A comparison of the textual structures of Arabic and English written texts : a study in the comparative orality of Arabic

The aim of this thesis is to show how patterns of cohesion and text development differ in English and Arabic, and in doing so add to the growing literature showing that Arabic is still very much an oral language, at least in comparison with English. That is to say, Arabic tends to be written as if t...

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Main Author: Williams, Malcolm Paston
Other Authors: Barber, David
Published: University of Leeds 1989
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.234815