Word-Based or Root-Based: Diminutives in Najdi Arabic

Lexeme and root are the prominent, competing morphological approaches that account for the building of words. This study presents a sample of diminutive and super-diminutive forms of native Arabic words and loans from English in the Buraydawi dialect of Najdi Arabic (BNA). Nominals were randomly gat...

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Main Author: Mohammad A. Alsamaani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-06-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251345389
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