THE SYNTAX OF SENTENTIAL NEGATION IN STANDARD ARABIC AND JAZANI DIALECT

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Negation in Standard Arabic (SA) and colloquial Arabic dialects is expressed in diverse ways that have led to its being studied extensively by many linguists (e.g., Al-Shurafa & Al-momani 2011; Al-tamari 2001; Benmamoun 2000; Eid 1991; Harrama 1983). This paper highlights the varied syntactic structures of sentential negation in SA and Jazani dialect. The negative marker maa is from SA, while ʃ developed from the word ʃayʔ, which means ‘thing’ (Ouhalla 2002). Benmamoun (2000) stated that ʃ seems to have evolved relatively recently to reinforce the negative maa. This two-negation elements pattern maa and -ʃ do not exist in SA.

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