Using Arabic: A Guide to Contemporary Usage

by Mahdi Alosh

Book Overview

This guide to Arabic usage for intermediate-level students wishing to extend their knowledge of the language focuses on Modern Standard Arabic. A vocabulary chapter shows which words are current and appropriate to different registers, while a grammar chapter offers an overview of Arabic grammar with modern-day examples. A chapter on varieties of Arabic describes linguistic variation in the Arab world. This volume will be an essential reference for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521648327
• ISBN13: 9780521648325
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.4"