Acknowledgements |
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List of abbreviations |
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Transliteration system |
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Introduction |
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2 | (1) |
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Data, sources and principles of selection |
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Relationship to other works |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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1 Forms |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (13) |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (7) |
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36 | (7) |
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1.6 Uninflected words: particles |
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43 | (8) |
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1.7 Uninflected and partially inflected nominals |
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51 | (5) |
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56 | (13) |
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69 | (20) |
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89 | (16) |
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1.11 Noun patterns, deverbals |
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105 | (2) |
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1.12 Morphosyntactic categories: number, gender, definiteness, case, agreement |
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107 | (13) |
2 Noun phrase structure |
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120 | (227) |
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2.0 Noun phrase, general characterization |
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120 | (1) |
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2.1 Adjectival qualification |
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121 | (23) |
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144 | (8) |
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152 | (15) |
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167 | (20) |
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2.5 Adverbs and adverbials |
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187 | (14) |
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201 | (25) |
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226 | (24) |
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250 | (4) |
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254 | (15) |
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2.10 Verbal noun and participial phrases |
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269 | (11) |
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2.11 Comparatives and superlatives |
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280 | (10) |
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290 | (17) |
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307 | (3) |
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2.14 Miscellaneous numerical items |
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310 | (15) |
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325 | (4) |
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329 | (3) |
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2.17 Oaths and exclamations |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (2) |
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2.19 Coordination (phrasal) |
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335 | (9) |
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344 | (3) |
3 The basic sentence |
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347 | (174) |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (14) |
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3.2 Equational sentence modifiers |
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362 | (8) |
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3.3 Topic-comment sentences |
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370 | (12) |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (6) |
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3.6 Negative equational sentences |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (8) |
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3.8 Verbal agreement in number and gender |
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398 | (8) |
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406 | (4) |
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410 | (10) |
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3.11 Transitivity and intransitivity |
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420 | (13) |
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433 | (7) |
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440 | (2) |
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442 | (3) |
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3.15 Impersonal, auxiliary and modal verbs |
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445 | (6) |
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451 | (7) |
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3.17 Verbs of becoming and duration |
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458 | (10) |
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468 | (2) |
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3.19 Verbs of non-existence |
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470 | (2) |
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3.20 Verbs denoting 'can', 'be able', 'want' |
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472 | (3) |
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3.21 Verbs denoting 'again', 'still', 'nearly', 'hardly', 'almost' |
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475 | (6) |
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3.22 Verbs of beginning and continuing |
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481 | (4) |
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3.23 Other compound verbs and idiomatic structures |
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485 | (5) |
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3.24 Miscellaneous verb phrases and structures |
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490 | (5) |
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495 | (2) |
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3.26 Energetic form and oaths |
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497 | (1) |
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498 | (6) |
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3.28 Exclamatory sentences with wa-, rubba and other interrogatives |
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504 | (3) |
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3.29 Dependent noun objects and complements |
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507 | (8) |
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515 | (3) |
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3.31 'ida and 'id of surprise |
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518 | (3) |
4 Negatives |
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521 | (28) |
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521 | (1) |
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521 | (6) |
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4.2 Negatives in verbal sentences |
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527 | (14) |
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541 | (2) |
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543 | (1) |
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543 | (1) |
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544 | (1) |
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544 | (2) |
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4.8 Negative interrogative sentences |
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546 | (1) |
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4.9 Calque 'not only... but also' |
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546 | (3) |
5 Adjectival and relative clauses |
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549 | (54) |
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549 | (6) |
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5.1 Relative clauses with indefinite heads |
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555 | (4) |
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5.2 Relative clauses with definite heads |
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559 | (7) |
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5.3 Nominal relative clauses |
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566 | (1) |
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5.4 The indefinite pronouns man 'he who' and ma 'that which' |
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567 | (9) |
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5.5 Idiomatic combinations |
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576 | (2) |
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5.6 Further functions of relative ma |
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578 | (3) |
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5.7 Idiomatic combinations of relative ma with prepositionals |
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581 | (3) |
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5.8 Quasi-compounds with relative ma as the second element |
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584 | (2) |
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5.9 Compound subordinating conjunctions with ma and a preposition(al) |
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586 | (17) |
6 Coordinated sentences |
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603 | (39) |
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603 | (1) |
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6.1 Asyndetic coordination |
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604 | (2) |
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6.2 Syndetic coordination |
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606 | (10) |
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6.3 With fa- J 'and so', 'and then' |
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616 | (6) |
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622 | (2) |
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624 | (2) |
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626 | (3) |
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6.7 With 'aw 91 and 'am ri 'or' |
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629 | (2) |
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631 | (2) |
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6.9 With la- siyyamci Lam,, y 'especially' |
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633 | (1) |
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6.10 With sawa'un... 'a, 'am, or 'aw... 'it is the same |
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634 | (2) |
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636 | (1) |
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6.12 Negative coordinating conjunctions |
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637 | (5) |
7 Subordination |
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642 | (67) |
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642 | (1) |
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7.1 Classification of subordinate clauses |
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642 | (2) |
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7.2 Nominalized and non-nominalized clauses |
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644 | (3) |
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7.3 Circumstantial qualifiers |
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647 | (9) |
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7.4 Final subordinate syndetic verbal clauses |
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656 | (1) |
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657 | (30) |
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7.6 Further simple subordinators |
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687 | (19) |
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7.7 Comparative subordinators |
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706 | (1) |
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7.8 Annexation of temporal and locative adverbs to sentences |
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707 | (2) |
8 Conditionals |
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709 | (39) |
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8.0 General conditional syntax |
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709 | (2) |
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711 | (8) |
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8.2 law... la-... 'if [ only]' |
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719 | (8) |
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727 | (12) |
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8.4 Elliptical conditional wa-illa 'if not', 'if it is not the case' |
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739 | (1) |
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8.5 Indefinite conditionals |
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740 | (6) |
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746 | (1) |
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8.7 Conditionals in reported speech |
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747 | (1) |
9 Exceptives |
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748 | (15) |
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748 | (2) |
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9.1 istitna' mufarrag 'exception without antecedent' |
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750 | (2) |
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9.2 istitnee muttasil 'continuous exception': positive |
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752 | (1) |
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9.3 istitnd' muttasil 'continuous exception': negative |
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752 | (1) |
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753 | (6) |
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9.5 Other exceptive elements |
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759 | (4) |
10 Interrogatives, indirect speech |
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763 | (40) |
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763 | (1) |
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764 | (4) |
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768 | (2) |
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770 | (2) |
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772 | (2) |
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10.5 ma in shortened form |
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774 | (2) |
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10.6 'ayyu 'which?', 'what?' |
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776 | (1) |
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10.7 kam 'how much?', 'how many?' |
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777 | (1) |
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778 | (1) |
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779 | (1) |
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779 | (1) |
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780 | (1) |
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10.12 Answers to questions |
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780 | (2) |
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10.13 Rhetorical questions |
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782 | (8) |
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790 | (1) |
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790 | (3) |
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793 | (1) |
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10.17 Indirect yes-no questions |
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794 | (2) |
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10.18 Indirect questions with man ma |
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796 | (4) |
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10.19 'ida etc. in yes-no indirect questions |
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800 | (2) |
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10.20 sawa'un with indirect question syntax |
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802 | (1) |
11 Hypersentence and discourse |
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803 | (19) |
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803 | (1) |
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803 | (5) |
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808 | (2) |
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11.3 wa-'illa fa- 'otherwise' |
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810 | (1) |
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11.4 Parenthetical phrases and clauses |
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811 | (1) |
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11.5 Cohesive reiteration |
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812 | (1) |
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11.6 Explanation (tafsir) |
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813 | (1) |
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814 | (6) |
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11.8 Idioms involving repetition |
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820 | (2) |
12 Lexicon |
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822 | (32) |
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822 | (1) |
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823 | (3) |
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12.2 Adjectival suffix -i (nisba) |
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826 | (3) |
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12.3 Adjectival suffix -awi, -awi |
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829 | (3) |
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12.4 Nouns with suffix -iyya |
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832 | (2) |
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834 | (3) |
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12.6 Negative compound nouns and adjectives |
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837 | (2) |
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839 | (7) |
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12.8 Extension of existing verbal patterns |
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846 | (2) |
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12.9 Morphological innovations |
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848 | (1) |
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849 | (3) |
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12.11 Lexical innovations |
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852 | (1) |
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852 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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854 | (3) |
Glossary |
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857 | (8) |
Arabic index |
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865 | (7) |
Index |
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