Arabic-L:LING:query on qabl ma (before) in various dialects

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Date: 03 Mar 2009
From:Alexander Magidow <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:query on qabl ma (before) in various dialects

Dear all,

I am wondering which dialects of Arabic strictly require the use of the
mudaari3 (i.e. imperfect) following the phrase "qabl ma" in various
dialects (with a past tense meaning), and which allow or require the use
of the perfect, if any. A Syrian informant claims it must be strictly
mudaari3, even in a past tense context, while a Levantine speaking
heritage student claims to have heard it used with the past tense. Are
there dialects where both are possible? Is it a regional isogloss?

Thank you,
Alex Magidow
University of Texas - Austin

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