Short Reference Grammar of Moroccan Arabic: With Audio CD
Conceived to be a practical reference grammar for those who may have basic skills in Moroccan Arabic, this volume contains a short reintroduction to the phonology of Moroccan Arabic, and then continues to deal more in depth with the morphology and syntax of this particular Arabic dialect. It concludes with an interesting Appendix containing annotated texts in urban Moroccan Arabic. In not using Arabic script, transcribed for the English-speaking student for easier comprehension, A Short...
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Conceived to be a practical reference grammar for those who may have basic skills in Moroccan Arabic, this volume contains a short reintroduction to the phonology of Moroccan Arabic, and then continues to deal more in depth with the morphology and syntax of this particular Arabic dialect. It concludes with an interesting Appendix containing annotated texts in urban Moroccan Arabic. In not using Arabic script, transcribed for the English-speaking student for easier comprehension, A Short Reference Grammar of Moroccan Arabic teaches the spoken language of the educated urban people of the northwestern part of Morocco, especially Fez, Rabat, and Casablanca. The accompanying CD is keyed to the text, demonstrating the pronunciation of the Arabic transcribed in the book. This volume along with many others from Georgetown University Press reflects an ongoing commitment to publishing the best in Arabic language and linguistic learning materials -- in both text and electronic formats.
Contents of the CD RecordingxvArabic Research at Georgetown UniversityxviiThe History of the Arabic Research Program, Institute of Languages and Linguistics, Georgetown UniversityxviiiForeword to the Georgetown Classics EditionxxAuthor's PrefacexxiPart 1Phonology1I.The Individual Sounds31.Consonants32.Vowels103.Diphthongs14II.The Interchange of Sounds within Words161.Consonants162.Semi-vowels163.Vowels and diphthongs174.Final syllable variation175.Elision and inversion of variable vowels17Part 2Morphology21I.General Morphological Notions231.The root and the pattern232.Types of roots233.Types of patterns254.Root structure and word derivation255.Stems and affixes256.The symbolization of root and word structure26II.The Verb--Derivation291.The ten measures of the triliteral verb292.The quadriliteral verb353.The meaning of the verb patterns354.Exceptions to the root and pattern system39III.The Verb--Inflection40I.General characteristics40II.The inflection of the perfect tense41III.The inflection of the imperfect tense45IV.The inflection of the imperative53IV.Noun and Adjective Derivation57I.The participles57II.The adjective pattern Fe [epsilon] Lan59III.The verbal noun60IV.The noun of instance65V.The noun-adjective of profession and personal characteristic66VI.The nisba67VII.Collectives78VIII.The diminutive81IX.The comparative85X.Adjectives of color and defect87XI.The abstract noun of profession and personal characteristic88XII.Numerals89V.Noun and Adjective Inflection95I.Gender95II.Number--The dual100III.Number--The plural101V.The combining form128VI.Pronouns134I.The personal pronouns: Independent, suffixed134II.The demonstrative pronouns143III.The interrogative pronouns144IV.The indefinite pronouns145VII.The Articles1461.The definite article1462.The indefinite articles1473.The general demonstrative article1474.The far demonstrative article148Part 3Syntax149Section 1The Sentence151I.Some General Procedures151II.The Simple Sentence159III.The Complex Sentence162Section 2The Parts of Speech173I.The Verb173II.The Noun186III.The Adjective204IV.Numerals206V.Particles208AppendixTexts in Urban Moroccan ArabicPreface2191.Vacation in Fez2202.Alms2203.The Mortmains of Fez2214.Commercial Tribunal2235.How to Make the Husband Obey2246.The Muezzin2257.Legends of the Prophet2278.The Grocer Who Sacrificed His Children for the Idrissides2289.Our Lady Kessaba of Rabat22910.Jha Learns to Pray23011.The Request for Rain23112.Song of the Rain23213.To Make the Rain Stop23314.The Vampires23515.Buried Treasures23616.Animal Spirits23717.The Evil Eye23818.Children and the Last Judgment24019.The Left-Handed Saint24020.The Adoration of Stones24221.I Become the Chief of a Religious Brotherhood24322.Bones from the Great Feast24423.Child Entertainer24524.Divorce on Account of the Sheep of 1-[epsilon] id l-kbir24725.Distribution of the Blessed Objects of Pilgrims24826.The State of Slaves24927.Visiting the Sick25028.Education in the Family25229.Magnanimity and Generosity25430.Jha and the Feast of Ramadan25531.The Magic Stone25632.The Magic Stone (continuation)25733.The Magic Stone (end)25734.A Muslim Saint25835.Bugbear25936.The Bugbear of Fez26037.The Market Inspector26038.Festival26039.The Little Girl's First Fast26140.Sacrificial Ritual26141.Legal Testimony26242.Stomach Trouble262
