Using Arabic A Guide to Contemporary Usage

Name: Using Arabic A Guide to Contemporary Usage
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ISBN: 9780521648325

ISBN-10: 0521648327

ISBN-13: 9780521648325

Edition: 2004

Authors: Mahdi Alosh

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Using Arabic is a guide to Arabic usage for students who have already acquired the basics of the language and wish to extend their knowledge. Focusing mainly on Modern Standard Arabic, it is divided into three clear sections on varieties of Arabic, grammar, and vocabulary. 'Varieties of Arabic' describes the linguistic situation in the Arab world, showing students variations in register through the use of authentic texts. The vocabulary section is designed not only to expand students' knowledge of Arabic words, but also to show them which words are most current, and which are appropriate to different registers. The final chapter provides an overview of Arabic grammar, giving many modern-day…

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List price: $47.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/30/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 358
Size: 6.65" wide x 9.41" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English




Varieties of Arabic



What is Arabiciï¿½ï¿½



Arabic diglossia



Diglossia versus bilingualism



Register



Representative texts



Vocabulary



Vocabulary study



Word information



Conceptual organization of words



Semantic processing of words



Grammar



What is grammariï¿½ï¿½



An outline of Arabic grammar



Grammatical categories



The nominal sentence



The verbal sentence



Prepositions



Negation



Demonstratives



Relative pronouns



Interrogatives



Conditionals



Transition words



Numbers



Partitives



Nominal forms with a verbal force



The diminutive



The vocative



Relative adjectives



Words of emphasis



The permutative



Conjunctions



Exception



The construct



Comparative/superlative adjectives



Defective nouns



Common errors