This paper aims at investigating and analyzing the different verb forms of the triliteral Arabic verb that exhibit typical characteristics of unaccusative predicates. Through providing evidence, it will be shown that Form 1 with its three variants, denominative verbs in Form 4 and, finally, Form 9 of the triliteral Arabic verbs all display typical traits of unaccusatives Furthermore, by investigating unaccusativty in Arabic triliteral verbs, this study provides concrete and crucial evidence that argument structure is the same in all languages. Argument structure (the verb and the arguments it takes) is a universal property (Principles) and the surface structure is parametric (Parameters). Moreover, this paper attempts to prove that the VP- Split hypothesis can provide a unified structural analysis of the argument structure of the unaccusative verb in Classical Arabic as it does in Modern English This study is conducted within Chomsky’s Principles and Parameters Framework (Chomsky 1981, 1982, 1991, 1993) and the Minimalist Program (1995).
Mahmoud Abdel Wahed, M. (2021). The VP-Split Analysis and Unaccusativity: A Comparative Study of Classical Arabic and Modern English. Buhūth, 1(3), 38-69. doi: 10.21608/buhuth.2021.59157.1042
MLA
Marwa Mahmoud Abdel Wahed. "The VP-Split Analysis and Unaccusativity: A Comparative Study of Classical Arabic and Modern English". Buhūth, 1, 3, 2021, 38-69. doi: 10.21608/buhuth.2021.59157.1042
HARVARD
Mahmoud Abdel Wahed, M. (2021). 'The VP-Split Analysis and Unaccusativity: A Comparative Study of Classical Arabic and Modern English', Buhūth, 1(3), pp. 38-69. doi: 10.21608/buhuth.2021.59157.1042
VANCOUVER
Mahmoud Abdel Wahed, M. The VP-Split Analysis and Unaccusativity: A Comparative Study of Classical Arabic and Modern English. Buhūth, 2021; 1(3): 38-69. doi: 10.21608/buhuth.2021.59157.1042
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