![]() ![]() 243 4.243 1 4.2432 4.2433 4.2434 4.243 5 The Substitute for the Indefinite Article The Impersonal Wiened 'One' on its own The Indefinite Determiners Xi 'Some' and Certu 'Certain' The Partitive Minn 'Of, From'. ![]() 23 3.3 3.31 SYNTAX Preliminary Considerations Definiteness The Definite Article The Pronominal Suffixes with Nouns The Construct State Indefiniteness Absence of the Marker indicating Definiteness 61 61 61 62 66 67 69 70 1. 2 1 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.3 2.3 1 2.32 2.33 2.4 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 M ORPHOLOGY Preliminary Considerations The Verb Semitic Maltese Verbs Romance Maltese Verbs Maltese Verbs derived from English Patterns followed by Romance and English loan verbs �N� Semitic Maltese Nouns Romance Maltese Nouns M altese Nouns borrowed from English The Adjective Semitic Maltese Adjectives Romance Maltese Adjectives Maltese Adjectives borrowed from English The Personal Pronouns The Pronominal Suffixes The Adverb The Preposition The Conjunction 39 39 39 39 41 43 44 % 46. 223 (2) Omission of the Consonant r between two other Consonants (3) Use of Single instead of Double Consonants (4) Use of Double instead of Single Consonants (5) Redundant use of gn as length marker Spellings having Morphological Characteristics ( 1 ) Duplication ofj and w for Morphological Reasons (2) Misplacement of gn (3) Omission of gn (4) Redundant use of the Definite Article Appraisal of the Journalistic Trends in Spelling 2. Modifications involving Consonants ( I ) Replacement of Consonants by Allophonic SymboIs : n > m, d > t, p > b XIII XVII 2 3 4 7 9 10 10 12 13 14 16 16 17 17 17 20 25 26 26 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 32 32 VI CONTENTS CONTENTS 1. (4) Misplacement of the Prosthetic Vowel ( 5) Replacement of i- by j- as Prefix in the Imperfect (6) Replacement of ie by i or e. Modifications involving Vowels and Diphthongs ( I ) Omission of the Vowel i in initial position (2) Omission of the Morphologically Pertinent Vowels (3) Misplacement of the Euphonic Vowel. Symbols used for the Consonants i n the Newspapers Spelling Trends Peculiar to the Newspapers, Phonologically Conditioned Spellings. PHONOLOGY A N D ORTHOGRAPHY Phonological and Orthographic Preliminaries The Orthography o f the Newspapers Symbols used in the Newspapers Symbols used for the Vowels and Diphthongs in the Newspapers. The Daily Newspapers Main Linguistic Trends in the Modern Newspapers Method of Research. Present State of the Contemporary Maltese Press The Weekly Newspapers. Nature and Extent of Previous Studies History of the Press in Malta The Maltese Press Abroad Brief Appraisal of the Historical Aspect of the Maltese Press. 22 1 2 INTRODUCTION Aim of Research Scope of Research. ![]() No part of this book may be reproduced or translated in any form, by print, photoprint, microfilm, microfiche or any other means without written permission ji-om the publisher PRINTED IN BELGIUM l. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands A ll rights reserved. PIlPER Emeritus Professor in Arabic Language and Literature in the University of Amsterdam BY VIII EDWARD FENECH CONTEMPORARY EDWARD FENECH JOURNALISTIC MALTESE LEIDEN LEI DEN E. STUDIES IN SEMITIC CONTEMPORARY LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS JOURNALISTIC MALTESE EDITED BY An Analytical and Comparative Study G.
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