Modern Iraqi Arabic with MP3 files : a textbook / Yasin M. Alkalesi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Al-Khalesi, Yasin M.

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic language--Dialects--Iraq--Grammar.

Arabic language.

Arabic language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.

Arabic language--Dialects.

Grammar.

Iraq.

Genre:

Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

xix, 344 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (sound ; 4 3/4 in.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2006]

Summary:

Modern Iraqi Arabic with MP3 Files is an introductory textbook&#8212suitable for classroom or self-study&#8212for those with no previous knowledge of Arabic or those who know Arabic but want to learn the Iraqi dialect. A detailed discussion of the consonants, vowels, and other characteristics of Iraqi phonetics&#8212including pronunciation exercises on the CD&#8212serve the needs of travelers, businesspeople, diplomats, archaeologists, and scholars who want to learn to speak the language quickly and efficiently. NEW TO THIS EDITION: ? Arabic script has been added so the reader has a choice of following the Arabic writing or the transcription in the Roman alphabet. ? Four entirely new lessons cover medical care, media (radio, television, and journalism), telephone conversations, and cultural and folkloric tales. ? All audio materials from the first edition&#8212plus new audio materials for the new lessons&#8212are included as MP3 files on a CD bound into the book.

ISBN:

1589011309

9781589011304

OCLC:

65341274