Alhawary

Gebundenes Buch

Modern Standard Arabic Grammar

Beschreibung

Modern Standard Arabic Grammar is comprehensive guide that introduces readers to the basic structure and grammar of the Arabic language. Its features include: * Comprehensive coverage of Arabic grammar and structure in current standard use (MSA), from entry level to advanced proficiency * Balanced treatment of the phonological, syntactic, and morphological rules of the Arabic language * An intuitive presentation of grammar rules and structures, in order of frequency and functional use * Straightforward explanations with minimum linguistic jargon and terminology, explaining the key issues Packed throughout with symbols, tables, diagrams, and illustrative examples, this book is essential reading for anyone in the early years of studying the language.

Autor

Mohammad T. Alhawary is Associate Professor of Arabic Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Michigan, where he teaches courses on both Arabic language and Arabic theoretical and applied linguistics at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Reference Grammars Nr.5
• Verlag: WILEY
• New
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 919g
• ISBN-13: 9781405155014
• ISBN-10: 1405155019
• Artikelnr.: 35369617

Rezensionen

"A well-balanced comprehensive grammar book covering phonological,morphological and syntactic features of Arabic. Fresh material,comprehensive examples, and helpful Arabic-English comparisons thatmake learning Arabic grammar easy and straightforward."
--Hanada A. Al-Masri, Cornell University

"Unlike many books on Arabic grammar, Alhawary's deals with thegrammatical topics in much more useful details. The sequence ofpresentation of the topics is nicely designed from the more basicand frequent to the less basic and frequent, using thecommunicative functions. This text will be of great help as apedagogical guide of all the basic structures and grammar of theArabic Language needed in the first 4-5 years of learning thelanguage, i.e. from the novice to advanced levels."
--Adel Gamal, University of Arizona

"I consider this book a valuable addition to the few Arabicgrammar books available in the field of Arabic language andlinguistics. It is a concise Arabic grammar book that will bewelcomed by students and teachers of Arabic because it includes asystematic presentation of key Arabic grammar topics combiningintuitive modern and traditional approaches in describing andanalyzing Arabic structures. It is an excellent source for use inArabic grammar courses and also to complement Arabic textbooks usedin Arabic language courses."
--Raji Rammuny, University of Michigan