Suitable for beginners who are unfamiliar with the Arabic language, alphabet, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar, this title presents initial pronunciation introductions and practices. It includes 130 lessons consisting of a text, small number of phrases and sentences that illustrate grammatical points.
Remains a touchstone in the field of Arabic linguistics. This title covers the whole range of language in Arabic culture and to offer a historical linguistic survey of the Arabic language from Classical to Modern Standard Arabic.
Provides basic texts of printed media to help students connect the written and aural/oral aspects of Arabic. This title features intensive reading that is focused on grammar and pronunciation - not just comprehension.
Equips those who work, travel, and study in Arab countries with an educated form of spoken Arabic that functions flexibly in the face of various regional colloquial variants in the Arab world.
Provides Syrian terms for the language spoken in everyday life by Muslims primarily in Damascus, but understandable throughout Syria as well as in the broader linguistic areas of present-day Lebanon, Jordan, and among the Palestinians and the Arabic-speaking population of Israel.
Presents the core vocabulary of everyday life in Morocco - from the kitchen to the mosque, from the hardware store to the natural world of plants and animals. This title contains myriad examples of usage, including formulaic phrases and idiomatic expressions.
Providing beginners in Arabic with linguistic and cultural exposure, this book consists of sixteen lessons with dialogs and exercises dealing with day-to-day scenarios: greeting people, getting a taxi, making phone calls, asking directions, discussing the weather, and effectively communicating with police and duty officers.
Structures, Functions, and Varieties, Revised Edition
Traces the development of the Arabic language from Classical Arabic through the symbiotic use of Modern Standard Arabic or MSA. This title explains the structural characteristics - phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and lexical and stylistic developments. It also shows how native speakers use both types of Arabic for different purposes.
Develops skills in standard Arabic while providing additional material in both colloquial and classical Arabic. Providing approximately 150 contact hours of college-level instruction, this edition includes audio tracks for vocabulary sections, and, a DVD containing substantially more material that exposes the learner to Egyptian Arabic.
