| Author(s) | Moheiddin A. Homeidi |
| Affiliation | Associate Professor, Department of European Languages and Translation, College of Languages and Translation, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Title | The Notion of Governor in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Languages & Translation. Volume 15, No 1. (2003/1423) |
| Abstract | This paper deals with the notion of syntactic governors in Modem Standard Arabic (MSA) and English. More strictly, it deals with the types of governors that assign structural cases to their governees. It does not deal, however, with such notions as governing domain. barriers or notions that are relevant to Binding Theory or Control. The data investigated are wide-ranging. It includes all types of lexical governors in Arabic that assign structural cases; consequently. it contains many different structures. |
