Abbreviations & symbols; Preliminaries; Phonetic essentials; The Arabic alphabet phonetically interpreted; Hints on the pronunciation of the consonants; The Arabic vowels; Junctions; Accentuation; The rhythms and intonation of reading aloud; Appendix A - Pronunciation sheets, reading passages; Appendix B- Brief glossary of Arabic phonetic terms.
'The notation system and the pictorial representation of the pitch
are clear and easy to follow ... basically a self-instruction
manual, which if properly used, and especially if used with the
help of an Arabic speaker, can solve any problem of pronunciation
and answer any question which might occur to the learner.'
Bruce Ingham, SOAS Bulletin
'this work is clearly an authoritative and up-to-date reference
work that will be of great use to both teachers and learners of
Arabic, as well as others interested in the phonology of the
language.'
Roger Allen, University of Pennsylvania, Middle East Studies
Association Bulletin, Volume 25 No. 2 (December 1991)
`Mitchell's prose is both accurate and illuminating, and thusthe
book cn be highly recommended for students and specialists,
too...Mitchell's book is absolutely first rate'
Journal of the American Oriental Society 112.1 (1992)
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