Tense and text in classical Arabic : a discourse-oriented study of the classical Arabic tense system / by Michal Marmorstein.
In 'Tense and text in classical Arabic', Michal Marmorstein presents a new discourse-oriented analysis of the indicative tense system in Classical Arabic. Critical of commonly held assumptions regarding the binary structure of the tense system and the perfect-imperfect asymmetry, the autho...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2016]
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| Series: | Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ;
85. |
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access Access via Directory of Open Access Books Access via Directory of Open Access Books |
| Summary: | In 'Tense and text in classical Arabic', Michal Marmorstein presents a new discourse-oriented analysis of the indicative tense system in Classical Arabic. Critical of commonly held assumptions regarding the binary structure of the tense system and the perfect-imperfect asymmetry, the author redefines the discussion by analysing the extended syntactic and textual environments in which the paradigm of the indicative forms is used. The study shows that the function of Classical Arabic tenses is determined by the interaction of their inherent grammatical meaning and the overall dialogic, narrative, or generic contexts in which they occur. It also demonstrates the particularizing effect of context, so that temporal and aspectual meanings are always more nuanced, delicate, and pragmatically motivated in actual discourse. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 261 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004310487 9789004310483 |
| ISSN: | 0081-8461 ; |