Structural functional Development of the Verb Reflections upon Semitic Philology

Abstract

ABSTRACTThis paper attempts to trace the relations between the structure and function of the verb category in Semitic languages in general and in Arabic in particular from a philological perspective in an attempt to find a relationship between any change in the verb structure with that of a required functional necessity. It is most likely that the development of the semitic verb is more obvious than any other word forms. Using soil terminology, the layers of this development appear in the form of sediments that remain in its structure or usage. This is probably due to a certain extent to the tendency of the verb to empower these languages. The verb is most likely, in a language, semitic or otherwise, a complex grammatical form since it demonstrates a number of syntactic features that are simultaneously in agreement and parallel with: aspect, voice, mood, person, number, and tense. The focus of this research paper will be about the historical development of the verb structure and its connection with the way it expresses.The reader will find an obvious interest in forming a strong connection between structure and function in the Semitic and Arabic verb, the central part in this research focuses on the assumption that any change in the structure will lead to change in function. In other words, any novel change in the function will be reflected in the structure. This will be traced philologically through the verb affixes or the vowel changes in the middle or at the end of the verb, or its prefixes and its relationship with function.