Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies (Jan 2005)

Sull'asíndeto fra aggettivi attributi in àrabo letterario

  • Michele Vallaro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.13135/1825-263X/898
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 1

Abstract

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Asyndeton between attributive adjectives in literary Arabic is examined in its two basic functions, determinative and coordinative, and particular prominence is given to the restrictive or non-restrictive function of attribute. The use of the coordinator wa between attributive adjectives is regarded (apart from distributive contexts) as having a simple general disambiguating function, i. e. of making clear that there is coordination, and not determination.