A Student Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic.052154159X A student's grammar of modern standard Arabic. Schulz, Eckehard. Cambridge U. Pr. 2004 248 pages $32.99 Paperback PJ6307 Schulz (Arabic language Arabic language Ancient Semitic language whose dialects are spoken throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Though Arabic words and proper names are found in Aramaic inscriptions, abundant documentation of the language begins only with the rise of Islam, whose main texts and linguistics linguistics, scientific study of language, covering the structure (morphology and syntax; see grammar), sounds (phonology), and meaning (semantics), as well as the history of the relations of languages to each other and the cultural place of language in human , U. of Leipzig) presents a concise and user-friendly guide to the structure of Modern Standard Arabic, based on official written usage. The text is designed for beginners, intermediate, and advanced students; scholars in linguistics and related fields; and Arabs raised in an English- speaking environment who are trying to learn Arabic. The text includes detailed descriptions of all types of sentences, and tabular tab·u·lar adj. 1. Having a plane surface; flat. 2. Organized as a table or list. 3. Calculated by means of a table. tabular resembling a table. presentation of verbs and nouns. Each pattern or rule is illustrated with authentic examples from real-life contexts. Includes grammatical gram·mat·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to grammar. 2. Conforming to the rules of grammar: a grammatical sentence. indexes in both English and Arabic. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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