A Grammar of Jordanian Arabic
About this ebook
Although theory-neutral, the description is typologically informed and should be accessible to anyone broadly acquainted with linguistics.
The structure of the grammar follows the traditional division between phonology, morphology and syntax. The phonology chapter discusses both segmental and suprasegmental features. The morphology section investigates the structure of the major word classes, both open and closed, as well as minor classes such as interjections, discourse markers and other uninflected particles. The chapter on syntax explores the internal structure of noun and verb phrases and the syntax of simple and complex clauses as well as transversal phenomena such as agreement, negation and information structure. The book also includes a section devoted to the social dialectology of Jordan, and a discussion of the data upon which the grammar is based and three transcribed and translated texts belonging to the traditional dialect.
About the author
Bruno Herin is Professor of Linguistics at INALCO (Paris) where he teaches and supervises research on Arabic dialectology. His chief interest is in the description and documentation of Arabic vernaculars and minority languages of the Middle East and in linguistic variation. He is author of numerous articles and co-author of Arabic Sociolinguistics (2022).
Enam Al-Wer is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Essex. A specialist in sociolinguistics, her research and publications focus on variation and change, and dialect contact in Arabic. She is co-author of Arabic Sociolinguistics (2022) and co-editor of three books, including The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Sociolinguistics (2019), a journal, Arabic Linguistics, and a book series, Studies in Arabic Linguistics.
