Mohamed Bacha

Decoding Tunisian Arabic: a Course in the Spoken Language of Tunisia Mohamed Bacha

Publisher Marketing: Breaking the Code of Tunisian Arabic by exploiting the Universal nature of Human Languages and the reader's innate linguistic knowledge. This is the theoretical approach and the aim of this book. In this case, it is building on the universal similarities of English and Tunisian Arabic to bridge the gap and reach an understanding of the Target Language: Tunisian Arabic, the spoken language in Tunisia, North Africa. At the same time, this book is a guide to Explore Tunisian culture through its language, intended to help visitors to Tunisia explore and enjoy Tunisian culture authentically by familiarizing with one facet of its identity: its spoken vernacular! It is also helpful to people who wish to communicate in Tunsian Arabic with Tunisians worldwide, but also with speakers of related Arabic dialects in general (Egyptian, Moroccan, Libyan ialects). Finally and simply, this is a funny and instructive book for readers who love discovering exotic foreign languages...and who are always keen to learn new foreign languages! Two related websites are dedicated to this book: http: //tunisianarabic24.blogspot.com/ http: //tunisianarabic.webs.com/ Here there will be constant updates, events and news, such as book signing ceremonies in Tunisia and a forum for reader's comments, feedback and discussions,