Phonology and Morphology of Arabic

Name: Phonology and Morphology of Arabic
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ISBN: 9780199257591

ISBN-10: 0199257590

ISBN-13: 9780199257591

Edition: 2002

Authors: Janet C. E. Watson

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This book is the first comprehensive account of the phonology and morphology of Arabic. It is a pioneering work of scholarship, based on the author's research in the region. Arabic is a Semitic language spoken by some 250 million people in an area stretching from Morocco in the West to parts of Iran in the East. Apart from its great intrinsic interest, the importance of the language for phonological and morphological theory lies, as the author shows, in its rich root-and-pattern morphology and its large set of guttural consonants. Dr Watson focuses on two eastern dialects, Cairene and San'ani. Cairene is typical of an advanced urban Mediterranean dialect and has a cultural importance…

Book details

List price: $345.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/20/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English




Introduction



The Phoneme System of Arabic



Phonological Features



Syllable Structure and Syllabification



Word Stress



Morphology



Morphology 2



Lexical Phonology



Post-Lexical Phonology



Emphasis


References


Index of Authors


Index of Subjects