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The Periphrastic Passive Grammaticalization in Modern Standard Arabic
I argue in this presentation that the so-called periphrastic passive in MSA is a completive construction which functions as an impersonal passive. I conclude that tam ‘finish’ behaves as an auxiliary. I argue that the shared properties of completive constructions in MSA and Colloquial Icelandic with prototypical passive allow these constructions to perform passive function.
Abdullah Alasmari
I am Abdullah Alasmari. I am doing Masters in Linguistics and applied linguistics program at ASU. I have earned my BA in English and linguistics from Umm-Alqura University, Saudi Arabia. I taught after that English for three years in Taif University, Saudi Arabia. My research interest is in syntax and language change.
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