Overview

The Fundamentals of Lebanese Grammar provides a comprehensive guide to the grammar of the spoken language of Lebanon. It presents the fundamentals and complexities of the Lebanese variety of Arabic in a practical and organized way. This guide also utilizes side-by-side transliterations in both the Arabic script and the Latin alphabet in the way that they are used by native speakers. The explanations of the grammar concepts are presented in English and are made to be easily understandable for everyone, regardless of prior linguistic knowledge. Special features of this text include endnotes on culture, expressions, and an entire chapter dedicated to regional varieties of Lebanese. This book is an essential tool for all learners of the Lebanese variety of Arabic, and it is a useful resource for every stage of the language learning process, from beginner to advanced.

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Author:   Richard A. Kline
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9781032273693

ISBN 10:   1032273690
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   30 December 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Writing System Adjectives Nouns Sentence Structure Adverbs Pronouns Prepositions The Genitive Construct Ken and its Sisters The Verb System Simple Past Tense Present Indicative Tense Future Tense Modal and Auxiliary Verbs Continuous Tense Active Participles Perfect Tenses Passive Participles and Passive Voice Gerunds Conditionals Imperfect Tense and Subjunctive Voice Imperative Voice Quantifiers Numbers Accusative of Circumstance Exclusion and Exception Exclamation Conjunctions Vocatives and Discourse Markers Diminutive Regional Variation Index

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Richard A. Kline was born and raised in California. Growing up, he was fascinated by language, and spent much of his time learning different languages while attending the University of California, Berkeley and the American University of Beirut.

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