Basic Emirati Arabic: A Grammar and Workbook(Routledge Grammar Workbooks)

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.

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 Verb nouns 19 Adjectives 20 Adverbs 21 Prepositions 22 Quantifiers 23 Numerals 24 Modality 25 Negation 26 Noun phrases 27 Construct states 28 Verb phrases 29 Complex verb constructions 30 The imperfective aspect 31 The perfective aspect 32 The grammatical aspect 33 Relative clauses 34 Questions 35 Subordination 36 Coordination Key to exercises Index

About the Author :
Tommi Tsz-Cheung Leung is Professor of Linguistics at the Department of Cognitive Sciences, United Arab Emirates University. He specializes in the syntax of Emirati Arabic and the psycholinguistics of Arabic and Southeast Asian languages. Dimitrios Ntelitheos is Professor of Linguistics and Chair of the Speech Language Pathology Department at United Arab Emirates University. His research and published work focus on Malagasy, Greek, and Emirati Arabic morphological and syntactic structure and its acquisition by children. Meera Al Kaabi is an Associate Professor at the Cognitive Science Department of UAEU and a visiting scholar at NYUAD. She works in neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, language disorders, and Arabic morphology. She also has a professional background in academic administration and policy development.