Abstract
This paper is a case study in the exploration of the semantic range of single a high-frequency lexical item on the basis of a corpus of spoken language, in this case Moroccan Arabic. Generalised action verbs ('do' verbs) are an interesting object of study because cross-linguistically, they can exhibit a wide range of functions including that of causative verb, verb of creation, verb in agentive collocations, verbaliser with loan words and mimetic expressions, quotative verb, and even a copula-like use with property predicates (Schultze-Berndt 2008). Against this typological background, the range of functions of Moroccan Arabic dar 'do' is investigated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 432-447 |
| Journal | STUF - Language Typology and Universals |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2012 |
Keywords
- Moroccan Arabic
- Semantic Maps
- Copula function
- do-Verbs