Arabic Idioms - A Corpus Based Study

Idioms represent a fascinating linguistic phenomenon that has captured the attention of many linguists for decades. This book provides a corpus-based study of idioms in Modern Standard Arabic. Examining the data with regard to their semantic, discursive, lexical and grammatical properties, the author sheds light on their intricate

List of contents

1. Introduction  2. Methodology and Data  3. The Semantic Structure of Arabic Idioms  4. The Discursive Behaviour of Arabic Idioms  5. The Lexical and Grammatical Behaviour of Arabic Idioms  6. Conclusions

About the author

Ashraf Abdou is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language at the American University in Cairo and Lecturer of Linguistics at Cairo University. His research focuses on Arabic phraseology, Arabic corpus linguistics, spoken discourse analysis, Arabic lexicography and English-Arabic contrastive phraseology.

Summary

Idioms represent a fascinating linguistic phenomenon that has captured the attention of many linguists for decades. This book provides a corpus-based study of idioms in Modern Standard Arabic. Examining the data with regard to their semantic, discursive, lexical and grammatical properties, the author sheds light on their intricate

Product details

• Authors: Ashraf Abdou, Ashraf (American University in Cairo Abdou, Abdou Ashraf
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367865993
• ISBN: 978-0-367-86599-3
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: Routledge Arabic Linguistics Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Linguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Middle East, Regional Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Regional / International studies, Language teaching theory and methods, Literature: history and criticism, Applied linguistics for ELT