Modern Standard Arabic Grammar

A Concise Guide

Häftad, Arabiska, 2010

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Beskrivning

An essential, easy-to-use handbook for students at all levelsIn a compact, easy-to-use format, this new book offers a convenient guide to grammar for any student of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), the version of Arabic most commonly used in journalism, formal writing, and literature. Drawing on over a decade of experience as a full-time teacher of Arabic, Azza Hassanein explains the rules in straight-forward English, illustrating usage with examples throughout.The book covers all the rules of grammar and morphology that students require for elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels of Arabic. As a compact guide, it is an ideal auxiliary, no matter what textbook the student is using. While students of the language will find Modern Standard Arabic Grammar extremely helpful, it is also a valuable tool for linguists who want to acquire a clear idea about the skeletal structure of the language, as well as translators who are working with written Arabic.Covering all the important grammatical rules of MSA, from nisba adjectives and nominal and verbal sentences to more complex constructions such as conditional sentences and the subjunctive, this unique handbook fills a real need for the growing number of people worldwide learning Arabic.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-10-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 8 mm
Vikt:180 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Arabiska
Antal sidor:120
Förlag:The American University in Cairo Press
ISBN:9789774160127

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Azza Hasanein is a senior Arabic language instructor at the American University in Cairo (AUC), where she has taught Arabic since 1995. She holds a Master's degree in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) and currently serves as the director of the CAASIC/CASA programs at AUC. She is also co-author of the three-book series Uktub al-‘arabiya.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Derivation and the Pattern System2. The Definite Article and Solar and Lunar Letters3. Interrogative Particles4. Case5. Singular, Dual, and Plural6. Demonstratives7. Nasab Adjectives8. Idaafa Construction9. Pronouns: Separate Pronouns and Pronominal Suffixes10. Prepositions11. Followers12. Types of Sentences13. Verbs14. Verb Conjugations15. Kana and Its Sisters16. Inna and Its Sisters17. Kada and Its Sisters18. Passive Voice19. Jussive and Subjunctive20. Negation21. Relative Pronouns22. The Five Nouns23. Abbreviated and Defective Nouns24. Diptotes25. Verbal Nouns26. Active Participles27. Passive Participles28. Nouns of Place29. Accusative of State30. Accusative of Cognate31. Accusative of Cause or Purpose32. Adverbials of Time and Place33. Accusative of Specification34. Comparatives and Superlatives35. Exceptions36. Vocative37. Wonder Construction38. Absolute Negation39. Conditional Sentence40. Sentences that Function as Words41. Types of Laa42. Types of Maa43. Types of Hatta