The typology of progressive constructions in Arabic dialects
Open Access
- 1 November 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in STUF - Language Typology and Universals
- Vol. 75 (4), 555-582
- https://doi.org/10.1515/stuf-2022-1063
Abstract
This paper describes and compares the strategies used in Arabic dialects to encode the progressive aspect, in order to show their similarities and what sets them apart from one another, as well as to situate them within cross-linguistic tendencies. Drawing on a wide variety of data, the paper shows the different ways the progressive aspect was (or is being) grammaticalized in Arabic dialects in light of the typologically common paths of grammaticalization. These paths involve for some dialects the reorganization of their aspectual categories, and thus provide an interesting perspective to look at the evolution of aspectual systems in Arabic varieties.Keywords
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