Bøger af Hussein Abdul-Raof

With special reference to their functional status in modern standard Arabic (MSA), and how the three distinct functions may or may not coincide in Arabic sentences, this work investigates the universal categories "subject", "theme" and "agent".

This title explains Qur'an translational problems and provides a thorough account of the unique syntactic, semantic, phonetic, prosodic, pragmatic and rhetorical features of the Qur'an.

Explores the history, disciplines, order and pragmatic functions of Arabic speech acts. This book offers an understanding of Arabic rhetoric and employs examples from modern standard Arabic. It also provides a glossary of over 448 rhetorical expressions listed in English with their translations.