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Arabic Grammar : A First Workbook by G. M. Wickens (1980, Trade Paperback)

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Standard Arabic - the language of educated discourse throughout the Arab world - presents difficulties beyond those encountered in most foreign languages.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521293014

ISBN-139780521293013

eBay Product ID (ePID)812699

Product Key Features

Number of Pages180 Pages

Publication NameArabic Grammar : a First Workbook

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1980

SubjectArabic

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

AuthorG. M. Wickens

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight10.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN77-082523

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal492/.782421

SynopsisStandard Arabic - the language of educated discourse throughout the Arab world - presents difficulties beyond those encountered in most foreign languages. Though today it is increasingly being popularised, it remains essentially an elitist, 'learned' language. It has been used without substantial change for over thirteen centuries, in regions as distant as Spain and China, in fields as diverse as poetry and medicine, mathematics and theology. Its morphology and syntax are largely constant, but vocabulary, sense, idiom and style often vary widely. Arabic script requires a good deal of intelligent guesswork: long vowels and diphthongs are easily confused with certain consonants or with each other; short vowels are not normally indicated at all; most consonants are distinguished only by the placing of dots, and can easily be mistaken or misprinted. This is a textbook designed to guide the first-year student through the difficult early stages of learning Arabic. It avoids the dry, 'scholarly' approach; it uses modern linguistic concepts sparingly, and takes simple short-cuts where they serve an immediate, practical purpose. Professor Wickens presents the basic facts of the language in a pragmatic order; he introduces the beginner to the recurring problems, shows various ways of recognising and tackling them, and helps accustom him from the outset to deal with the unvocalised (unvowelled) texts which he will nearly always encounter., A textbook designed to guide students through the difficult early stages of learning Arabic. It shows the beginner how to recognize and deal with current problems of syntax and sight-reading, often making use of simple, 'unscientific' short-cuts where they serve an immediate, practical purpose.

LC Classification NumberPJ6307 .W48