A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic

Hardback

Main Details

Title A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Karin C. Ryding
SeriesReference Grammars
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:734
Dimensions(mm): Height 255,Width 185
Category/Genrelinguistics
Grammar and syntax
ISBN/Barcode 9780521771511
ClassificationsDewey:492.75 492.7/82421 492.782421
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 25 August 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic is a comprehensive handbook on the structure of Arabic. Keeping technical terminology to a minimum, it provides a detailed yet accessible overview of Modern Standard Arabic in which the essential aspects of its phonology, morphology and syntax can be readily looked up and understood. Accompanied by extensive carefully-chosen examples, it will prove invaluable as a practical guide for supporting students' textbooks, classroom work or self-study, and will also be a useful resource for scholars and professionals wishing to develop an understanding of the key features of the language. Grammar notes are numbered for ease of reference, and a section is included on how to use an Arabic dictionary, as well as helpful glossaries of Arabic and English linguistic terms and a useful bibliography. Clearly structured and systematically organised, this book is set to become the standard guide to the grammar of contemporary Arabic.

Author Biography

Karin C. Ryding is Sultan Qaboos bin Said Professor of Arabic, Department of Arabic Language, Literature and Linguistics, Georgetown University.