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  2. Faculty of Arts
  3. Department of Maltese
  4. Journal of Maltese Studies
  5. 1981
  6. JMS, Volume 14
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dc.date.accessioned2018-03-16T05:50:48Z-
dc.date.available2018-03-16T05:50:48Z-
dc.date.issued1981-
dc.identifier.citationKalmar, I. & Agius, D. (1981). Verb-Subject order in Maltese. Journal of Maltese Studies, 14, 22-31.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/27979-
dc.description.abstractIn the Maltese language, as well as in other modern Arabic dialects, the normal order of words in a sentence is strikingly different from classical Arabic. In the classical language and in the conservative literary Arabic of today, the unmarked word order is verb first, subject second. However, there are many contexts in Maltese where verb-subject (VS) order is still possible along with subject-verb (SV) order. And in some cases, VS order is still obligatory. The purpose of this paper is to survey the kinds of VS constructions found in Maltese, and to offer an explanation for their persistence in what is primarily 'an SV language'.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherUniversity of Maltaen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectMaltese language -- Verben_GB
dc.subjectGrammar, Comparative and generalen_GB
dc.subjectMaltese language -- Foreign elements -- Arabicen_GB
dc.subjectMaltese language -- Variationen_GB
dc.subjectMaltese language -- Grammaren_GB
dc.titleVerb-Subject order in Malteseen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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dc.description.reviewedN/Aen_GB
dc.publication.titleJournal of Maltese Studiesen_GB
dc.contributor.creatorKalmar, Ivan-
dc.contributor.creatorAgius, Dionisius A.-
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