Moroccan Arabic aspect in conversation: Evolution of the imperfective through use
Dialectal Moroccan Arabic has two distinct morphological forms of the imperfective where Standard Arabic had one. Previous studies have claimed that the difference in function in the two imperfectives is one of mood. However, using naturally occurring conversation data this paper looks more closely...
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Dialectal Moroccan Arabic has two distinct morphological forms of the imperfective where Standard Arabic had one. Previous studies have claimed that the difference in function in the two imperfectives is one of mood. However, using naturally occurring conversation data this paper looks more closely at the use of the two imperfectives in Moroccan Arabic and comes to a different conclusion. Specifically, the older unmarked imperfective has been generalised as the “elsewhere†condition, following Dryer (1995), while the newer marked imperfective is being used in contexts to express progressive and habitual aspect. This paper examines the evolution of the imperfective aspect in one dialect of Arabic through the framework of Conversation Analysis (CA).
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| spelling | doaj-art-46461ee10c804f59b5d2fa9bf14714ff2024-11-20T04:48:09ZengUniversiti MalayaJournal of Modern Languages1675-526X2462-19862017-06-01201Moroccan Arabic aspect in conversation: Evolution of the imperfective through useGeorgia Zellou0University of Colorado, Boulder Dialectal Moroccan Arabic has two distinct morphological forms of the imperfective where Standard Arabic had one. Previous studies have claimed that the difference in function in the two imperfectives is one of mood. However, using naturally occurring conversation data this paper looks more closely at the use of the two imperfectives in Moroccan Arabic and comes to a different conclusion. Specifically, the older unmarked imperfective has been generalised as the “elsewhere†condition, following Dryer (1995), while the newer marked imperfective is being used in contexts to express progressive and habitual aspect. This paper examines the evolution of the imperfective aspect in one dialect of Arabic through the framework of Conversation Analysis (CA). https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3325Moroccan Arabic, Aspect, Conversation Analysis, Language change |
| spellingShingle | Georgia Zellou Moroccan Arabic aspect in conversation: Evolution of the imperfective through use Journal of Modern Languages Moroccan Arabic, Aspect, Conversation Analysis, Language change |
| title | Moroccan Arabic aspect in conversation: Evolution of the imperfective through use |
| title_full | Moroccan Arabic aspect in conversation: Evolution of the imperfective through use |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Moroccan Arabic aspect in conversation: Evolution of the imperfective through use |
| title_short | Moroccan Arabic aspect in conversation: Evolution of the imperfective through use |
| title_sort | moroccan arabic aspect in conversation evolution of the imperfective through use |
| topic | Moroccan Arabic, Aspect, Conversation Analysis, Language change |
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