Maather Alrawi | Field Linguistics | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Maather Alrawi | Field Linguistics | Best Researcher Award

Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

Summary:

Dr. Maather Alrawi is a distinguished linguist with a focus on the syntax of Arabic and its interaction with other linguistic components. With a PhD from the University of Leeds, Dr. Alrawi has conducted extensive research on Arabic syntax, the Minimalist Program, and World Englishes. Her work on Saudi English and Arabic prepositional phrases has garnered attention for its innovative approach and contribution to the field. She is affiliated with several linguistic societies and continues to advance research in Arabic linguistics through her publications and ongoing projects.

Professional Profile:

👩‍🎓Education:

PhD: University of Leeds, 2004

  • Thesis: The Structure of Determiner Phrases in Standard Arabic

MSc: University of Leeds, 2000

  • Thesis: Syntax and Semantics of Arabic Adjectival Nominals

BSc: University of Jordan, 1998

  • Major: Arabic Language and Literature

🏢 Professional Experience:

Dr. Maather Alrawi is an accomplished scholar in Arabic linguistics with a specialization in Arabic syntax and its interfaces with form and meaning. She obtained her PhD from the University of Leeds in 2004, focusing on the structure of determiner phrases in Standard Arabic. Following her doctoral studies, she has made significant contributions to the field through her research and publications.

She has published over 20 articles and is actively working on 8 ongoing research papers. Her work includes a syntactic analysis of Arabic adjectival nominals, a critical examination of Saudi English, and studies on the socio-cultural aspects of Arabic language varieties. Dr. Alrawi has been a member of several linguistic societies including the Linguistic Society of America (LSA), the Linguistic Association of Great Britain (LAGB), and the Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE).

Research Interests:

Syntax of Arabic (Semitic) and its interfaces with morphology, phonology, and semantics

Minimalist Program and Distributed Morphology

Comparative syntax and World Englishes

Error Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis, and gender and semiotic studies

Author Metric:

Total Publications: 20 (published)

Citations:

  • Al-Rawi, Maather. (2012). Four Grammatical Features of Saudi English. English Today 28(2): 32-38. Cambridge University Press.
  • Al-Rawi, Maather. (2016). On Independent Adjectives: A Syntactic Analysis of Arabic Adjectival Nominals. International Journal of Linguistics 8(1): 38-50.
  • Al-Rawi, Maather & Al-Shurafa, Nuha. (2016). A Syntactic Account for the Power of Verbs within X-Phemism: A Corpus-Based Exploration. English Language Teaching 9(7): 87-96.
  • Al-Rawi, Maather. (2022). Discourse Particles in Hijazi Arabic: A Minimalist Approach. Skase Journal of Theoretical Linguistics 19(1): 21-42.
  • Alrawi, Maather. (2023). A Syntactic Account of the Particle giid- in Hijazi Arabic. International Journal of Linguistics 15(2): 25-41.

Top Noted Publication:

Title: Arabic PPs in a Rooted Lexicon

  • Journal: Languages
  • Publication Date: March 2023
  • DOI: 10.3390/languages8020095
  • Authors: Abdelkader Fassi Fehri, Maather Alrawi