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A Student Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic

A Student Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic

A Student Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic

Eckehard Schulz, Universität Leipzig
May 2005
Available
Hardback
9780521833776
$167.00
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Hardback
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    This accessible grammar provides a concise and user-friendly guide to the structure of Modern Standard Arabic. Using familiar terminology and keeping theory to a minimum, it is suitable for beginning students as well as those at a more advanced level. Detailed descriptions of all types of sentence are given, and numerous tables provide a clear presentation of verbs and nouns. The most familiar grammatical terms are given in Arabic as well as in English in order to help the student identify them, and the index is also presented in both languages for fast and straightforward cross referencing. Each pattern or rule described is illustrated with authentic examples from a range of real-life contexts such as newspapers, magazines, business communication and the Internet, as well as from Arabic literary texts. Clearly organised and practical, this book will be an invaluable reference resource for all learners and teachers of Modern Standard Arabic.

    • Very accessible and not overloaded with theory, so suitable for beginners
    • Focuses on contemporary Arabic as spoken in the world today
    • Many user-friendly features such as tables, summaries, and an Arabic/English index for fast cross-referencing

    Reviews & endorsements

    'The author has accomplished the noble goal of user-friendliness, while simultaneously presenting numerous intricate, interwoven details, and this, in and of itself, makes it an ideal text for a course in the structure of MSA.' WORD

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    Product details

    May 2005
    Hardback
    9780521833776
    266 pages
    249 × 175 × 23 mm
    0.63kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Sound verbs
    • 2. Derived forms of the verbs
    • 3. Hamzated verbs
    • 4. Doubled verbs
    • 5. Weak verbs
    • 6. Assimilated verbs
    • 7. Hollow verbs
    • 8. Defective verbs
    • 9. Nouns
    • 10. Syntax
    • 11. Types of sentences
    • 12. Cardinal numbers
    • 13. Ordinal numbers.
      Author
    • Eckehard Schulz , Universität Leipzig

      Eckehard Schulz is Professor of Arabic Language and Linguistics at the University of Leipzig, an experienced teacher and translator of Arabic and the author of several books in related fields.