The Derivation of Vocative Exclamatives with the Particle ʔaya in Gulf Arabic

Ghada Alkuwaihes

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The Derivation of Vocative Exclamatives with the Particle ʔaya in Gulf Arabic

Ghada Alkuwaihes

Published in International Journal of Language and Linguistics (Volume 5, Issue 5)

Received: 10 July 2017 Accepted: 17 July 2017 Published: 2 August 2017

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Research into vocative exclamatives (VocEs) is based on the traditional grammar of Standard Arabic (SA) which considers the structure of VocEs to be like that of vocatives due to the use of the vocative particle yā. The problem with this traditional view lies in the fact that it only accounts for VocEs in terms of their similarity to vocatives, and identifies only one type of VocEs with the particle yā that exists in SA. However, other types of VocEs, their underlying structure and derivation have not been given much attention. Therefore, this paper examines the syntactic structure and the derivation of vocative exclamatives in Gulf Arabic with the particle ʔaya which does not exist in SA. It provides an analysis of the data within the Minimalist Framework and sheds light on the main differences between their structure and that of vocatives in terms of definiteness and projection.

Published in	International Journal of Language and Linguistics (Volume 5, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijll.20170505.11
Page(s)	121-126
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Vocative Exclamatives, Exclamative Particles, Derivation of Exclamatives, Vocatives, Vocative Exclamative Particles, Gulf Arabic

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Ghada Alkuwaihes. (2017). The Derivation of Vocative Exclamatives with the Particle ʔaya in Gulf Arabic. International Journal of Language and Linguistics, 5(5), 121-126. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijll.20170505.11

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Ghada Alkuwaihes. The Derivation of Vocative Exclamatives with the Particle ʔaya in Gulf Arabic. Int J Lang Linguist. 2017;5(5):121-126. doi: 10.11648/j.ijll.20170505.11

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Ghada Alkuwaihes. The Derivation of Vocative Exclamatives with the Particle ʔaya in Gulf Arabic. Int J Lang Linguist. 2017;5(5):121-126. doi: 10.11648/j.ijll.20170505.11

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