
Basic Emirati Arabic
A Grammar and Workbook
- 178 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Basic Emirati Arabic
A Grammar and Workbook
About this book
Basic Emirati Arabic: A Grammar and Workbook is an elementary-level grammar book of the variety of Gulf Arabic spoken in the United Arab Emirates.
In this book, a series of compact units provide brief and concise descriptions of the fundamental grammatical structures, accompanied by examples drawn from Emirati native language speakers and several exercises assessing the learner's understanding and mastery of the grammatical structure discussed. A key to these exercises is also provided so that learners can self-assess their progress and obtain immediate feedback.
This book is intended for beginner learners who would like to engage with this variety of Arabic and learn its basic grammatical structure through practice. It is additionally a valuable tool for language teachers of Emirati and Gulf Arabic as well as learners of Modern Standard Arabic who would like access to a basic reference of the dialect.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Consonants
- 3 Vowels
- 4 Writing System
- 5 Word Formation
- 6 Nouns
- 7 Pronouns
- 8 Form I Verbs
- 9 Form II Verbs
- 10 Form III Verbs
- 11 Form V Verbs
- 12 Form VI Verbs
- 13 Form VII Verbs
- 14 Form VIII Verbs
- 15 Form IX Verbs
- 16 Form X Verbs
- 17 Intransitive, Transitive, and Ditransitive Verbs
- 18 Verbal Nouns
- 19 Adjectives
- 20 Adverbs
- 21 Prepositions
- 22 Quantifiers
- 23 Numerals
- 24 Modality
- 25 Negation
- 26 Noun Phrases
- 27 Construct States and Possessive Constructions
- 28 Verb Phrases and Basic Sentence Structure
- 29 Complex Verb Constructions
- 30 The Imperfective Aspect
- 31 The Perfective Aspect
- 32 The Grammatical Aspect
- 33 Relative Clauses and Complement Clauses
- 34 Questions
- 35 Subordination
- 36 Coordination
- Key to Exercises
- Index