Grammaticalization of Arabic Prepositions and Subordinators - A Corpus-Based Study

The empirical findings of this study establish that prepositions remain central to Arabic language users. It shows that they utilize them for construction of phrases, linked clauses, and organization of discourse, among other notable functions.

About the author

Mohssen Esseesy, Ph.D. (2000) in Arabic, Georgetown University, is Assistant Professor of Arabic at The George Washington University. He has published a number of articles on Arabic linguistics, including 'Apposition', 'Grammaticalization', 'Reanalysis', 'Semantic bleaching', and 'Semantic extension' in the Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics (Brill, 2006-2009).

Product details

• Authors: Mohssen Esseesy
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2010
• EAN: 9789004185876
• ISBN: 978-90-04-18587-6
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 244 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Series: Studies in Semitic Languages a
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics