Fundmntls of Arabic Linguistic

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course deals with linguistic analysis of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Modern Standard Arabic. In phonology it covers the phonemic inventory of MSA, allophones and allophonic variation, phonological processes, phonotactics, syllable structure, stress rules, and transliteration systems. Derivational and inflectional morphology are extensively covered, including morphophonemics, the root/pattern system, discontinuous morphology, lexical expansion (analogical derivation, compounding, borrowing, and other processes) and morphosyntax. Topics in syntax focus on governance theory in Arabic and agreement systems. The basic text for this course is: Ryding, Karin C. Arabic: A Linguistic Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014.