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Is Arabic Difficult For English-speaking Learners?
Date : 24/10/2013
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Uploaded on : 24/10/2013
Subject : Arabic
For all dialects of Arabic, pronunciation is difficult for English speakers, as many consonants are formed at the back of the mouth.
Arabic scri pt is a phonetic, 28-symbol alphabet descending from Phonecian. Most letters change shape depending on their position in the word, and letters may or may not be joined. The most basic challenge in tackling written Arabic is in reading from right to left, working against an English speaker's deeply embedded instinct.
Arabic grammar has very few parallels with English and Indo-European languages. The plural is expressed by changing the vowel structure of the word: kitaab (book) becomes kutub (books). The bulk of verbs are irregular and can be formed 25 ways. It's a logical grammar system, but a complicated one too.
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