On topic and focus in Standard Arabic
Adopting the Cartography research program (Rizzi, 1997, 2001, 2004), the present work investigates the CP layer in Standard Arabic (SA); specifically, the nature and position of topicalized and object focused phrases in the left periphery. The paper also seeks to establish that in fact subjects, lik...
Main Author: | Abdulkhaliq Alazzawie |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-08-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019358505 |
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