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