268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
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Investigates the universal categories 'subject', 'theme', and 'agent' with special reference to their functional status in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and how these three distinct functions may or may not coincide in Arabic sentences. These functions are inexplicitly characterised by classical and modern Arab linguists and Arabists alike. It has been found that the pre- (viz. sentence - initial)... Read more
Chapter One – Introduction Chapter Two - Subject in Arabic Chapter Three - Theme-Rheme in Arabic Chapter Four - Agent in Arabic Chapter Five - Interaction of Subject, Theme and Agent
Biography
Hussein Abdul-Raof
'An interesting work full of detailed and valuable information. the book can be recommended as a source of valuable information on the issues of Subject, Theme and Agent in general and in Modern Standard Arabic in particular.' - Ludmila Torlakova, Bibliotheca Orientalis
