Media Arabic : an essential vocabulary / Elisabeth Kendall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kendall, Elisabeth, author.

Series:

Essential Middle Eastern vocabularies

Essential Middle Eastern Vocabularies

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic language--Business Arabic.

Arabic language.

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

Genre:

Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.

Electronic books.

Textbooks -- for English speakers.

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 104 pages).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

Text in English and Arabic.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Gives you up-to-date expressions, jargon and new coinages for modern concepts in media Arabic. What is the Arabic for 'the UN'? How does the Arabic media say 'rogue state'? Or 'Arab Spring'? This short, accessible vocabulary gives you ready-made lists of key terms in media Arabic for translating both from and into Arabic. Divided into 8 key areas:. <div>General (reports, statements, sources, common media idioms) ́⁰Ø Politics and Government ́⁰Ø Elections ́⁰Ø Military ́⁰Ø Law and Order ́⁰Ø Economics ́⁰Ø Trade and Industry ́⁰Ø Aid and Development</div> This second edition has been revised and updated throughout and now includes an English-Arabic index as well as audio materials. Key Features:. Terms are grouped in thematic sections so that you can learn all of the vocabulary for a specific subject at the same time Easy-to-learn lists help you to test your translation skills Audio files so that you can check your pronunciation

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; User Guide; Introduction; 1. General; 2. Politics and Government; 3. Elections; 4. Military; 5. Economics; 6. Trade and Industry; 7. Law and Order; 8. Disaster and Aid; Index.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2005.

Some online versions lack accompanying media packaged with the printed version.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Kendall, Elisabeth. Media Arabic.

ISBN:

9780748644964

0748644962

OCLC:

801411241

Publisher Number:

10.3366/j.ctt1g09z46

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.