Media Arabic

Elisabeth Kendall (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

112 Seiten

2012 | 2nd edition
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7486-4495-7 (ISBN)

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This short, accessible vocabulary of Media Arabic provides learners with ready-made lists of strictly relevant vocabulary, giving them key terms for translating both from and into Arabic.

Gives you up-to-date expressions, jargon and new coinages for modern concepts in media Arabic.
What is the Arabic for 'the UN'? How does the Arabic media say 'rogue state'? Or 'Arab Spring'?
This short, accessible vocabulary gives you ready-made lists of key terms in media Arabic for translating both from and into Arabic.
Divided into 8 key areas:
General (reports, statements, sources, common media idioms) • Politics & Government • Elections • Military • Law and Order • Economics • Trade & Industry • Aid & Development.
This second edition has been revised and updated throughout and now includes an English-Arabic index as well as audio and elearning materials.
Key Features:
Terms are grouped in thematic sections so that you can learn all of the vocabulary for a specific subject at the same timeEasy-to-learn lists help you to test your translation skillsAudio files so that you can check your pronunciationOnline interactive audio-visual e-Flashcards - test yourself and consolidate your knowledge

Elisabeth Kendall is Senior Research Fellow in Arabic and Islamic Studies at Pembroke College, Oxford University. Previously, she held positions at the Universities of Edinburgh and Harvard, as well as serving as Director of a UK government sponsored Center focused on building Arabic-based research expertise. Her current research examines how militant jihad groups exploit traditional local Arab cultures. She has lectured at government and academic institutions all around the world.

Preface to the Second Edition; User Guide; Introduction; 1. General; 2. Politics & Government; 3. Elections; 4. Military; 5. Economics; 6. Trade & Industry; 7. Law & Order; 8. Disaster & Aid; Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.6.2012
Reihe/Serie	Essential Middle Eastern Vocabularies
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	136 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7486-4495-4 / 0748644954
ISBN-13	978-0-7486-4495-7 / 9780748644957
Zustand	Neuware