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245 10 a| Thematic structure and para-syntaxh| [electronic resource] :b| Arabic as a case study /c| James Dickins.;

260 a| London ;a| New York :b| Routledge,c| 2020.;

300 a| viii, 165 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

490 0 a| Routledge studies in Arabic linguistics;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-150) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Signs, syntax, para-syntax, theme and rheme -- Issues in defining 'theme' -- Recursion -- Summary of arguments so far -- Traditional Arabic grammar analysis of Arabic clause structure -- Peri/Thema-Nuc/Rhema analysis of Standard Arabic -- Phrase-structural para-syntax in Arabic: beyond theme and rheme -- Phrase-structural para-syntactic notions vs. (real) semantic notions -- Distinguishing syntax from para-syntax -- Conclusions.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Thematic structure and para-syntax: Arabic as a case study presents a structural analysis of Arabic, providing an alternative to the traditional notions of theme and rheme. Taking Arabic as a case-study, this book claims that approaches to thematic structure propounded in universalist linguistic theories, of which Hallidayan systemic functional linguistics is taken as an illustrative example, are profoundly wrong. It argues that in order to produce an analysis of thematic structure and similar phenomena which is not undermined by its own theoretical presuppositions, it is necessary to remove such notions from the domain of linguistic and semiotic theory. The book initially focuses on Sudanese Arabic, because this allows for a beautifully clear exposition of general principles, before applying these principles to Modern Standard Arabic, and some other Arabic varieties. This book will be of interest to scholars in Arabic linguistics, linguistic theory, and information structure"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Thematic structure and para-syntax Arabic as a case study / James Dickins.

Author/creator	Dickins, J.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	London ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
Description	viii, 165 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects	Arabic language--Syntax. Linguistics--Philosophy. Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)

Series	Routledge studies in Arabic linguistics
Contents	Introduction -- Signs, syntax, para-syntax, theme and rheme -- Issues in defining 'theme' -- Recursion -- Summary of arguments so far -- Traditional Arabic grammar analysis of Arabic clause structure -- Peri/Thema-Nuc/Rhema analysis of Standard Arabic -- Phrase-structural para-syntax in Arabic: beyond theme and rheme -- Phrase-structural para-syntactic notions vs. (real) semantic notions -- Distinguishing syntax from para-syntax -- Conclusions.
Abstract	"Thematic structure and para-syntax: Arabic as a case study presents a structural analysis of Arabic, providing an alternative to the traditional notions of theme and rheme. Taking Arabic as a case-study, this book claims that approaches to thematic structure propounded in universalist linguistic theories, of which Hallidayan systemic functional linguistics is taken as an illustrative example, are profoundly wrong. It argues that in order to produce an analysis of thematic structure and similar phenomena which is not undermined by its own theoretical presuppositions, it is necessary to remove such notions from the domain of linguistic and semiotic theory. The book initially focuses on Sudanese Arabic, because this allows for a beautifully clear exposition of general principles, before applying these principles to Modern Standard Arabic, and some other Arabic varieties. This book will be of interest to scholars in Arabic linguistics, linguistic theory, and information structure"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-150) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2019043687
ISBN	9780367367503 (hardcover)
ISBN	(ebook)

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