13.718, Qs: Derivational Suffixes, NP Constructions/Arabic

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-13-718. Sat Mar 16 2002. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 13.718, Qs: Derivational Suffixes, NP Constructions/Arabic

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Date:  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:25:22 +0100
From:  "Hudson, Richard" <RHudson at DEFiNiENS.com>
Subject:  Derivational Suffixes List

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Date:  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:12:30 +0100
From:  Joost Kremers <joostkremers at yahoo.com>
Subject:  NP constructions in Arabic

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Date:  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:25:22 +0100
From:  "Hudson, Richard" <RHudson at DEFiNiENS.com>
Subject:  Derivational Suffixes List

Hi there,

I am trying to locate a reliable and reasonably exhaustive list
of English derivational suffixes together with information for each
suffix about the permitted wordclass(es) of the derivand and
derivative.

I would be extremely grateful for any tips.

Thanks,

Richard Hudson

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Date:  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:12:30 +0100
From:  Joost Kremers <joostkremers at yahoo.com>
Subject:  NP constructions in Arabic


Hello list,

I am currently working on noun-phrase constructions in Arabic, and i
have started looking at structures such as the following, where an
adjective is modified by a genitive noun:

(1) (rajulun) Tawiilu -l-qaamati
    (man.Nom) tall.Nom the-stature.Gen
    `(a man,) tall of stature'

This particular example is perhaps rather awkward in English, but
similar constructions do exist: e.g.  "free of charge".

I have been trying to find studies, papers etc. that deal with these
kinds of structures from a syntactic or semantic point of view, but I
haven't been able to find much. If anyone of you should know of such
studies, I would appreciate if you would let me know.  I can be
reached via e-mail at j.kremers at let.kun.nl or joostkremers at yahoo.com.

Thanks in advance,

Joost Kremers

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Joost Kremers

University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Department of Arabic and Islam

PO Box 9103
6500HD Nijmegen, The Netherlands
+31 24 3612996
j.kremers at let.kun.nl

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