Abbreviation form | Meaning | Abbreviation form | Meaning |
φ-features | Phi-features | θ-role | Theta Role |
sg | Singular | fem | Feminine |
pl | plural | masc | Masculine |
pro | small pro (in +TNS clauses) | PRO | Big PRO (in –TNS clauses) |
TNS | Tense feature | AGR | Agree features |
VP | Verb Phrase | NP | Noun Phrase |
TP | Tense Phrase | CP | Complementizer Phrase |
AgrsP | Agree Subject Phrase | AspP | Aspectual Phrase |
M | Mood | MP | Mood Phrase |
V | Verb | VP | Verb Phrase |
DP | Determiner Phrase | EPP | Extended Projection Principle |
SVO | Subject + Verb + Object | VSO | Verb + Subject + Object |
DS | Deep Structure | SS | Surface Structure |
VPISH | VP-Internal Subject Hypothesis | INFL | Inflection |
IPC | Impenetrability Condition | ECM | Exceptional Case Marking |
Ind | Indicative mood | Subj | Subjunctive mood |
MSA | Modern Standard Arabic | nom | Nominative case |
obl | Oblique case | acc | Accusative case |
i | Symbol for co-indexation/ co-reference | - | Morpheme Boundary |