Introduction to Modern Arabic (Dover Language Guides) - Softcover

Ziadeh, Farhat Jacob

 
9780486428703: Introduction to Modern Arabic (Dover Language Guides)

Synopsis

This guide's focus is modern literary Arabic, particularly the style employed by newspapers. The authors, experienced teachers, begin each chapter with a text embodying the points to be discussed. The carefully chosen vocabulary terms are those that arise most often in spoken and written Arabic, and a vocabulary list appears in the appendix.

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First published in 1957 (by Princeton U. Press), this introduction to modern Arabic teaches a basic reading knowledge of the language sufficient for reading Arabic newspapers. Each chapter provides rules of grammar and includes illustrative texts and exercises. Both authors taught Arabic at Princeton U. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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