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Comparative Linguistics 4. .| What difficulkies do native speakers of English encounter_when learning Arabic ond how they leounter these difficulttes ? _ [Arabic is still considered to be one of the most difficult languages to learn. It is a-complex language with o vast vocabulary and syntax This can make English native {ficulties when learning ity concerning | speakers encounter di waat-ytranslabians iphabet, pronunciation» gram writing system > language forms ond dialects. First, Irabie promuncialion 1s completely different fram. English» iculation. Same of the Arabic consonant many Arabic words ack ie es places of art sounds donot exist in English, ond vowels and depend on mood, which makes learning thei venunciation difficult. Besides that, Arabic grammatical structure is totally different from_Eng lish. For example , Arabic morpholagical and syntactic feabrres art more complicated than these of English » due te numbers, enders 5 caseS, ny derivational system» roel aide ee an Arabic phrase is syntactically unclear and, complex English » due to grammatical relationships, rmsand conjagatia Likewise , for translating. if to order of words, ond content ~ Ly Arabic, te words can have multiple meanings «Moreover, with regard Eo writing system» Arabic is wrilten trom risht teleft. and Letbers change shape based on whether they are in the beginning , the middle» or the end of Word . Furthermore, Arabic has two main forms, lbnat art literary Cformal) and_collequial Cspeken) « Tn addition, Arabic isa diglossic tan 0g @»— relating to standard and hish variety thats called A\-Fushoa and the low varieties that represent | different dialects re Ferrin: to different countries — or regions > and these |ead to confusion for English —_ native speakers After stating a\t.of the above 4 _{negative transfer sccurs when Liand 12 have differen systems or features, which -meons that English na hive — = [speakers make intertingual errors. for inskance,—— ‘Arabic leurners apply English rules when using Ata bic — J vag. Although the pathof learning Arabi lioon’t be easy or quick for English na lita eae Ehey ma counter these difticulbies throng ln challenging a [themselves , by spendi ce time studying Arabic ii ae with Arobic native speakers 7 Wherefore. ty will be opening up oppartunities by sharpeni their mind s Me a S Auigechet Lihat

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