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Arabic Idioms
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 115.00Idioms represent a fascinating linguistic phenomenon that has captured the attention of many linguists for decades. This corpus-based study of idioms in Modern Standard Arabic sheds light on their intricate nature, establishes the major patterns of their linguistic behaviour, and provides explanations for these patterns. Adopting a descriptive... more...
Arabic Rhetoric
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95Arabic Rhetoric explores the history, disciplines, order and pragmatic functions of Arabic speech acts. It offers a new understanding of Arabic rhetoric and employs examples from modern standard Arabic as well as providing a glossary of over 448 rhetorical expressions listed in English with their translations, which make the book more accessible... more...
Subject Theme and Agent in Modern Standard Arabic
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 190.00Investigates the universal categories 'subject', 'theme', and 'agent' with special reference to their functional status in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and how these three distinct functions may or may not coincide in Arabic sentences. These functions are inexplicitly characterised by classical and modern Arab linguists and Arabists alike. It has been... more...
Arabic: An Essential Grammar
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 45.95Arabic: An Essential Grammar is an up-to-date and practical reference guide to the most important aspects of the language. Suitable for beginners, as well as intermediate students, this book offers a strong foundation for learning the fundamental grammar and structure of Arabic. The complexities of the language are set out in short, readable sections,... more...
Siculo Arabic
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 390.00The development of the Siculo Arabic group of varieties in the early medieval period took place at a time when Sicily was a cross-road of two major cultures, the Latin and the Byzantine. Palermo was a melting pot of linguistic contacts - Romance, Greek and Arabic. The question of language use in Sicily under both the Islamic (213-485/827-1091) and... more...
Introduction to Qur'anic Script
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 57.95'Masterly work ... Leads the reader patiently but directly not merely into Qur'anic writing but into the heart of that Holy Book itself ... By the time we have followed Dr Ahmad to the end of this splendid work we have learned something new and indeed something uplifting about one of the world's great books.' Prof. F. E. Peters, New York University. more...
Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2005; US$ 195.00The papers in this volume are a selection from papers presented at the Annual Symposia on Arabic Linguistics, held in 2003 (Alexandria) and 2004 (Oklahoma). They tackle a broad range of issues in current linguistic research, particularly in the areas of phonology, morphology/lexicon, sociolinguistics, and L1 and L2 acquisition. They are distinguished... more...
Language and Change in the Arab Middle East
Oxford University Press 1987; US$ 94.99In this study of the rise of modern Arabic, the author analyses language to document the sudden and profound transformation undergone by Middle Eastern societies under the impact of 19th century European expansion and influence. more...
Maltese
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 61.95Focusing primarily on Standard Maltese, the authors clarify many areas which, until now, remain undefined, with emphasis on syntax and intonation. English loanwords continue to find their way into Standard Maltese, especially as the Maltese inhabitants become increasingly bilingual, and the variations are studied, as well as their morphological behavior.... more...
The Legacy of the Kitab
BRILL 2008; US$ 181.00A study of the "Kitab of Sibawayhi", a work in the long history of Arabic grammar. It examines the methodological concepts and methods that underline "Sibawayhi's" analysis of Arabic and the way in which these methods evolved at the hands of later grammarians. more...









