Pluralization in Arabic and English: A Contrastive Study

Abstract

The present study is attempting to explore the plural markers in both
Arabic and English. The data collected qualitatively are sorted to meet the
scope of this paper. Through contrastive analysis, it is discovered that there
are numerous significant differences rather than similarities in terms of
syllable count start, patterns of plural nouns in relation to gender, regularity,
regular vs irregular plural and internal vowel change. Moreover, Arabic has
some uniqueness in its plural marking system. Being well informed on all of
these might pave the way for second or foreign language learners to
comprehensively understand the plural marking system in Arabic and
English. This study is consists of, the problem ,the aims the procedures, the
hypotheses, the limit of the study and the value have been discussed. It also
shows the regular and irregular plurality in English language and discusses
the regular and irregular plurality in Arabic language and its rules. Finally,
the conclusion, suggestions and recommendations are mentioned .