When Agreement isn't Agreement: Deflected Agreement in Najdi Arabic as Aspect
In modern Arabic varieties, subject-verb agreement is complicated by plural nouns which can occur with both plural and singular verbs. These have been called strict and deflected agreement respectively. In some varieties such as Modern Standard Arabic, this deflected agreement is fixed and determine...
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Open Library of Humanities
2023-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/article/id/9834/ |