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Argument Structure of Sindhi Verbs:
An Analysis of Thematic Relations

Zahid Ali Veesar, Ph.D. Candidate, Linguistics
Kais Amir Kadhim, Ph.D., Linguistics
Sardar Ali Shah, M.Phil.
Rashid Ali Khuhro, M.A.

Abstract

This study analyses and establishes the Argument structure of the Sindhi verbs in Sindhi language. The study attempts to answer the research question: What are the Argument/thematic structures of the Sindhi verbs? The study analyses the argument structure of the Sindhi verbs and also finds how and what theta roles are assigned by the Sindhi verbs to their arguments. Each verb phrase in our data is analysed and studied in terms of Argument structure to find theta roles in the Sindhi language. The data have been analysed on the basis of the Carnie’s (2006) theoretical framework; ‘Theta Roles and Thematic Relation’. The data come from natural spoken Sindhi. Towards the end, it is found that the Sindhi language has all the theta roles which are proposed by Carnie (2006). These theta roles are assigned by the verbs to their arguments in sentences. Thus, this study confirms the presence of theta roles/thematic relations in Sindhi language. This study also serves as a preliminary in the area; it gives way for conducting similar research at broader level on the area to find more theta roles in Sindhi or any other language in future.

Keywords: Argument Structure, Theta Roles, Thematic relations

Introduction

Languages can be the same in their basic purpose of sharing and transferring meaning, but all of them have different structure. Structure (syntax) differentiates one language from other languages. For example, the structure of the English language is different from the Sindhi language; they can be similar in their purpose (transferring meaning), but they can never be similar in their structure. The structure of the English language is: subject, verb and object; while the structure of Sindhi is: subject, object and verb. Each language has its own features (morphological, phonological, semantic and syntactic) which make them unique.

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Zahid Ali Veesar
PhD student
Department of English
Faculty of Languages and Linguistics
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
linguistzav84@gmail.com

Kais Amir Kadhim
Seniour Lecturer
Department of English
Faculty of Languages and Linguistics
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
kaisamir@um.edu.my

Sardar Ali Shah
Lecturer
Faculty of Law
University of Sindh
Jamshoro
Sindh
Pakistan
sardar.shah@usindh.edu.pk

Rashid Ali Khuhro
Lecturer
Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Sindh
Jamshoro
Sindh
Pakistan
rashid.khuhro@usindh.edu.pk

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