Abstract
The term 'iddfa ("annexation"') refers to a syntactic unit in which the first component, called al-mudaf, is linked to the second component, called al-mudaf 'ilayhi, when the latter defines or identifies the first component. This paper attempts to provide an in-depth account of the prominent issues discussed in the grammatical descriptions presenting this phenomenon: The literal meaning of the term 'iddfa; the syntactic features of each component (e.g.. case mark and definiteness); types of annexation (proper vs. improper annexation); the separation of the annexation components; the deletion of the mudaf or the mudaf'ilayhi; the syntactic components that can function as mudaf or as mudaf 'ilayhi.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 179-191 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal Asiatique |
Volume | 304 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- 'iddfa
- Annexation
- Annexation components
- Mudaf
- Mudaf 'ilayhi
- Proper and improper annexation
- The school of basra and the school of kufa
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cultural Studies
- Language and Linguistics
- History
- Linguistics and Language
- Literature and Literary Theory