Arabic grammar : a reference guide / John Mace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mace, John, 1933- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic language--Grammar.

Arabic language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 217 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007.

Summary:

This book is a reference grammar to support any modern Standard Arabic course. It is particularly useful for those students starting out in the study of Arabic. Each chapter makes the fewest possible assumptions about the student's knowledge, aiming rather to group the whole of its subject in one known and accessible place. There is also interaction between the categories; and to allow for this fact, the explanations contain much cross-reference. Similarly no hard line has been drawn between morphology and syntax. The Arabic used in the book is from modern life; from the office, the academy, the departmental meeting, the worksite and so on. Nothing solely historic or academic is included. The book includes an Arabic index, grammatical index and glossary of grammatical terms. Accessible introduction to a difficult area of Arabic language Transliteration used where useful Indexes to supplement detailed cross-references in the text(Formerly Modern Standard Arabic: A Concise Grammar)

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Introduction

2. Writing

3. Pronunciation

4. Verbs - General

5. Sound Verbs

6. Hamzated Verbs

7. Doubled Verbs

8. Assimilated Verbs

9. Hollow Verbs

10. Defective Verbs

11. Doubly Weak Verbs

12. Nouns and Adjectives

13. Pronouns

14. Prepositions

15. Adverbs

16. Syntax

17. Numbers

18 . Wishes and Exclamations

Arabic Index

Grammatical Index

Glossary of Grammatical Terms

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781474470452

1474470459