Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale

Journal | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Journal issue | 57 | 2021
Research Article | Definiteness Marking in Earlier Stages of Arabic

Definiteness Marking in Earlier Stages of Arabic

Areal Evidence from Classical Arabic Idols’ Names

Abstract

This study investigates definiteness marking in earlier stages of Arabic, based on a corpus of Classical Arabic idols' names attested in technical prose. The latter mentions not only Arabic idols, the names of which bear definite markers, but also the tribal units that worshipped them. Relying upon attestations of this sort, the present study investigates the areal distribution of definiteness marking in earlier stages of Arabic. Finally, it compares the results of such an investigation with the current knowledge on the areal distribution of definiteness marking in earlier stages of Arabic, based on epigraphic and dialectological evidence.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Feb. 8, 2021 | Accepted: March 26, 2021 | Published June 30, 2021 | Language: en

Keywords Definiteness • Areal distribution • Idols • Arabic article • Diptotism • Pre-Islamic

Copyright © 2021 Francesco Grande. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2021/01/002


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