Description
Book SynopsisWorking with Arabic Prepositions: Structures and Functions is a reference book focusing on Arabic prepositions, their structure and usage.
The system of Arabic prepositions is complex, and the textbook aims to assist students at the lower intermediate to advanced level understand it in an accessible way. This is an area in which students can experience great difficulty, and the aim of this book is to explain clearly the structures and functions of Arabic prepositions and their usage in Modern Standard Arabic and media Arabic. Drills and exercises are provided to enable readers to practice what they have learned in the chapters.
This book will be an ideal source of information for undergraduate students studying Arabic, as well as graduate studies and additional courses in the major dialect areas, and a very useful resource for teachers of Arabic as a foreign language.
Table of ContentsContents
Introduction…...………………………………………………………………...…...…….
Chapter 1: The Basics of Arabic Prepositions…………………………………………...…
Definition of Arabic Prepositions………………………………………………….........
Importance of prepositions……………………………………………………………...
Functions of Prepositions………………………………………….…………………....
Classifications of prepositions…………………………………………………...…...…
Constructions involving prepositions…………………………………………………...
Case Marking of Prepositional Phrases………………………………………...……...
Semi Prepositions…………………………………………………………….….…….
The importance of prepositions for foreign-language learning……………………...…
Chapter 2: One-Letter Prepositions……………………………………………...…....….
البَاء …………………………………………………………………………………....
اللَّام ……………………………………………………………………………….....
الكَاف ……………………………………………………………………………………
وَاو وبَاء وتَاء القَسَم…………………………………………………………………..……
Chapter 3: Two-Letter Prepositions ………………………………………….….….….
مِنْ ………………………………………………………………………………..…..
عَنْ ………………………………………………………………………………..…..
فِي ………………………………………………………………………………..…..
كَيّ ………………………………………………………………………………..…..
Chapter 4: Three-Letter Prepositions ……………………………………………….….
إِلَى …………………………………………………………………………………..
عَلَى ………………………………………………………………………………..…
خَلَا/ عَدَا……………………………………………………………………………..….
مُنْذُ ………………………………………………………………………………..…
Chapter 5: Four-Letter Prepositions …………………………………………….….…
حَتَّى …………………………………………………………………………………..
حَاشَا ………………………………………………………………………………..…
Chapter 6: Locative adverbs …………………………………………………….….…
Adverbs of time …………………………………………………………… ….…
Adverbs of Place …………………………………………………………….….…
Chapter 7: Analysis of Examples of Errors by Students………………………….....….
Introduction …………………………………………………………………….….…
Examples of Errors by Students: ...…………………………………………….….…
Glossary of Common Verbs with Prepositions………………………………….………
Answer Key …………………………………………………………………….….…
Bibliography …………………………………………………………………….….…
