Using Arabic: a guide to contemporary usage
by Alosh, Mahdi
This guide is for those 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. This text describes the linguistic situation in the Arab world, showing variations in register through the use of authentic texts. The vocabulary section is designed not only to expand ones knowledge of Arabic words, but also to show which words are most…
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- Full title :Using Arabic : a guide to contemporary usage / Mahdi Alosh.
Summary
This guide is for those 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. This text describes the linguistic situation in the Arab world, showing variations in register through the use of authentic texts. The vocabulary section is designed not only to expand ones knowledge of Arabic words, but also to show which words are most current, and which are appropriate to different registers. It provides an overview of Arabic grammar, giving many modern-day examples, and highlighting common errors.
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- Publication Date:2004.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2004.
The Physical Object
- Description:xvii, 338 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0521640601, 9780521640602, 0521648327, 9780521648325
- oclc:ocm56010977
- LC Classification:PJ6307
- Dewey Decimal:492.7/82421
Table of Contents
Varieties of Arabic -- Vocabulary -- Grammar.
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