Open AccessAn analysis of simple and construct-state noun phrases in Modern Standard Arabic
Author(s) -
Issa AlQurashi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
proceedings of the international conference on head-driven phrase structure grammar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1535-1793
DOI - 10.21248/hpsg.2015.1
Subject(s) - complement (music) , noun phrase , computer science , construct (python library) , natural language processing , linguistics , head driven phrase structure grammar , noun , phrase , artificial intelligence , determiner phrase , programming language , generative grammar , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , complementation , gene , phenotype
This paper aims to propose an HPSG analysis for simple and construct-state noun phrases in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). To the best of my knowledge, there are no major HPSG analyses of MSA noun phrases (NPs). A parallel phenomenon in Hebrew has been discussed quite extensively in the same framework by Wintner (2000). Most of the discussion will be devoted for the construct-state noun phrase in which the order of the elements within it is NP AP PP. Three different analyses will be outlined within the HPSG framework: the extra complement analysis, the special complement analysis, and the head-adjunct-complement analysis. These analyses will be evaluated and it will be concluded that the last analysis seems to be the best and the most promising approach to Arabic NPs.