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A Short Reference Grammar of Iraqi Arabic (Georgetown Classics in Arabic Languages and Linguistics series) - Softcover

Erwin, Wallace M.

 
9781589010109: A Short Reference Grammar of Iraqi Arabic (Georgetown Classics in Arabic Languages and Linguistics series)

Synopsis

      The only reference grammar of Iraqi Arabic, as spoken by educated Muslims in Baghdad. Written for beginners as well as Arabic speakers wanting to learn this dialect, it covers the phonology, morphology (word formation of nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and numerals, achieved by adding prefixes and suffixes to roots), and syntax. That is to say, it teaches the readers how to make the sounds, form words, and construct sentences. 
     All the Arabic is transcribed--it does not use Arabic script.

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Synopsis

A Short Reference Grammar of Iraqi Arabic is the only volume of its kind, reflecting Iraqi Arabic as spoken by educated Muslims in Baghdad. With all the Arabic transcribed, it is written for beginners as well as Arabic speakers wanting to learn the dialect. It covers the phonology, morphology (word formation of nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and numerals, achieved by adding prefixes and suffixes to roots), and syntax, teaching the reader how to make the sounds, form words, and construct sentences.

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