The Explanation of Homonymy in the Lexicon of Arabic

Georges BOHAS,Abderrahim SAGUER
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24 novembre 2014
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The phenomenon of homonymy appeared at the conceptual beginnings of Arabic grammar. In the chapter devoted to the relationship between form and lexical meaning in the kitâb by Sîbawayhi we read that it is possible to find in the spoken language of the Arabs "two concordant forms although the meanings differ, when you say: wajadtu ?alayhi (I felt resentment against him), which comes from al-mawjidatu (resentment) and wajgadtu (I found) if you look at wijdana l-?allati (to find the lost animal). Examples of this kind are numerous". Throughout the centuries nobody has been able to provide a satisfactory explanation of this phenomenon.Standard linguistic studies restrict themselves to the level of the root, whereas this phenomenon can only be accounted for at the submorphem ... Lire la suite
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Date de première publication du titre 24 novembre 2014
ISBN 9782847884081
EAN-13 9782847884081
Référence 117543-46
Nombre de pages de contenu principal 200
Format 15 x 23 x 1.2 cm
Poids 317 g

1. Some forgotten yet obvious points

I. Introduction
II. First series of facts: alternations involving glides and identical consonants
CjCiCi, CjW/YCi, CjCiW/Y, WCjCi
III. Second series of facts: presence/absence of a guttural
IV. Third series of facts: paradigms including two initial consonants
V. Fourth series of facts: presence/absence of r, m, n, in the initial position

2. The Theory of Matrices and Etymons

I. Introduction
II. The phonetic component of the matrix
III. Articulation of the notional fields

3. Homonymy

I. Understanding the problem
II. Explanations

4. The Explanation of Homonymy in the Theory of Matrices and Etymons

I. Homonymy resulting from blending
II. Homonymy by realization of multiple matrices in one etymon
III. Homonymy due to the possibility of many etymonial analyses
IV. Case study: the radicals with initial n

5. Elaboration of the theory: levels of explanation

I. Introduction: l prefix or crement ?
II. Explanation through the identification of the parent matrix
III. Explanation through identification of the parent etymon

6. Case study: radicals with the initial I
I. la?ana
II. lasa'a
III. la?afa and la?ifa
IV. lasaba and lasiba
V. la?afa

7. Case study: radicals with initial m

I. Introduction: the status of the m
II. Two meanings
III. Three meanings
IV. Four meanings
V. n meanings

8. Case study: radicals with an initial r

I. Introduction: the status of the r
II. Two meanings
III. Three meanings
IV. n meanings

9. Case study: radical with initial t

I. Introduction: the status of the initial t
II. n meanings

10. Case study: radical with initial s/š

I. The status of s and š
II. Two meanings
III. Three meanings
IV. n meanings

11. Consequence: the explanation of enantiosemy

I. The solution through blending
II. Case Study

Conclusion

Annex 1. Table of phonetic features
Annex 2. List of radicals analyzed in this work

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The phenomenon of homonymy appeared at the conceptual beginnings of Arabic grammar. In the chapter devoted to the relationship between form and lexical meaning in the kitâb by Sîbawayhi we read that it is possible to find in the spoken language of the Arabs "two concordant forms although the meanings differ, when you say: wajadtu ?alayhi (I felt resentment against him), which comes from al-mawjidatu (resentment) and wajgadtu (I found) if you look at wijdana l-?allati (to find the lost animal). Examples of this kind are numerous". Throughout the centuries nobody has been able to provide a satisfactory explanation of this phenomenon.Standard linguistic studies restrict themselves to the level of the root, whereas this phenomenon can only be accounted for at the submorphemic level. As posited in the Theory of Etymons and Matrices (TME), the minimal phonetic units of the lexicon are not phonemes but phonetic features and the minimal units of sound and meaning are not morphemes but matrices composed of vectors of phonetic features correlated to a notional invariant.In this book we account for some fifty roots (in the traditional meaning of the term). Such a large number cannot be dismissed as just a handful of convenient examples chosen for the purpose. Within the framework of TME, homonymy is thus an ordinary phenomenon which is predicted and explained by the theory and every case of homonymy will have an explanation once the entire lexicon has been described.

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