Table of Contents

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.

Reviews

'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)