A grammatical study of the Arabic dialect of Tahway (Minifiya Province, Egypt).

Abu Farag, Mohammed A.

Abstract

The thesis consists of two parts and one appendix as well as the introduction and the reading transcription. Part I deals with types of sentences which are divided in four different ways according to the characteristics on which the attention is focussed. It consists of four chapters followed 1317 a table showing the different types of sentences in the language. In Chapters I, II, III and IV affirmative and negative sentences; simple, compound and complex sentences j declarative request-, interrogative and question-sentences and aspect I- and aspect II-sentences are discussed respectively. Sentences are subdivided under each heading into different sub-classes in accordance with the characteristics they exhibit. In Part II, grammatical categories within simple affirmative declarative sentences of aspect I are established. Before proceeding with the-analysis in this part, a chapter is devoted to general classification of the categories treated in the rest of it. The remaining nine chapters of Part II deal with verb, I participle, noun, adjective, personal pronoun demonstrative and deictic, numeral, the relative and particle, Each of these categories is subdivided into whatever sub-classes the material suggests. The appendix contains eight Arabic texts relating to agriculture in the day-to-day life of Tahway, and their English translation. A map of the village and the surrounding area is provided with the thesis.

Citation

Abu Farag, M. A. A grammatical study of the Arabic dialect of Tahway (Minifiya Province, Egypt). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

• Thesis Type: Thesis
• Deposit Date: Oct 16, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 16, 2018
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00029380
• Award Date: Jan 1, 1960