Number and Gender Convergence: The Arabic Plurative

Morpho-syntactic and semantic properties of a specific plural/collective construction in Arabic, which I call the plurative, are examined and analysed. The plurative is shown to be a complex third entity, resulting from a convergence process of both Number and Gender features (and/or categories). It...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abdelkader Fassi Fehri
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2020-12-01
Series:Catalan Journal of Linguistics
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Online Access:https://revistes.uab.cat/catJL/article/view/318