M Z KebbeTransformational Grammar Of Modern Literary Arabic
Mohammed Ziad Kebbe is Professor of Linguistics at King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Introduction
Phonological and Morphological Hints
Inflections
Transliteration
Notation
Chapter One: Phrase Structure Rules
List of Arabic PS Rules
General Notes
VERB Time and Aspect
NP (Noun Phrase)
Adj P (Adjective Phrase)
PP (prepositional Phrase)
INTENS (Intensifier)
ADV (Adverbials)
REASON Chapter Two: Major Transformations
I- Pronominalization
II- Clitic Movement
III- Dative Movement
IV- Focus Transformation
Chapter Three: Coordination
The Conjunction Schemata
A - The transformational schema
B - The phrasal schema
Reciprocal Verbs and Adverbs The Conjunction La:kin
Deletion Rules
Some Conditions Governing Conjoined Structures
Chapter Four: Negation
1- Negation with laua
ll- Negation with La:
Idiomatic Phrases with La:
The Jussive La:;La: in Embedded Sentences
Lam
Chapter Five: Interrogative Clauses
Indirect Questions
nacamlla: Questions
The Interrogative Morphs ?a- and hal
The Question Tag
WH-Questions
Conditions and Remarks on WH-Movement