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Vowelless Syllables in Moroccan Arabic

2002
In this chapter we explore a modified version of our analysis of syllable structure in MA. In this new version, syllables with a schwa would all be reanalyzed as vowelless. In the end we settle on a mixed account, in which hollow syllables are vowelless, except in special circumstances, in which they contain schwas.
François Dell, Mohamed Elmedlaoui
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Code switching in Moroccan Arabic/Dutch vs. Moroccan Arabic/French language contact

International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 1995
L'A. examine le changement de code (CC) arabe marocain/hollandais par rapport au CC arabe marocain/francais. Elle montre que l'article defini peut etre supprime en hollandais, mais pas en francais. Dans le CC hollandais/arabe marocain, l'article defini est present ou supprime.
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Gapping and VP Deletion in Moroccan Arabic

1998
This chapter examines the status of VP-ellipsis in Moroccan Arabic (henceforth, MA). The main issue addressed concerns the MA auxiliary kan and its English equivalent be which impose some untreated restrictions on VP-deletion. In MA, VP-deletion is always allowed when no auxiliaries are used, no matter what the tense of the sentence is. The question is
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Moroccan Arabic syllable structure

2023
Revue Langues et Littératures, Vol. 8 (1989)
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Syllable Structure in Moroccan Arabic

2002
The varieties of Berber and of Arabic spoken in Morocco have rather similar surface phonologies, e.g. their segment inventories do not differ much. Reading the literature on Moroccan Arabic (henceforth MA) might give the impression that Tashlhiyt and MA have almost identical syllable structures, at least at those levels of representation which are near
François Dell, Mohamed Elmedlaoui
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Complementation in Moroccan Arabic

1984
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 1984. ; MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND HUMANITIES. ; Bibliography: leaves 226-228. ; by Janet Stephanie Wager. ; Ph.D.
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A HISTORY OF MOROCCAN ARABIC STUDIES

Romano-Arabica
The first recorded studies on Moroccan Arabic date back to the late 19th century, as a consequence of the interest of the French administrators and Orientalists who were focused on Morocco’s political and economic importance to France. These first studies aimed to report grammatical descriptions and transcriptions of spoken varieties.
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The Tense Systems of Egyptian Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, and Standard Arabic

2000
Abstract This chapter introduces the morphology of verbs in matrix clauses in Egyptian Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, and Standard Arabic. I will describe in sufficient detail the morphology of the past, present, and future tenses and the imperatives in the three dialects. The aim is to identify the different elements that can occupy the tense
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Wh-constructions in Moroccan Arabic.

2009
This thesis is designed to study various Moroccan Arabic (MA) wh-constructions both within the Government and Binding (GB) framework and the Minimalist Program (MP). It is, specifically, confined to relative clause formation, left dislocation (topicalization) and questions. A detailed analysis of relative clause formation is provided.
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Negation in Moroccan Arabic: Scope and Focus

2010
This paper deals with negation in Moroccan Arabic (MA) which is marked with both elements ma- and -š. The first element is obligatory in all contexts, the second one falls in various contexts. It's shown that MA sentential negation results from the association between the neg(ator) ma- and an undefined q(uantifier).
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