Acquisition and Development of Nominal and Verbal Structures in Arabic

The overall aim of this study is to identify the developmental stages of Arabic Nominal and Verbal structures. The study presents a systematic analysis of specific Arabic structures and tests learners inter-language development in real time. It describes the relationship and internal information exchange within Arabic Nominal and Verbal structures. The study tests Processability Theory (Pienemann 1998; 2005) predictions for agreement morphology in the acquisition of Arabic L2. Students of Arabic language and applied linguistics may use specific parts of this study as a reference to gain a better understanding of Arabic language syntax and morphology. In addition this study is a useful tool that presents a thorough description of language development (Arabic L2), and helps teachers and researchers to develop effective teaching materials and syllabus.