Motion Verbs in Modern Standard Arabic

<p><a></p><p style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:Aptossans-serif;'><span style='font-family:Times New Romanserif;'>Languages vary in their linguistic expression of motion leading to a typology based on different mappings of motion event elements onto linguistic elements: satellite-framed languages vs. verb-framed languages. This book addresses the linguistic expression and lexicalization patterns of motion in Modern Standard Arabic incorporating Arabic into the typology of motion.</span></p><p style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;font-size:16px;font-family:Aptossans-serif;'><span style='font-family:Times New Romanserif;'>The first two chapters provide an introduction and a detailed theoretical background on the conceptualization of motion and universally acknowledged patterns of lexicalization. Chapters three four and five offer a thorough analysis of Arabic according to the typology of motion elements: Motion Figure Ground Path and Manner. Chapter six concludes the analysis with valuable insights into motion expression in Arabic and the semantic features of Arabic motion verbs.</span></p>