"The Formation of Nominal Derivatives in the Arabic Language"- Talk by Dr. Abdallah Alshdaifat

Dear all,

you are warmly invited to the third meeting of the Arabic PGR group. On this occasion, we are glad to host Dr. Abdallah Alshdaifat, professor of Arabic Linguistics at the University of Jordan.

His talk will be about "The Formation of Nominal Derivatives in the Arabic Language":

This seminar discusses nominal derivative formation in Arabic by providing a comprehensive analysis of nominal derivatives in view of state-of-the-art theories and approaches in modern linguistics. A multi-level approach is employed, involving semantics, syntax, morphology and prosodic phonology. Semantically, Arabic verbs are classified in order to determine variation in deriving their valid nominal derivatives. Furthermore, the semantic compatibility (agreement) between the verbs (the inputs) and the nominal derivatives (the outputs) is taken into consideration in order to determine the validity of deriving nominal derivatives from a given verb. Morphologically, root-based and word- or stem-based approaches to word formation will be reviewed in the light of variation in the linguistic data. Phonologically, the prosodic structures of the nominal derivatives will be represented to determine realizations of each nominal derivative. In this context, the nominal derivatives (six types) in Arabic are categorized as: the active participle (agent noun), the passive participle, the form of exaggeration, the instrumental noun, the qualificative adjective, and the locative noun.

Come along, all welcome!

Best, 

the Arabic PGR committee