Beeston, Alfred F. L.

The Arabic Language Today

Arabic Research at Georgetown University ix Foreword xi Preface xiii Introduction and Historical Background 1(5) Phonology 6(8) The phonemic repertory 6(4) Syllable structure 10(1) Neutralization of length 10(1) Accent 10(1) Word juncture 11(3) The Script 14(6) Transliteration 18(2) The Word 20(4) Entity Terms: 1 24(10) Verbal abstract 25(1) Participles 25(1) Derivational nouns 26(1) Definition 26(2) Number and gender 28(1) Pronouns 29(3) Demonstratives 32(2) Amplification of Substantives 34(7) Adjectives 34(1) The annexion structure 35(3) Prepositional amplification 38(1) Adjectival clauses 39(2) Syntactic Markers of Nouns 41(5) Entity Terms: II 46(7) Substantive clauses 46(1) The intensified noun 47(3) Designations of colour, etc. 50(1) Numerals 51(2) Theme and Predicate 53(8) Theme 53(3) Predicate 56(5) The Verb 61(16) Verb stems 62(4) Verb sets 66(4) Modifying verbs 70(2) The non-specific verb 72(1) Syntactically determined variations in the verb 73(1) Commands, etc. 74(1) Conclusion 75(2) Amplification of the Predicate 77(5) Circumstantial clauses 79(3) Clause Conversion 82(5) Substantive clauses 82(2) Adjectival clauses 84(1) Circumstantial clauses 85(2) Functionals 87(7) Coordination 87(1) Subordination 87(2) Negation 89(3) Questions 92(1) Emphasis 93(1) Conditional Structures 94(4) Word Order 98(3) Lexicon and Style 101(6) Appendix: Script styles 107(5) Bibliography 112(1) Index 113