Contents Functional variations of the so-called feminine marker in Arabic Definiteness patterning in Arabic The dual number in Arabic nouns The 3-10 cardinal numbers in Arabic Grammatical, derivational and lexical dimensions of transitivity in Arabic Agreement as a lexicon-formative factor in Arabic Compounding as a marginal word-formational procedure in Arabic The derivational system of collective and unit nouns in the process of inter-systemic restatement Root reconstruction in the Arabic word-formation and inflection Arabic multiword terms in lexical classification Prestigious oral Arabic in structural classification Arabic-based pidgins and creoles