Modern Standard Arabic Grammar
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- ISBN 9789774160127
- Weight: 180g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Oct 2010
- Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
- Publication City/Country: EG
- Product Form: Paperback
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An essential, easy-to-use handbook for students at all levels
In a compact, easy-to-use format, this new book offers a convenient guide to grammar for any student of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), the version of Arabic most commonly used in journalism, formal writing, and literature. Drawing on over a decade of experience as a full-time teacher of Arabic, Azza Hassanein explains the rules in straight-forward English, illustrating usage with examples throughout.
The book covers all the rules of grammar and morphology that students require for elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels of Arabic. As a compact guide, it is an ideal auxiliary, no matter what textbook the student is using. While students of the language will find Modern Standard Arabic Grammar extremely helpful, it is also a valuable tool for linguists who want to acquire a clear idea about the skeletal structure of the language, as well as translators who are working with written Arabic.
Covering all the important grammatical rules of MSA, from nisba adjectives and nominal and verbal sentences to more complex constructions such as conditional sentences and the subjunctive, this unique handbook fills a real need for the growing number of people worldwide learning Arabic.
Azza Hasanein is a senior Arabic language instructor at the American University in Cairo (AUC), where she has taught Arabic since 1995. She holds a Master's degree in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) and currently serves as the director of the CAASIC/CASA programs at AUC. She is also co-author of the three-book series Uktub al-‘arabiya.
