The phonology and morphology of Arabic
This is an account of the phonology and morphology of modern spoken Arabic, the first to be published in any language and based largely on the author's research. Dr Watson's approach is theoretically innovative and aware, but accessible to Arabic language specialists outside linguistics. Broad in coverage, this is an important and pioneering book. - ;This book is the first comprehensive account of the phonology and morphology of Arabic. It is a pioneering work of scholarship based on the author's research in the region. Arabic is a Semitic language spoken by some 250 million people in an area
1 online resource (ix, 307 pages) : illustrations
9781435689008, 9780199226696, 9781281825513, 9786611825515, 9780191566738, 9780191607752, 1435689003, 0199226695, 1281825514, 6611825517, 019156673X, 0191607754
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Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Phoneme System Of Arabic; 3. Phonological Features; 4. Syllable Structure And Syllabification; 5. Word Stress; 6. Morphology; 7. Morphology 2; 8. Lexical Phonology; 9. Post-Lexical Phonology; 10. Emphasis; References; Index of Authors; Index of Subjects
Originally published: 2002
English