Contents Functional variations of the so-called feminine marker in ArabicDefiniteness patterning in ArabicThe dual number in Arabic nounsThe 3–10 cardinal numbers in ArabicGrammatical, derivational and lexical dimensions of transitivity in ArabicAgreement as a lexicon-formative factor in ArabicCompounding as a marginal word-formational procedure in ArabicThe derivational system of collective and unit nouns in the process of inter-systemic restatementRoot reconstruction in the Arabic word-formation and inflectionArabic multiword terms in lexical classificationPrestigious oral Arabic in structural classificationArabic-based pidgins and creoles