Media Arabic : essential Middle Eastern vocabularies / Elisabeth Kendall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kendall, Elisabeth.

Series:

Essential Middle Eastern Vocabularies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic language--Terms and phrases.

Arabic language.

Arabic language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.

Mass media--Terminology.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gives you up-to-date expressions, jargon and new coinages for modern concepts in media Arabic. What is the Arabic term for the UN? What phrase would be used to describe 'rogue state' in the Arab media? Or 'the Arab Spring'? This short, accessible vocabulary gives you ready-made lists of key terms in media Arabic for translating both from and into Arabic. It is divided into 8 key areas:* General (reports, statements, sources, common media idioms)* Politics & Government* Elections* Military* Law and Order* Economics* Trade & Industry* Aid & DevelopmentThis second edition has been revised and upd

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-282-05925-4

9786613799098

0-7486-4496-2

OCLC:

818858619