The Connectors in Modern Standard Arabic (Arabic Edition)

This is a really in depth and intense guide to Arabic connectors, and is heavily focused on the nuances of Arabic grammar. Not recommended for beginners but extremely helpful for those who seek a full understanding of written Modern Standard Arabic. It was particularly helpful to me with regard to the uses of connectors in manners that don't translate easily into English, as well as those whose translations are highly varied, particularly ف and و in its more obscure (from the perspective of a native English speaker) uses.

I gave it 4 stars, but really it would be more like 3 & 3/4. It would be close to 5, if the author weren't so lazy. I was excited at the prospect of a reference dedicated solely to those little words that can mean everything in a language. The book did deliver that; a fairly comprehensive review & explanation of the connectors, grouped logically by chapter. A few gaps here & there in terms of what other items I felt should have been included, but that's always the case in every text I've seen, ever. Does a better than decent job in breaking down the semantic nuances in constructions.What he lacks, that even a more advanced student would appreciate, are translations for his examples (which are sparse, at times). I was a bit put off by the number of exercises as well, seeing as this is a reference, not a text book. He could of at least added an answer key for them. (hence, lazy). This makes it feel like "filler".On the whole, well worth the money at $20 +/-. I still refer back to it regularly.

great read.

Rare-ish work, high quality. A must have for the serious Arabic grammarian.

As someone who has taken Arabic for three years, this book was extremely helpful to me! If you often read sentences in Arabic and understand every word but still don't understand what is happening in the text, you probably don't understand connectors as well as you think, and this book's lessons, explanations, and practice questions are VERY helpful! However, I would recommend readers at least be at the intermediate level of Arabic before trying to use this book - it assumes you know a lot of vocabulary and grammar already.

The four stars I give this book are actually 3.5 stars. It is a very helpful reference in that it provides quite a comprehensive presentation and explanation of connectors, vital to properly understanding not just Arabic but any other language. However, the translations of the texts illustrating the use of the various connectors in each chapter are not of the quality one would expect from this kind of work, there could be more exercises and a key would be helpful to less advanced students, and as for the examples, although good, less advanced students could really benefit from a translation. In other words it is a solid, good reference book with room for improvement.

this book i thought would be very good, but it has the connector words and it gives their definitions but then it goes on with activities to practice that are very confusing and they say write these sentences in arabic using the connector words, but then it has no way for you to actually check if you are doing it right, i suppose my problem is that is doesnt have the answer key in the book which is much needed, basically making this book useless and pointless.. i dont recommend it..

Ths is the most useful book I've found yet for the intermediate or advanced student of Arabic. While a grammar book teaches you all about morphology and is usually sparse on details of syntax, this book will lead you towards the goal of writing idiomatic modern standard Arabic. But to the real beginner, it will seem daunting and over-specialized - it did to me when I first saw it.

ben fatto! e ben organizzato. proprio utile per approfondire la conoscenza della lingua araba.

Easy to read. Excellent short exercises

If your Arabic is basic definitely NOT for you..... !

Questo libro è molto utile per la scrittura e la composizione del testo in arabo moderno. Il libro ci conduce in lezioni individuali all'arte d'utilizzare le congiunzioni. Particolarmente in arabo, è una questione molto importante. Questo libro ci offre una guida eccellente.