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A Grammar of Classical Arabic 3e Rev: Third Revised Edition (Yale Language Series) - Hardcover

Fischer, Wolfdietrich

 
9780300084375: A Grammar of Classical Arabic 3e Rev: Third Revised Edition (Yale Language Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0300084374 ISBN 13: 9780300084375
Publisher: Yale University Press, 2001

Synopsis

This concise and well-organised grammar of classical Arabic, here translated from its original German into English for the first time, provides students of Arabic with a highly useful reference tool. While brief enough to be used with efficiency, the book is also rich in content and thorough in its coverage. Beginning- or advanced-level students working on classical texts and styles will find this grammar quick to use, reliable, and up-to-date. More than just a translation into English, this edition of Wolfdietrich Fischer's Grammar of Classical Arabic includes many revisions and additions provided by Rodgers. In particular, the chapter on syntax offers numerous new text examples and other improvements. The bibliography has been updated to include significant recent contributions to the field of classical Arabic grammar and linguistics. Translated by Jonathan Rodgers with attention to both accuracy and readability, this book is an accessible reference tool that every student of classical Arabic will want to have on hand.

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Review

"A solid reference work for both introductory and advanced students of Arabic. Written in a systematic and clear way, this book makes complex Arabic grammar rules accessible to the Western student." -- Bassam Frangieh, Yale University

Synopsis

This concise and well-organised grammar of classical Arabic, here translated from its original German into English for the first time, provides students of Arabic with a highly useful reference tool. While brief enough to be used with efficiency, the book is also rich in content and thorough in its coverage. Beginning- or advanced-level students working on classical texts and styles will find this grammar quick to use, reliable, and up-to-date. More than just a translation into English, this edition of Wolfdietrich Fischer's Grammar of Classical Arabic includes many revisions and additions provided by Rodgers. In particular, the chapter on syntax offers numerous new text examples and other improvements. The bibliography has been updated to include significant recent contributions to the field of classical Arabic grammar and linguistics. Translated by Jonathan Rodgers with attention to both accuracy and readability, this book is an accessible reference tool that every student of classical Arabic will want to have on hand.

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Publisher
Yale University Press
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0300084374
ISBN 13 
9780300084375
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
3
Number of pages
338