NegP Located Above TP: Evidence from Standard Arabic (SA) and Saudi Northern Region Dialect of Arabic (SNRDA)

The paper examines the properties of sentential negation in Standard Arabic (henceforth SA) and Saudi Northern Region Dialect SNRDA), focusing on similarities differences use distribution (Note 1). In this paper, I propose that facts standard dialectal versions receive a unified account despite their apparent differences. provide some empirical conceptual evidence workability for Neg-Above-T analysis over Neg-Below-T analysis. NegP cannot remain lower than TP as language employs V-to-T raising to drive VSO from SVO word order. SNRDA should be higher it precedes non-verbal predicates (nominals, adjectivals, prepositionals, adverbials) TP/CP located elements (expletive/ (indefinite) pronominal subjects future tense expressing element raaħ, adverbials hosting pronoun subject clitics like ʕumri/uh.