs in Malagasy are syntactically complex: they are expressed by disjunctions of wh-words. It is shown that this morphosyntactic structure directly reflects their semantics. In other words, FCIs and NPIs are semantically as well as syntactically disjunctive. Moreover, the Malagasy data support analyses of disjunction as a polarity sensitive element.

Multiple Topics: Evidence From Malagasy, Ileana Paul

French Studies Publications

No abstract provided.

The Syntactic Encoding Of Topic And Focus, Ileana Paul

French Studies Publications

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Analisis Tazkir Dan Ta'nith Kata Kerja Untuk Pelaku Mu'annath Yang Sama Di Dalam Al-Quran, Mohd Nazmi Desa

Student Works (2000-2009)

This dissertation is entitled "The Analysis of Verb Tadhkir and Ta'nith for The Same Feminine Doer in The AI-Quran" which consists of five chapters. Chapter one is the introductory which discusses the problems, previous researches, objectives, importance, limitations, methodology and outline of research. The second chapter deals with the inquest of "tadhkir" and ta'nith" in Arabic which comprises three main topics; definition of "tadhkir", "ta'nith" and mu'annath", symbols and division of uta'nlth". Chapter three covers the principles of the verb "tadhkir" and "ta'nith" of the same doer are divided into three, namely obligatary "tadhk1r", obligatary "ta'nTth" and optional "tadhkTr" and …

Pemakaian Al-Nawasikh Pada Ayat Namaan Dalam Bahasa Arab, Ghazali Majid

Student Works (2000-2009)

Annullers represent active elements used in nominal sentences and play a role with definite functions. Annulers influence changes in the meaning of a sentence and the declension of the sentence. Wrong interpretation in the understanding of the function can cause irregularities in the meaning end vowels of a word. This occurs especially because of differences in the contraction of a sentence between the Arabic language and the Malay language. Moreover discussions and annular are abundant because there are many varieties and branches of annullers , if is difficult to understand as wen as to remember them for implementation in written …

Malagasy Clause Structure, Ileana M. Paul

French Studies Publications

This thesis explores the nature of voice in Malagasy, a language spoken in Madagascar. In chapter 2, it is claimed that different passives promote arguments from different structural positions. Evidence is provided for a particular position, [Spec, v2P], where a certain class of elements (“displaced themes”) may be generated. One particular passive, the aprefix, promotes to subject elements in this position. In chapter 3, arguments are presented in favour of a structural analysis of circumstantial topic (CT). CT morphology licenses all arguments of the verb. Due to a requirement that all clauses have a subject (the Extended Projection Principle), some …

Penggunaan Al-Damair Dalam Karangan, Manisah Mohd. Nor

Student Works (2000-2009)

This dissertation, which is entitled 'Usage of "Al-Damair" in Composition Writing An Analytical Study of Incorrect Use of "damir" in Compositions Written by Form IV Malay Students', is a partial fulfillment for Master of Arts, Faculty of modern Languages and Linguistics, The University of Malaya. This thesis has several objectives. The first is to highlight the importance of the proper and precise use of damir in the Arabic Language. The second objectives is to ascertain the level of performance and understanding in the use of damir by Malay students from religious schools. The third is to identify the causes of …

Penggunaan Isim Ma'rifat Di Kalangan Pelajar-Pelajar Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama : Satu Analisis Kesilapan, Ali Hinbdul Latif

Student Works (2000-2009)

A research on the use of 'isim' or noun in certain languages in Arabic language is the knowledge threshold which is never been in touched widely and in detail. As a matter of fact, it is recognized as difficult by a lot of language lovers particularly on school students, college students and undergraduates. We normally hear people saying learning Arabic language is the hardest and most challenging. Due to this realization the writer has chosen this research entitled 'The Use Of Isim Ma' rifat Among Students In Religious School: An Analysis Of Mistake'. May be this is the solution to …

Syntactic Theory And The Structure Of English: A Minimalist Approach, By A. Radford, Robert Stainton

Philosophy Publications

No abstract provided.

A Syntactical Approach To Mr. Collins' Letter, Shixing Wen

Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

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A Comparison Of Spanish Language Samples Elicited By The Investigator In The Clinic And By The Mothers In The Home, Soledad Chavarria Navas

Dissertations and Theses

The primary purpose of the present study was to compare the quality of spontaneous language samples elicited from twelve low socioeconomic, normally developing, migrant Spanish-speaking subjects by their mothers in the home and by this investigator in the clinic. The subjects ranged in age from three years, one month to six years, nine months.

The essential question sought to determine if the comparison of language samples elicited in the home by the mothers and the language samples. elicited in the clinic by the investigator yielded significant differences in syntactical language development as measured by the Developmental Assessment of Spanish Grammar …

Margaret M. Bryant Papers - Accession 21, Margaret M. Bryant

Manuscript Collection

The collection consists of Dr. Bryant’s professional and organizational files, biographical data, correspondence, and speeches. Most of the material relates to her publishing efforts, her work as a faculty member at Brooklyn College, and her involvement with professional organizations, especially the New York branch of the American Association of University Women. Most of the material extends form 1950-1975. A list of the more prominent individuals who corresponded with Margaret Bryant has been included as an appendix to the inventory. (For more extensive and comprehensive list of correspondents, see the list included in the collection control file.)

Syntax, F. D. Hobson

Manuscript Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

Greek Syntax Illustrated By Examples From Acts Of Apostles, William Elmer Payne

Manuscript Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.