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The Perspective of Modern Linguists on the Grammatical Agent within the Framework of the Transformational-Generative Theory: An Analytical Study
This study reassesses the grammatical factor (al-ʿāmil) as a core construct in Arabic syntax and its viability within a transformational-generative (T-G) framework. It first outlines the polarized debate: abolitionists claim the factor encumbers grammar with unnecessary abstraction, whereas proponents defend it as the …