From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec  1 16:24:41 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 10:24:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Another 'west' Response
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1) Subject: Another 'west' Response

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Date: 01 Dec 2000
From: "T.A. MCALLISTER" <ecl6tam at lucs-01.novell.leeds.ac.uk>
Subject: Another 'west' Response

Dear Mr Al-Amri,

I accidentally deleted your original email, so please accept my
apologies for any inaccuracies in what follows.

Your biggest problem is likely to be that there is no single definition of
the phrase "The West": it means many different things to different
people, at different times and in different contexts, and can even be
used with many different meanings by the same person. In practice,
it means whatever chaotic mishmash of (largely unexamined and
often unconscious) assumptions the writer or speaker assumes that it
includes in the context of whatever he or she happens to be talking
about at the time. It is one of those phrases which are often used as
a convenient shorthand for much more complicated ideas ... and such
shorthand phrases are very likely to be misunderstood.

This is especially true in newspapers. There are many honourable
exceptions, but not all journalists are highly educated or experts on
the subject-matter that they write about. Their prose is then
sometimes altered by editors who are more interested in making it
easily readable than in preserving fine distinctions of meaning, and
then articles are sometimes given misleading headlines which clearly
show that the headline-writer has not read the article carefully. "The
West" is a wonderful phrase for headlines: short, easy to read, and
clear enough for most readers to get the general idea, even if it is
somewhat imprecise.

You referred to "English papers" without defining whether you meant
papers published in England, papers published in Great Britain, papers
published in countries where English is the official or main language,
papers published in countries where English is a minority language or
all of the above. I can only speak with experience of those in Great
Britain, but there is no doubt that these vary from the (moderately)
literate to those whose incompetent use of the journalists' own
mother-tongue is the subject of frequent jokes. A comedian who
wants a cheap laugh need only claim to have found a long word in
one of our tabloid newspapers, pause, then say " ... it had five
letters". Attempts to analyse the usage of such writers are unlikely to
discover much beyond the obvious fact that much of the writing is
unsophisticated to the point of downright thoughtlessness.

Even in careful writing, much depends on context. Most political
writers would unhesitatingly include Australia in "The West",
regardless of whether it lies east or west of their own country.
Economists frequently refer to Japan as part of "the West". That
doesn't mean that they are ignorant of its geographical location; it is
simply easier to use that phrase than to explain at length that "Japan's
economic/political/legal system bears more resemblances to those
commonest in Western Europe and countries which have developed
similar systems derived from or modelled upon theirs, at least in part,
than it bears to the systems more common in some of its closer
geographical neighbours ..."  A journalist who wrote that sort of
clumsy prose would soon be looking for a new job.

The (implied) definition also changes over time: another member of
the list made a good point about Thomas Mann's novel "Der
Zauberberg". It is worth remembering that that that was written in
1924 (since when attitudes have changed greatly, including formality
in modes of address and, if we're lucky, noisy sex  :-), in German
(and therefore there are the usual problems of translating the
connotations of phrases) and also that Mann was very skilled at using
ironic language and frequently made his characters say outrageous
things, which did not represent his own views, in order to illustrate
their character-flaws. It is a good example, but must not be taken too
literally.

The same individual can use "the West" to mean different things in
different contexts, without meaning to be inconsistent. For example,
in a discussion of Western classical music, "the West" might include
Russia but not China, which has its own distinct classical traditions.
However, the same musican who used that phrase as shorthand in
his own subject would unhesitatingly agree that politically, until the
fall of the Wall, "The West" ended at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin,
but now it includes Poland, which is further east.

It would be wise to remember that many phrases which might be
used to define "the West" also vary in meaning across the English-
speaking world. To me, as a Brit, the word "Asia" suggests
somewhere east of an undefined point somewhere on the Indian
subcontinent, but Americans (and, I must admit, geographers) often
use it to mean anywhere east of Istanbul. My usage of the term in
that context is probably not even plausible, let alone correct. It is,
however, convenient and traditional amongst the people to whom I
speak most often, and like many people, I am prey to the sin of
laziness, and use imprecise language if there is a reasonable
likelihood that the people I am talking to will understand it in the
sense that I mean it.

That laziness is natural, and can often be mistaken for prejudice. (I
am not denying that prejudice exists, merely pointing out that it is not
the only explanation for certain phenomena.) Almost all peoples tend
naturally to consider the world from their own location in it, and
always have done. For millenia, China referred to itself as "The
Middle Kingdom", which was perfectly natural. In medieval times,
maps drawn in Europe tended to put Heaven and/or Jerusalem at the
top, and the rest of the known world (i.e. Europe and a thin sliver of
North Africa) below that, thus placing East at the top, which is the
origin of the phrase "orientation". The change to putting the North at
the top came about during the times of the great explorers, and, since
they tended to go in all directions from Europe, Europe tended to be
placed in the centre, in order to show the extent of the known world
to either side.

I live in Britain, which was firmly right at the bottom of the older
maps. It certainly *feels* very, er ... Western: to my east there are
lots of countries in a huge landmass, but to my west there is only one
small landmass, Ireland, between me and three thousand miles of
empty Atlantic Ocean. In that context, "the West" is a very useful
and natural term to use, and is readily understood by my neighbours,
because its somewhat blurred borders are so far away that in most
contexts their exact definition is not necessary.

I don't want to imply that your project is impossible or not worth
attempting, but it would probably be wise to define very carefully its
scope, the sources, the contexts and the subjects to be examined, as
well as the target-audience for each use of the phrase. You are
taking on a huge and difficult task; good luck ... you'll need it!

Best wishes.

Alec.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec  5 21:51:10 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:51:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN: Professor Mohamed Abu-Talib Appreciation
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1) Subject: Professor Mohamed Abu-Talib Appreciation

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Date: 05 Dec 2000
From: Moha Ennaji & Fatima Sadiqi <estry at fesnet.net.ma>
Subject: Professor Mohamed Abu-Talib Appreciation


Dear colleagues and friends,


The Moroccan linguistic community is extremely saddened by the death of
Professor Mohamed Abu-Talib. He passed away on Saturday 25 November at 7 pm
in a Rabat hospital, where he spent more than three months fighting
illness. He had actually been sick for three years. He fought the disease
with great courage and determination until the last minute of his life. He
was 67 years old. He was buried in his hometown, Fes, on Sunday 26 November
at 4 pm.

Professor Mohamed Abu-Talib worked as Professor of English language and
linguistics at Mohamed V University in Rabat for over thirty years. He was
one of the active founders and the spiritual father of The Moroccan
Association of Teachers of English. He participated in almost all the
annual conferences of the Association; his papers and the debates he
indulged in were always fruitful and stimulating.
Professor Mohamed Abu-Talib was a great scholar and a good friend.

Our deepest condolences go to all his colleagues and friends in Morocco and
abroad. We will always remember Prof. Mohamed Abu-talib as an original,
deeply Moroccan, outstanding researcher and thinker.

May God have him in His Mercy. Amen.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec  5 21:53:09 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:53:09 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Middlebury Summer 2001
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1) Subject: Middlebury Summer 2001

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Date: 05 Dec 2000
From: Nabil Abdelfattah <nabil.abdelfattah at wmich.edu>
Subject: Middlebury Summer 2001

ARABIC SCHOOL - MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
SUMMER 2001
June 8 - August 10, 2001
The Arabic School at Middlebury College is now accepting applications for
the summer session of 2001. The nine-week program extends from June 8 -
August 10. Students are placed in various levels based on oral and written
placement tests in addition to transcripts and recommendation letters.
Tuition and fees, which include room and board, are $6,340. Financial aid
is on first come first served basis and is allocated according to financial
need.
The School offers elementary, high elementary, intermediate, high
intermediate and advanced courses in the nine-week session. The curriculum
emphasizes reading, speaking, writing, listening and culture, all of which
are practiced naturally in and out of class. Students must sign a language
pledge that they will use Arabic exclusively as the language of
communication throughout the summer. Thanks to the language pledge, the
total immersion approach, and the diversity of curricular and co-curricular
activities, students not only learn Arabic, they live Arabic. The lively
variety of activities and lectures, cultural and social events, Arab
dinners and field trips, frequent screening of Arabic films, clubs devoted
to Arab cooking, dance, music, poetry, calligraphy, and live Arabic
television broadcasts provide experience in all facets of Arabic language
and culture.
The School is making ever-greater use of technology for learning. All
students have access to Arabic software and Internet services all over
campus. Reading and listening materials are all authentic. The School has
its own language lab. Students have access to the textbook audio and video
segments in digitized sound and picture available on line. The School
subscribe to a variety of daily and weekly Arabic newspapers and magazines,
which are made available to students, in addition to an extensive
collection of Arabic music tapes, CDs and films from many parts of the Arab
World.
For more detailed information, inquiries or to obtain application forms and
brochures, we encourage you to check out the Arabic School website at
www.middlebury.edu/~ls/arabic You can also contact us by e-mail at
languages at middlebury.edu or by calling one of the following individuals:
Dr. Nabil Abdelfattah
Director of the Arabic School
Phone: (616) 387-2933
E-mail: nabil.abdelfattah at wmich.edu
 
Mrs. Amy Comes
Coordinator of the Arabic School
Phone: (802) 443-2006
E-mail: comes at middlebury.edu


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec  5 21:54:04 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:54:04 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Mekkawy lyrics location
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1) Subject: Mekkawy lyrics location

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Date: 05 Dec 2000
From: "Munther A. Younes" <may2 at cornell.edu>
Subject: Mekkawy lyrics location

For those who are interested in the lyrics of Mekkawy's "il-Ardh
btitkallim <arabi", they can be found in Fu'ad Haddad's collection
of poetry "Al-Haml al-Filastiini", p. 45. If you have trouble
locating the reference, let me know, and I'll mail you a copy. I
would like to thank Ola from AUC, who gave me the reference.


	Munther Younes
	Cornell University

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec  5 21:55:12 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:55:12 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:VU/ABU Summer Program
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1) Subject: VU/ABU Summer Program

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Date: 05 Dec 2000
From: Shams Inati <shams.inati at villanova.edu>
Subject: VU/ABU Summer Program

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
INTENSIVE ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Al al-Bayt University - Mafraq, JORDAN
Eight-week Summer Program, June 30 to August 25, 2001


Program

The purpose of the eight-week Arabic Language and Literature Program is to
develop proficiency in the Arabic language and to be introduced to Arabic
culture and society. The program is intended for undergraduates who  seek a
summer of intensive reading, writing and speaking Arabic. Al al-Bayt University
is one of the leading private universities in Jordan today, and is located
outside the northeastern Jordanian town of Mafraq; the town of some 55,000
people lies on the main highways between Amman (35 miles to the southwest) and
Damascus (150 miles to the north).

The Arabic courses are especially designed to expand students= knowledge of
practical vocabulary and functional grammar, and to increase fluency and
naturalness in the use of Literary Arabic for oral and written communication.
Daily activities will include four (4) hours of classroom instruction used for
discussions, oral drill practice, compositions and diagnosis of the written
work. Students choose one of the following levels of Arabic, and upon
completion
of four weeks of work will receive either 3, 5 or 6 Villanova undergraduate
credits depending on the level of Arabic studied; if studying for the entire
eight weeks, the student then receives 6, 10 or 12 Villanova undergraduate
credit:


ARB 1111/1112   Intensive Basic Arabic. A study of basic fus=ha or modern
standard Arabic, including basic reading vocabulary and writing skills.


12 credits.
ARB 1121/1122   Intensive Intermediate Arabic. Intensive practice in newspaper
and essay reading with conversation and composition.  10 credits.

ARB 1131/1132   Intensive Advanced Arabic. Intensive practice in
composition and
conversation with extensive supplementary reading.  6 credits.
ARB 2100	      		Arabic Literature in Translation. The major
works of modern
Arabic literature in translation.  	3 credits.


Housing and Meals

Students are housed in dormitories on the Al al-Bayt University campus, or take
private apartments in Mafraq. They normally take their meals in facilities on
campus or in town.

Field Trips

Al al-Bayt University organizes field trips to the ancient Roman city of
Jerash, the medieval castle of Ajloun, and to archaeological sites in northern
and southern Jordan including trips to Karnak and Petra.


 Program  Requirements

2.50 GPA or better on a 4.0 scale; non-Villanova students must provide a
recent official university transcript of their undergraduate work.
C University student status in good standing without disciplinary probation.
C Completed Villanova application to be returned to the Office of International
Studies at Geraghty Hall, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue,
Villanova,
PA 19085-1699, and attendance at all orientation sessions; non-Villanova
students must contact Dr. Shams Inati (VU/ABU Program Director) at 610/519-7301
for the orientation materials.
C A visa is required for travel to Jordan; visa information can be obtained
from
the nearest Jordanian consulate or the Embassy in Washington, DC. Upon arrival
at the University, students will be given temporary residence permits for the
duration of the program.

Program Costs

The comprehensive cost is $2,150 which includes tuition, room and full board,
transfer, field trips, health and medical insurance and fees.  The
transatlantic
air ticket, optional travel and personal expenses are not included. Villanova
designates a travel agent to handle all international travel.

Payment Schedule

The Application is due on March 12th ; the non-refundable $250 commitment
fee is
due on receipt of the letter of acceptance.
2nd  payment is due on March 26th 	    $ 1,000
3rd  payment is due on April 23rd           1,000
TOTAL    $2,250

Please make all checks payable to VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY and send to the
Office of
International Studies, Geraghty Hall, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster
Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085-1699.  For further information, please contact
610/519-7393.

Program Schedule

June 30, Saturday - Lv. Newark International
July 1, Sunday   -	 Ar. Amman International/transfer to Mafraq and the Al
al-Bayt University campus
July 2 to August 24  -   Eight weeks of classes at Al al-Bayt University; two
1-day field trips in Northern
Jordan and one 3-day field trip to Petra
August 25,  Saturday  -  Lv. Amman International/Ar. Newark International

 All students must contact Dr. Shams Inati in  St. Augustine Center, Room 125,
or call 610/519-7301, or e-mail at: shams.inati at villanova.edu for an
application
and interview in order to be accepted into the program. Then, all completed
application materials are to be returned to the Office of International Studies
at Geraghty Hall. For further information, please call 610/519-7393.

NOTICE: Villanova University reserves the right to modify or cancel the Program
if circumstances warrant.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec  6 00:01:54 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 18:01:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING: Syllabic combination in Arabic
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1) Subject: Syllabic combination in Arabic

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Date: 05 Dec 2000
From: Melissa Barkat <Melissa.Barkat at ish-lyon.cnrs.fr>
Subject: Syllabic combination in Arabic

Dear Arabic 'Lers,

Could anyone tell me precisely what kind of syllabic combination  are
possible (or impossible) in Arabic ?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Melissa Barkat (PhD)
Chargée de recherche CNRS
Laboratoire Dynamique du Langage
Institut des Sciences de l'Homme
14, avenue Berthelot 69363 Lyon Cedex 07

Tel +0033 4 72 72 64 77
Fax +0033 4 72 72 65 90
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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec  6 00:02:40 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 18:02:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Quark etc. Training Query
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Date: 05 Dec 2000
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject: Quark etc. Training Query

Fellow List Members,

In hopes of improving and developing tools for the Arabic language
and technology, I appreciate any help in finding resources for
Training materials in any form, as per the request, below.

> Dear George
>
>  I need a small favor from you.
>
>  Are there any professional training centers around you that provide
training
>  on QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Pre-Press issues?
>
>  If there are any, can you buy us their courses, or books that they
>  distribute or any documentation on their courses?
>
>  Also, can you suggest some nice training material, manuals, CDs, Books,
>  Videos on the above products?
>

Your suggestions and remarks have always been a great help.
Thanks for your input and all the information that you provide.

Happy Holidays,

George N. Hallak
AramediA Group
761 Adams Street
Boston, MA 02122, USA

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec  6 19:16:10 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 13:16:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabization Conference Announcement
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1) Subject: Arabization Conference Announcement

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Date: 06 Dec 2000
From: Tourabi Abderrezzak <tourabi at iera.um5souissi.ac.ma>
Subject: Arabization Conference Announcement

Dear All
It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the Conference
organized by the Institute for the Study and Research on Arabization, in

Rabat-Morocco, on:
"Language Issues" due to take place from May 3 to 6, 2000.
Attached is the call for papers.
We look forward to meeting you,
Sincerely yours
Abderrezzak Tourabi
The Organizing Comittee

The Institute of Studies
 and Research for Arabization                         Colloquium from 3
to 6/5/2000
Rabat-MOROCCO


                            LANGUAGE  ISSUES

Language issues are often are as of urgent concern for most countries
including ours. They mainly relate to fields such as education and
literacy, reasoning and cultural typologies, mass-media, communication,
sciences and techniques, economy, administration, regional diversity and

national unity, types of linguistic policies, memory, religion,
ethnicity, identity, gender, psychology, research and tool production.
In the absence of a global, dynamic and modern vision, language issues
are either wrongly raised or ignored. They receive inadequate or narrow
ideological treatment in the lack of quality of conception, execution,
clarity, coherence and political willingness, in addition to the lack of

cooperation with regard to standardization, variation, and
communication between academic and political worlds.

To examine these issues, the current Colloquium seeks to persue the
following objectives:

a. to survey the state of the art with a view to identifying the
relevant forms and viable articulations of these issues

b. to make it possible for governmental and political officials,
corporation and industry representatives and non-governmental
associations as well as academians to adequately formulate these
questions and provide appropriate answers.

c. to establish links between the various stakeholders to come up with
mutually shared responses and practices.

d. to draw a parallel between national proposals and solutions and
international debates and experiences

The Colloquium will be an opportunity for responsibles, academia, and
national and international experts to debate these sensitive issues
objectively and suggest manageable action plans taking into account
different parameters of the complexity of the process. The Colloquium
will  typically address the following themes:

1. Language, education, and literacy.
2. Reasoning and cultural typologies and types of linguistic policies
3. Language, mass-media, and communication
4. Economy, administration, sciences and techniques
5. Regional diversity, national unity, and globalization
6. Memory, religion, ethnicity, identity, modernity, gender and psychism

7. Life, evolution, and death of languages; research and tools

The languages used in the Colloquium will be Arabic, French, and
English. The Colloquium is due to take place from 3 to 6 May 2001 at the

IERA. Abstracts should be sent ( in 3 copies + disquette) to the
organizing Committee before 15 February 2001, and application forms
before  January 30th, 2001.

 For information and correspondence, please contact:


IERA «Language Issues »
BP 6216 Rabat-Instituts Maroc
Phone: 212-37 7730 12, 37730 05
Fax: 212-37 77 20 65
E-mail: ittissaal @iera,um5souissi.ac.ma








The Institute of Studies
 and Research for Arabization                         Colloquium from 3
to 6/5/2000



LANGUAGE  ISSUES


Language issues are often are as of urgent concern for most countries
including ours. They mainly relate to fields such as education and
literacy, reasoning and cultural typologies, mass-media, communication,
sciences and techniques, economy, administration, regional diversity and
national unity, types of linguistic policies, memory, religion,
ethnicity, identity, gender, psychology, research and tool production.
In the absence of a global, dynamic and modern vision, language issues
are either wrongly raised or ignored. They receive inadequate or narrow
ideological treatment in the lack of quality of conception, execution,
clarity, coherence and political willingness, in addition to the lack of
cooperation with regard to standardization, variation, and
communication between academic and political worlds.

To examine these issues, the current Colloquium seeks to persue the
following objectives:

a. to survey the state of the art with a view to identifying the
relevant forms and viable articulations of these issues

b. to make it possible for governmental and political officials,
corporation and industry representatives and non-governmental
associations as well as academians to adequately formulate these
questions and provide appropriate answers.

c. to establish links between the various stakeholders to come up with
mutually shared responses and practices.

d. to draw a parallel between national proposals and solutions and
international debates and experiences

The Colloquium will be an opportunity for responsibles, academia, and
national and international experts to debate these sensitive issues
objectively and suggest manageable action plans taking into account
different parameters of the complexity of the process. The Colloquium
will  typically address the following themes:

1. Language, education, and literacy.
2. Reasoning and cultural typologies and types of linguistic policies
3. Language, mass-media, and communication
4. Economy, administration, sciences and techniques
5. Regional diversity, national unity, and globalization
6. Memory, religion, ethnicity, identity, modernity, gender and psychism

7. Life, evolution, and death of languages; research and tools

The languages used in the Colloquium will be Arabic, French, and
English. The Colloquium is due to take place from 3 to 6 May 2001 at the
IERA. Abstracts should be sent ( in 3 copies + disquette) to the
organizing Committee before 15 February 2001, and application forms
before  January 30th, 2001.

 For information and correspondence, please contact:


IERA "Language Issues "
BP 6216 Rabat-Instituts Maroc
Phone: 212-37 7730 12, 37730 05
Fax: 212-37 77 20 65
E-mail: ittissaal @iera,um5souissi.ac.ma



The Institute of Studies
 and Research for Arabization                         Colloquium from 3 to
6/5/2000



LANGUAGE  ISSUES


Language issues are often are as of urgent concern for most countries
including ours. They mainly relate to fields such as education and
literacy, reasoning and cultural typologies, mass-media, communication,
sciences and techniques, economy, administration, regional diversity and
national unity, types of linguistic policies, memory, religion, ethnicity,
identity, gender, psychology, research and tool production. In the absence
of a global, dynamic and modern vision, language issues are either wrongly
raised or ignored. They receive inadequate or narrow ideological treatment
in the lack of quality of conception, execution, clarity, coherence and
political willingness, in addition to the lack of cooperation with regard
to standardization, variation, and  communication between academic and
political worlds.

To examine these issues, the current Colloquium seeks to persue the
following objectives:

a. to survey the state of the art with a view to identifying the relevant
forms and viable articulations of these issues

b. to make it possible for governmental and political officials,
corporation and industry representatives and non-governmental associations
as well as academians to adequately formulate these questions and provide
appropriate answers.

c. to establish links between the various stakeholders to come up with
mutually shared responses and practices.

d. to draw a parallel between national proposals and solutions and
international debates and experiences

The Colloquium will be an opportunity for responsibles, academia, and
national and international experts to debate these sensitive issues
objectively and suggest manageable action plans taking into account
different parameters of the complexity of the process. The Colloquium will
typically address the following themes:

1. Language, education, and literacy.
2. Reasoning and cultural typologies and types of linguistic policies
3. Language, mass-media, and communication
4. Economy, administration, sciences and techniques
5. Regional diversity, national unity, and globalization
6. Memory, religion, ethnicity, identity, modernity, gender and psychism
7. Life, evolution, and death of languages; research and tools

The languages used in the Colloquium will be Arabic, French, and English.
The Colloquium is due to take place from 3 to 6 May 2001 at the IERA.
Abstracts should be sent ( in 3 copies + disquette) to the organizing
Committee before 15 February 2001, and application forms before  January
30th, 2001.

 For information and correspondence, please contact:


IERA "Language Issues "
BP 6216 Rabat-Instituts Maroc
Phone: 212-37 7730 12, 37730 05
Fax: 212-37 77 20 65
E-mail: ittissaal @iera,um5souissi.ac.ma

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec  6 19:17:05 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 13:17:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Syllabic combination response
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1) Subject: Syllabic combination response

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Date: 06 Dec 2000
From: Tourabi Abderrezzak <tourabi at iera.um5souissi.ac.ma>
Subject: Syllabic combination response

The syllabic combinations possible in Arabic are the following:
CV; CVC; CVV; CVCC; CVVC.
The impossible ones are: *VC; *VCC; *CCV; *CCVC.
In other words, all the syllable in Arabic begin obligatory with a consonant,
and end optionally with a consonant.
Hope that can help.
Best
Tourabi

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 17:35:31 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:35:31 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Another Quark Query
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1) Subject: Another Quark Query

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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: Charles Davey <nomura at biostat.cpmc.columbia.edu>
Subject: Another Quark Query

Dear friends:

I am just subscribing to the list, so please excuse me if this topic is old
hat.

I have a client who wants me to design their book in English and Arabic. Can I
use Nisus to enter the Arabic, and then import it into Quark or are the
fonts incompatible?

Thanks for your help. I have a Mac system (8.06) and English Quark.

Charles Davey
212-865-9808

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 16:29:52 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:29:52 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Syllable Responses
Message-ID: <FRI.15.DEC.2000.092952.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject: Arabic Syllable Response
2) Subject: Arabic Syllable Response
2) Subject: Arabic Syllable Response

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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: Alex Bellem <ab89 at soas.ac.uk>
Subject: Arabic Syllable Response

Most people argue for CV, CVV and CVC (Ellen Broselow with Cairene
Arabic for example springs to mind, but there are numerous references).
However, one could argue that Arabic supports CV only, an argument which
I am researching at the moment. I believe that a paper has been written
arguing that Moroccan Arabic has only CV syllables (under a Government
analysis). Older descriptive grammars of Arabic mentioned at least five
syllable types, in addition to those mentioned CVVC and CVCC. I am
working towards a CV-only analysis of Arabic (in all its
manifestations). However, if you're interested in a 'surface'
appearance, then you may have to bear in mind the different dialects,
because, for example, different syllable clusters appear to be permitted
in different dialects, and north African dialects behave quite
differently from Eastern Mediterranean and Gulf.

HTH,

Alex Bellem
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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: Safa Jubran <jubran at osite.com.br>
Subject: Arabic Syllable Response

All the syllabic combinations that Tourabi mentioned are correct, but it's
important to add that V in these locations may be long or short
Safa

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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: Kimary Shahin <knshahin at hotmail.com>
Subject: Arabic Syllable Response


At least in colloquial Palestinian Arabic, onsetless syllables are licit
word-internally, e.g., ma-.a.ja 'he didn't come', ma.ri.uul 'apron'.

Kimary Shahin
Dept. of English
Birzeit University
tel: 972-2-298-2177 (dept), 972-2-296-4504 (res.)

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 16:30:54 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:30:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Business Arabic Query
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1) Subject: Business Arabic Query

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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: sam231 <sam231 at gwu.edu>
Subject: Business Arabic Query

Dear colleagues,
I received this message, I suggested Dr. Rammmuny's "Advanced Business
Arabic".
If you have any other suggestions, I would be grateful.
Regards.
Samia Montasser

From: Jamal Attar <jamattar at cyberia.net.lb>

Dear Professor Samia Sayed Montasser

Salamat Professor  Samia from Lebanon. I would be grateful if you may
suggest any text or material for the Arabic for Business course I have
started teaching at Hariri Canadian Academy in Mechref-Lebanon. This
course focusses on business letter writing (including e-mailing) in
Arabic, transaltion from  English to Arabic and vice versa plus
presentation techniques  and mastery in Arabic of idioms relevant to the
School of business. I have been using one book by Mohammad Fatih
al-Mudarris entitled Fann al-Murasalaat al-Tijariyya. Its only mishap is
that the examples are  mostly in english. Thanks for any suggestion
wassalam.

Respectfully,

Jamal el-'Attar, Ph.D (Edin.) Arabic and civilization studies.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 17:36:54 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:36:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:MSA Stops query
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1) Subject: MSA Stops query

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Date: 15 Dec 2000
>>From mohd <mohd at mail.ukans.edu>
Subject: MSA Stops query

Hi All,
I'd like also to inquire about MSA stops, the voiced and their voiceless
counterparts.I'm familiar with the following
b: voiced bilabial
t:voiceless alveolar
d:voiced alveolar
k: voiceless velar
g:voiced velar
Mohammad Al-Masri

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 17:38:07 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:38:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic Microsoft problems
Message-ID: <FRI.15.DEC.2000.103807.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject: Arabic Microsoft problems

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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject: Arabic Microsoft problems

Dear Arabists,

We appreciate comments, speculation, and/or tips that you may
come up with, to help the Institute:

>>
Dear George,
I'm working for the Arabic Teaching Institute in Bochum, Germany (LSI).

Today we wanted to ask you about a problem with our Arabic Microsoft
programs because we thought you know a lot more people who work with
these programs. Until two years ago we worked with Word 6.0 and were
perfectly happy with it. We could switch off ligatures to make reading
easy for beginners, we could easily write lists of vocabulary because
working in tables with different languages and directions was possible
and all these things. Then we changed to Windows 95 and Word 97 and
things became more difficult, writing paragraphs in blocks we had to
search a long time to discover how to regulate so that for example the I
in wazir wouldn't be longer than the r in the end and so on. Also
avoiding ligatures became more complicated because right now you have to
type a special short cut for every ligature you want to avoid.
Some months ago we decides to try Office 2000 and there you typing in
Arabic and especially in two languages, two fonts and two directions,
German and Arabic, becomes much more complicated because language and
direction are not automatically linked and working for example in a
table with in advance differently marked cells you have nevertheless to
change every time you move to a new cell and always be very careful to
have the right language and the right direction.
So now we really have to think about what we are going to do in the
future. We haven't got a lot of exchange with people using Arabic
programs so we wanted to ask you about your experiences and perhaps
about an advice what to do.
We really would appreciate your help very much and remain
Yours sincerely,
Michaela Kleinhaus
Michaela.Kleinhaus at ruhr-uni-bochum.de (Michaela Kleinhaus)
>>

I am sure Michaela and the institute will appreciate your input.
Thanks and Happy Holidays.

Best Regards,

George N. Hallak
AramediA Group
761 Adams Street
Boston, MA 02122, USA

http://www.aramedia.com
mailto:info at aramedia.com
T 617-825-3044 F 265-9648

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 16:32:53 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:32:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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1) Subject: New Book:Brustad:Comparative Dialects

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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: grellag1 at georgetown.edu
Subject: New Book:Brustad:Comparative Dialects

Georgetown University Press is very pleased to announce the publication
of a new book,

The Syntax of Spoken Arabic
A Comparative Study of Moroccan, Egyptian, Syrian, and Kuwaiti Dialects
by Kristen E. Brustad

This book is the first comparative study of the syntax of Arabic
dialects, based on natural language data recorded in Morocco, Egypt,
Syria, and Kuwait. These four dialect regions are geographically diverse
and representative of four distinct dialect groups.

Kristen E. Brustad has adopted an analytical approach that is both
functional and descriptive, combining insights from discourse analysis,
language typology, and pragmaticsóthe first time such an approach has
been used in the study of spoken Arabic syntax. An appendix includes
sample texts from her data.

Brustad's work provides the most nuanced description available to date
of spoken Arabic syntax, widens the theoretical base of Arabic
linguistics, and gives both scholars and students of Arabic tools for
greater cross-dialect comprehension.

Kristen E. Brustad is an associate professor of Arabic at Emory
University. She is co-author, with Mahmoud Al-Batal and Abbas Al-Tonsi,
of the Arabic language program  "Al-Kitaab fii Ta allum al-Arabiyya: A
Textbook for Arabic," published by Georgetown University Press.

 464 pp.ISBN 0-87840-789-8, paper, $39.95

Ordering information:

In the U.S. and countries not listed below, send orders (prepaid in U.S.
dollars, by check, Visa, or Mastercard) to:
Georgetown University Press
 P.O. Box 4866, Baltimore, MD  21211-0866

U.S. Phone:  1-800-246-9606 or 410-516-6995
FAX:  410-516-6998

Please include shipping and handling fee:  US: $4.00 first copy, $.75
per additional copy. Foreign: $5.50 first copy, $1.50 per additional
copy (surface mail).
(DC orders please add 5.75% sales tax).

For the countries below, please contact distributor directly for pricing
information and shipping fees.. Prices may vary outside U.S.

Canadian customers: Please order from Scholarly Book Services, 473
Adelaide Street West, 4th Floor, Toronto, ONT M5V 1T1; Telephone
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FAX 800-220-9895.

UK and Europe : Send orders to Georgetown University Press,  c/o
Plymbridge Distributors, Ltd., Estover Road, Plymouth PL6 7PY, United
Kingdom.
Telephone 44 (0) 1752 202301.  FAX 44 (0) 1752 202333.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 17:40:18 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:40:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Article
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1) Subject: New Article: Arabic Code Switching

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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: from LINGUIST
Subject: New Article: Arabic Code Switching

The announcement for:

Multilingua
Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication
Editor: Richard J. Watts
ISSN 0167-8507

Volume 19-4 (2000)

included the following article of interest to our subscribers:

Yousef Bader and Denise D. Minnis
Morphological and syntactic code-switching in the speech of an
Arabic-English bilingual child

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 19 16:16:17 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:16:17 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Quark Response
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1) Subject: Quark Response

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Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject: Quark Response

For the benefit of the list, you may like to know that you
need Layout's ArabicXT for QuarkXPress, in order to DTP
in Arabic.

ArabicXT for QuarkXPress (Multilingual DTP)...

ArabicXT is an XTension that turns QuarkXPress
into an Arabic professional Desktop Publisher
(DTP) software. All the features of QuarkXPress
3.32 or 4.0 and up, are available now for the
Arabic language.

ArabicXT is available for Mac, PowerMac, and
PC Windows platforms. It runs on your operating
system and does not require the Arabized Windows
operating system.

ArabicXT takes care of all the Arabic language
requirements and adds several features to
QuarkXPress itself as to adapt it to the
requirements of the Right to Left Arabic language.

ArabicXT is very widely used by professional
advertising agencies, publishing houses and
large newspapers and magazines.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for more
information. Free Demos are available on our site:

 http://www.arabicsoftware.net

You are welcome to contact me, anytime.

Happy Holidays,

George N. Hallak
AramediA Group
761 Adams Street
Boston, MA 02122, USA

http://www.aramedia.com
mailto:info at aramedia.com
T 617-825-3044 F 265-9648

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 19 16:20:18 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:20:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN: Views on Microsoft vs Apple
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1) Subject: View on Microsoft vs Apple
2) Subject: Response to View on Microsoft vs Apple

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Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: Mordechai Kedar <mkedar at mail.biu.ac.il>
Subject: View on Microsoft vs Apple

[moderator's note: this message was cc'd to George when it was sent to me,
and George sent a reply, so I've included the reply here.  Dil]

Dear Ms. Kleinhaus

I am sure that neither Bill Gates nor George Hallaq will like what I am
going to write to you, but truth should be said, afala ta'qilUn.

I am using a Macintosh (LC475 which is parallel to 486 PC) for more than 6
(SIX!!!) years already. Yes, the same old computer with 80MB hard disc and
a 33MHZ processor. I wrote my Ph. D. dissertation on it which is basically
in Hebrew but contains a LOT of Arabic and English texts. Changing
language is very easy, and there are many lines which contain texts in all
the three languages. Add to this the easiness of operating the system, its
stability and friendliness, and you will understand why  my Arabist
friends and I don't even think about going back to PC. As a matter of
fact, I do have a PC (pentium) for internet, since I am too lazy to teach
my old Mac how to get into the web. for email (English text only) it is
perfect,  and for images I use (once a week) my PC. I am perfectly happy
with all the linguistic tools of the Mac, especially the BEST
multilingual word  processor ever created, NISUS. Therefore I highly
recommend a "hijra" to the Mac environment, especially since their new
computers are really the best in the market.

However you should make sure that the Mac provides you with:
1. a good access to Arabic web sites if you need it (try it
on teshreen.com),
2. a good email program which supports Arabic messages.
3. a good converter to convert your documents from PC/Word to Mac/Nisus.
(my old Israeli-made converter supports only Hebrew and European
languages. Nisus might have (or know about) newer converters to deal with
Arabic and European languages).

Nisus software house has a whole variety of software and you can ask them
any question connected to net and web services in Arabic. Try their web
site or email:  sales at nisus.com.  Their dealer in Israel is very good, and
I am sure that they have good one (or more) in Germany.

If net and/or web services in Arabic are impossible in the Mac, you might
think of leaving them in the PC environment, but I do believe that Apple
and/or Nisus can find good solution to any of your needs.

As to prices, Apple computers and some software are more expensive than
PC's, but their superiority over PC makes the investment worthy.

Just to make it clear: I hold no stock of neither Apple nor Nisus or any
other company connected to the Macintosh. I am just a happy Mac and Nisus
user.

Dr. Mordechai Kedar
Dept. of Arabic
Bar-Ilan University
52900 Ramat Gan
Israel
Phone + Fax +972 9 7449162
www.biu.ac.il/faculty/mordechai_kedar.html

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Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject: View on Microsoft vs Apple

Dear Mordechai,

I take your comments as a compliment, I mean to put my
name alongside Bill Gates'!

Anyway, to make my purpose clear, I am here to help people
access Middle Eastern languages software, be it Mac or PC.

Commercially, I try to offer both platforms, I am a PC user,
hence, I know it better than Mac.

Maybe the makers of Mac are great technicians, I think,
they are lousy egotistical business people.

I get calls from all over the world to showcase their products
on AramediA's site, I do not differentiate between platforms.
If the product is good and serves the purpose of my clients,
I simply carry it. O, they have to have a superior technical
support system. I know, you're gonna say Mac won't need
much tech support :-)

All the best,

George

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 19 16:09:11 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:09:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:medjool query
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1) Subject: medjool query

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Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: Jim Rader <jrader at Merriam-Webster.com>
Subject: medjool query

Another query for the always helpful subscribers of Arabic-L:

The word <medjool> is the most common English spelling for a
variety of date now grown in southern California and elsewhere in
the U.S.  Indications are that this variety is of Moroccan origin.  In
Harrell, et al., _A Dictionary of Moroccan Arabic_ (Georgetown UP,
1966), the word <mez^hul> (read hacek over the z) is defined only
in the collocation <tmer. mez^hul>, "superior variety of date(s)."
Can anyone tell me the literal meaning and origin of the Moroccan
Arabic word <mez^hul>?  The only point of contact I can see with
Modern Standard Arabic is <majhu:l>, "unknown, unanonymous,"
as given in Wehr/Cowan's dictionary, which hardly fits the context.
I had hoped the _Encyclopaedia of Islam_ might shed some light,
but the fairly detailed article on <nakhl> discusses the palm, not
the fruit; there is a cross-reference to <tamr>, suggesting there
would be a full article, but, alas, the entry <tamr> in the T volume
is only a cross-reference back to <nakhl>.

Any suggestions would be appreciated--Jim Rader.
Jim Rader
Etymology Editor
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
47 Federal St., P.O. Box 281
Springfield MA 01102
http://www.merriamwebster.com

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 19 16:14:56 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:14:56 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Stops response
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1) Subject: Stops response

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Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: Waheed Samy <wasamy at umich.edu>
Subject: Stops response

b: voiced bilabial
t:voiceless alveolar
d:voiced alveolar
k: voiceless velar
g:voiced velar
Mohammad Al-Masri

add to your list the velarized versions of /t/ and /d/
also the voiceless uvular /q/
and the glottal /?/

Waheed

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 19 16:10:53 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:10:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Linguistic Research Journal
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1)
Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: Tourabi Abderrezzak <tourabi at iera.um5souissi.ac.ma>
Subject: Linguistic Research Journal

Dear All
Attached is the Editorial Statement and the content of the 9th issue of
the Linguistic Research Journal published by the Institute for Study and
Research on Arabization, Rabat-MOROCCO.
Best regards
A. Tourabi




Editorial Statement


We are very pleased to present the seventh and eighth issue of Linguistic
Research / ?abhaat lisaaniyya. The journal is intended to be an active
forum for discussion, interaction, and integration of theoritical and
applied research on Arabic and other languages within a comparative
framework. Work on Semitic and African languages will be particularly
encouraged.

The journal will include contributions in the following topics and disciplines:
- theoretically oriented work in linguistic sciences, including syntax,
morphology, phonology, lexicology, semantics, pragmatics, language
acquisition, cognitive science, corpus linguistics, etc.
- applied research especially in the domains of computational linguistics,
terminology, translation, didactics, language planning, communication, and
language variation
- interdisciplinary research
- reviews of important contributions in those fields
- replies or critiques
- brief descriptions of computational or didactic tools, especially those
applied to Arabic.

Contributions can be written in Arabic, English, or French. Manuscripts are
subjected to a thorough review, which would hopefully contribute to
improving their content and presentation.

Contributors are asked to submit their manuscripts in three copies.
Articles should not exceed 25 to 30 pages (double spaced). Very long
articles will be included only exceptionally. Final versions of accepted
texts should be preferably edited on Word 6.0 (or later versions) and made
available on floppy disks (using PC or Mac). Guidelines for authors are
available from the editors. Manuscripts are not returnable.

We hope to create an active forum of research on Arabic and languages in
the area, situated with respect to languages in other areas of the world.
We also hope to bridge the gap between theoretical and applied research.

Abdelkader Fassi Fehri, Director.


Contributors are asked to post their articles to the following address:
Abdelkader Fassi Fehri
Institute for the Study and Research on Arabization
Avenue Allal El-Fassi, B.P. 6216
Rabat-Agdal (Institutes)
Rabat, MOROCCO


* The journal is published as one volume of two issues per year (of
approximately 400 pages). Subscription rates for Volume 2 (1997) are the
following:
Institutions/Libraries: 200 DH (or 30 US dollars), plus 80 DH for postage.
Individuals: 80 DH (or 12 US dollars), plus postage. Students: 60 DH.

Table des Matières (Vol. 5  N° 1)
Table of Contents

Fassi Fehri, Abdelkader
Transitivity as Plural Number

Tourabi, Abderrezzak
Markedness and Person / Number Ordering within Arabic Verb Conjugation
Paradigms.

Articles en arabe

Hassouni, Mustapha
T-tacriif wa t-tankiir fii binyati l-murakkabi I-haddiy

EL Feguigi, Bouchra
Bacdu n-nadariyyaati I-mufassirati li-zdiwaajiyati I-lugati

Desclés, Jean Pierre et al.
Sémantique cognitive de l'action : 1. contexte théorique

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 19 16:14:20 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:14:20 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Syntax of Semitic Languages Conference
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1)
Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Syntax of Semitic Languages Conference

The following two date corrections for workshops at this conference to be
held at USC were posted recently to LINGUIST.  Since the conference has not
recently been mentioned on Arabic-L, I thought some of you might like to
see this.
Dil

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:50:31 -0800 (PST)
From:  hagit borer <borer at rcf.usc.edu>
Subject:  Workshop on Root and Template:  Date Correction

CALL: ROOT AND TEMPLATE: Date Correction

Please note: the dates that was originally advertized in
conjunction with this workshop were wrong! The correct
date for the workshop is

May 7, 2001.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is

February 15, 2001

A workshop to be conducted in conjunction with the conference on The
Syntax of Semitic Languages and its interfaces, Department of Linguistics,
University of Southern California

Date:  May 7, 2001


Invited Speakers:   Outi Bat-El
                    Jean Lowenstamm
                    Jean-Francois Prunet

What is the grammatical status of Semitic consonantal roots?
Are they psychologically real? Are they listed separately in the
lexicon?  Is such a listing accompanied with distinct
orphological, phonological, or syntactic information?

What is the grammatical status of Semitic vocalic templates?
Are they morphologically well-defined, or are they only
subject to phonological restrictions?  Are they sytactically
represented? Are they psychologically real?

In the past few years, from the perspectives of both recent
syntactic and phonological theories, many of these issues have
acquired new theoretical significance.  It is for this
reason that the Department of Linguistics at  the University of Southern
California, in conjunction with its conference on The Syntax
of Semitic Languages and its Interfaces, will be hosting a
workshop devoted o this topic.

Abstracts are invited for 30 or 40 minute talks (plus 15 minute
discussion), touching upon any aspect of the root/template
issue, including, but not limited to, its syntactic, its
phonological, its morpholgical, and its psycholinguistic
ramifications.

Hard copy submissions:
Please send 5 copies of an anonymous abstract, at most 2-pages
long (including examples and references).  Please enclose a 3x5 card with
submission stating name of paper, name of author, affiliation and
address, including e-mail address, phone number and fax
number, where available.

e-mail submissions:
Please send e-mail abstracts as  either Word
files or PDF files to:
emconf at usc.edu

Please specify clearly whether you are submitting an
abstract for a 30 or for a 40 minutes talk.

Fax submissions will not be accepted.

Deadline for receipt of abstracts:

February 15, 2001

Please drect all inquiries and abstracts to:
Hagit Borer
Department of Linguistics
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1693
USA
semconf at usc.edu

FUNDING PERMITTING, SPEAKERS CAN EXPECT PARTIAL TO
FULL REIMBURSEMNT FOR THEIR TRAVEL EXPENSES.



-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:41:04 -0800 (PST)
From:  hagit borer <borer at rcf.usc.edu>
Subject:  The Syntax of Semitic Languages:  Date Corrections

Call: The Syntax of Semitic Languages and its Interfaces

Date Corrections:

Please note: the dates advertized for the workshops associated with this
conference were reversed.  Correct dates are below.

The deadline for abstract submission is February 15, 2001

Call for Papers
The Department of Linguistics at the University of Southern California
will be hosting a conference on the Syntax of Semitic Languages and its
Interfaces, May 4-6, 2001. Abstracts are invited for 30 or 40 minutes
talks (plus 15 minutes for discussion) on al aspects of the syntax of
Semitic Languages and its interfaces, including, but not limited to, the
syntax-semantics interface, morpho-syntax, language acquisition, language
processing, etc.

Two workshops will be held in conjuntion with the conference:

	1.     Bound Pronouns, one day workshop, May 3, 2001
	2.     Root and Template, one day workshop, May 7, 2001

A call for abstracts for the workshops will be separately posted.

Hard copy submissions:
Please send 5 copies of an anonymous abstract, at most 2 pages long
(including examples and references).  Please enclose a 3x5 card with
submission stating name of paper, name of author, affiliation and address,
including -mail address, phone number and fax number, where available.

e-mail submissions:
Please send e-mail abstracts as either Word files or PDF files to:

semconf at usc.edu

Please specify clearly whether you are submittng an abstract for a 30 or
for a 40 minute talk.

Fax submissions will not be accepted.

Deadline for receipt of abstracts:
February 15, 2001

Please direct all inquiries and abstracts to:
Hagit Borer
Department of Lingustics
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1693
USA
semconf at usc.edu

FUNDING PERMITTING, SPEAKERS CAN EXPECT PARTIAL TO FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR
THEIR TRAVEL EXPENSES.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Dec 21 17:37:26 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:37:26 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Medjoul responses
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1) Subject: Medjoul response
2) Subject: Medjoul response
3) Subject: Medjoul response
4) Subject: Medjoul response
5) Subject: Medjoul response

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1)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: Hammoud Salah Civ USAFA/DFF <Salah.Hammoud at usafa.af.mil>
Subject: Medjoul response

The semantic range for the word "mejhool" in Moroccan Arabic covers "what is
not common or widespread," i.e."rare" or "hard to come by" as is the variety
of dates known by the same name. They are therefore the most expensive and
highly prized among dates.  In so much so that during traditional wedding
ceremonies in Morocco, there is a ritual known as  "berzet la'rusa"
(apostrophy 'ain as in 'Arab), litterally "prominent seating of the bride"
which consists of extolling the virtues including physical and moral beauty
of the bride. Women known as "neggafaat" who are hired especailly to attend
to the bride and dress her up in full livery for this ritual shout out all
sorts of praise of her and her family. And among other metaphors
they use in their praise is to compare the bride to " mejhool dates", the
best of the best!
And mind you the neggafaat do not do all this for nothing. It is "ghrama" or
call for monetary bids. And the proceeds of what becomes like a heated
auction go to the neggafaat as their tip.

So much for a little story about "mejdool" dates and Moroccan dialect and
culture!

 Incidently mejdool or mejhool date have been plentiful this country. The
California variety is excellent. My neighboohood grocery store has stocked
them for under four dollars a pound for the past few weeks.

Best wishes for the season!

Salah

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2)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: aziz abbassi <moustique51 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Medjoul response

On the "majhoul' dates: they are indeed from Southern Morocco, (but possibly
also from Algeria --which would account for the /dj/ sound common in
Algerian Arabic and which gave the English approximation of Medjool (as in
Medjool Street in Indio California etc.). And yes it means the "unknown" but
very likely used to mean the "unique and the unheard of" in reference to one
of the best and tastiest 'tmer' around.

Aziz Abbassi
Author, Translator
(International Education Management Service)
PO BOX 6030
Monterey, CA 93944
(831) 375-5969

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3)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: Louis Boumans <louis.boumans at freeler.nl>
Subject: Medjoul response

Medjhool
 
le Dictionnaire Colin d'Arabe Dialectal Marocain adds:
 
mez^hzl : varietZ tr?s apprZciZe de tr?s grosses dattes rouges qui
noircissent en murissant et que produit leTafilalet [= region in south
eastern Morocco]
 
also etymologically related: z^²hel : varietZ de dattes
 
(z^ stands for voiced palato-alveolair fricative/sibilant)
 
Indeed, there is no clear relation with the other words of the same root,
which all have to do with human ignorance or lack of civilisation. mez^hzl
can be used in standard Arabic as the opposite of mes^hzr "famous", which
seems to apply to the dates.
 
Well, at least Colin's dict. supports the idea of a Moroccan etymology.
 
Louis Boumans

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4)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: W.F.G.J.Stoetzer at let.leidenuniv.nl
Subject: Medjoul response

Le dictionnaire Colin d=92arabe dialectal marocain
sous la direction de Zakia Iraqui Sinaceur
Vol. 2 : p. 263

has the following definition for majhuul:
=20
Vari=E9t=E9 tr=E8s appr=E9ci=E9e de tr=E8s grosses dattes rouges qui =
noircissent en
murissant et que produit le Tafilalet.
=20

Etymology majhuul/unknown

=20
Willem Stoetzer
W.F.G.J.Stoetzer at let.leidenuniv.nl

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5)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: W <wjw at email.arizona.edu>
Subject: Medjoul response

Medjool, I believe, is from the Arabic "mahjul" (long u) meaning "anonymous,
unnamed, unknown."

William Wilson, Professor
Department of Near Eastern Studies
Ph: (520) 621-5468
Fax: (520) 621-2333

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Dec 21 17:47:53 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:47:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:More on Medjoul
Message-ID: <THU.21.DEC.2000.104753.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From:  alhawar at american.edu
Subject: More on Medjoul

 wondered about the word "medjool" myself.  I would start with USDA
sources to find out how this name
came about, since they seem to have been directly involved in importing
offshoot of the plant from
Morocco in the first quarter of the century.

However, if the name comes from the Arabic, the orignal spelling might be
"majdool" (the root consonants
being j.d.l.) that might have undergone metathesis due to predictable
Anglicized borrowing effect. If that's the case,
then there could be several possibilities that I can think of.  First, most
Arabic dictionaries, including
al-Qaamuus, Lisaan al-9arab, and al-MukhaSSaS (the last one is a thesaurus
that contains a whole chapter on dates),
contain an entry for "jadaalah" ("jadaal" pl.) that is when "balaH" (an
early phase of the date synonymous to
"HiSrim" = when the grapes are still sour)"turn green and get rounded
before they harden."

Another possibility is interesting if you consider the process of growing
"medjool" dates.  The English sources that
I have checked refer to the "thinning process" where many srands are
removed from the flower bunch centers to allow
room for growth and extra exposure to the sun.  In this sense, perhaps
"majdool" would mean "braided" referrring to the
process or to the resulting shape of the bunch.

A third possibility is that "majdool" or "majdul" refers to a name of a
place.  There is an area carrying this name in
the Sahara in Lybia, but I don't know if one exists in Morocco.

I hope this gives you enough leads to verify the true source you are
looking for.

Mohammad T. Alhawary

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Dec 21 17:39:55 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:39:55 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Regional ME Studies Conference Santa Barbara
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1)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: Dwight Reynolds <dreynold at humanitas.ucsb.edu>
Subject: Regional ME Studies Conference Santa Barbara

***************************************************************************
***************************************************************************

           ** PLEASE GIVE WIDEST POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION **

                        CALL FOR PAPERS
                    DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2001

        THIRD CALIFORNIA REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST STUDIES CONFERENCE
                   An Interdisciplinary Conference
                         March 24, 2001
                           hosted by
                the Center for Middle East Studies,
              University of California, Santa Barbara


The Center for Middle East Studies at the University of California, Santa
Barbara, is pleased to announce UCSB's third interdisciplinary Middle East
Studies conference to be held on March 24, 2001.

As with our two previous annual conferences, this gathering is designed to
bring together faculty and graduate students primarily (but not
exclusively) from colleges and universities in California including both
the University of California and California State University systems, as
well as independent institutions.  The 1999 conference was attended by
participants from 21 colleges and universities and the 2000 conference by
participants from 24.

The conference aims at promoting dialogue across a wide spectrum of
disciplines by approaching Middle Eastern Studies in its broadest possible
conceptualization including archaeology, art history, history, literary
studies, anthropology, political science, sociology, economics,
environmental studies, film studies, global studies, international
relations, and others fields.

The unrestricted historical scope of the conference (ancient, medieval and
modern) seeks to encourage the exploration of potentially fruitful
connections among researchers working on different time periods.

The conference schedule includes two different types of sessions: (1)
panels for the presentation of individual RESEARCH PAPERS; and, (2)
WORKING GROUPS of faculty members convened around research or pegagogical
topics shared interest.  Working groups that have been convened at the
previous two conferences include:

     -- Gender and Citizenship in Muslim Communities
     -- Classical Antiquity and the Middle East
     -- Andalusian/Medieval Iberian Studies
     -- Middle Eastern Judaisms (Sephardi & Mizrahi cultures)
     -- Teaching Middle Eastern Languages
     -- Islam in the Undergraduate Curriculum
     -- Medieval Middle Eastern Studies
     -- The Politics of Memory (a book forum)
     -- Teaching and Writing about the `Difficult Subjects':
          Honor Killings, Veiling, Female Circumcision, Women and Shari`ah law
     -- Iran since the Revolution

It is our hope that the working group sessions will explore the
possibility of collaborative research projects, establishing email
networks, initiating multicampus symposia or conferences, coordinating
teaching and graduate student training across campuses, and other means of
combining resources.

                CALL FOR PAPERS AND/OR WORKING GROUPS

We are now soliciting applications for participants to present a research
paper and/or convene a working group.  Although conference attendance is
open to students and the general public, paper presenters and conveners of
working groups must be faculty members.

     * RESEARCH PAPERS are to be BRIEF (15-minute) reports on current
research so as to allow more time for question-and-answer sessions than is
typical at many conferences.  To submit a research paper topic, please
fill out the form below with a title and a 250-word abstract and return NO
LATER THAN JANUARY 15, 2001.  We strongly encourage you to apply by EMAIL.

     * To convene a WORKING GROUP please fill out the form below with a
brief description of the focus of the group (up to 100 words) and include
the names of at least TWO other participants who have agreed to attend by
JANUARY 15, 2001.  Again, we strongly encourage you to apply by
Email. The topics for the various working groups will be publicized
to all participants after February 1 in the conference schedule and on the
conference website.

LOGISTICS: Participants should plan to arrive on Friday, March 23, 2001 or
(in the case of those driving from LA) very early on Saturday, March 24.
The conference will begin at 8:30 AM and will run until 6:30 in the
evening.  Following this there will be a dinner and a concert of Middle
Eastern music and dance performed by the UCSB Middle East Ensemble.
Travel and hotel information will be supplied everyone interested in
attending.

Paper presenters and conveners of working groups will be provided with two
nights lodging at a nearby hotel, reimbursement of travel expenses up to a
maximum of $250, as well as their meals during the day of the conference.

For further information contact Dwight F. Reynolds, Director, Center for
Middle East Studies, UCSB.  Email: dreynold at humanitas.ucsb.edu Phone:
(805) 893-7143



         THIRD CALIFORNIA REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST STUDIES CONFERENCE

                             DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2001


NAME:

POSITION:

INSTITUTION:

MAILING ADDRESS:




EMAIL ADDRESS:

PHONE:

FAX:


The following application is to:

 _______ present a research paper   ______ convene a working group    _____
both


PAPER TITLE (please attach an abstract of up to 250 words in length):





WORKING GROUP TITLE:



For working groups, please attach a brief description of up to 100 words
PLUS the names of two additional faculty members who have agreed to attend
this group along with their addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.





SEND BY EMAIL:	dreynold at humanitas.ucsb.edu

OR REGULAR MAIL:  DWIGHT REYNOLDS, DIRECTOR
          	  CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
              	  UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
              	  SANTA BARBARA, CA 93106

*************************************************************************
Dwight F. Reynolds, Director
Center for Middle East Studies
Chair, Islamic & Near Eastern Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Office: (805) 893-7143         Department office: (805) 893-7136
FAX: (805) 893-2059            Email: dreynold at humanitas.ucsb.edu
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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Dec 21 17:44:56 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:44:56 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Mac Arabic Browser Recommendation
Message-ID: <THU.21.DEC.2000.104456.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject: Mac Arabic Browser Recommendation
2) Subject: Moderator's experience with icab

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1)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: "Rahawi, Mohammed" <RahawiM at state.gov>
Subject: Mac Arabic Browser Recommendation

Adding to Dr. Mordechai Kedar's comment with regards to the Mac OS
multilingual capability, I would suggest using iCab browser for browsing
Arabic HTML. It's one of the best browsers. It supports both PowerPC Mac and
the old Macs. I use it on My G4 at home and the Quadra 800 at work.
It can be downloaded from icab.de

Mohammed Rahawi
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2)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject: icab info

I downloaded icab and had trouble viewing Arabic sites, so I contacted
Mohammed, and then icab directly.  Here are the answers I received, and
they did solve most of my problems viewing Arabic sites on tbe web from a
Macintosh computer, and gave at least part of the reason why some sites
still don't work.  For me this is a major advance.
Dil

Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 21:16:32 +0100
From: Alexander Clauss <aclauss at hrzPUB.tu-darmstadt.de>
Subject: Re: icab for mac with Arabic
X-Sender: aclauss at pop.hrz.tu-darmstadt.de
To: "Dilworth B. Parkinson" <Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu>
MIME-version: 1.0

>I have a G4 with system 9 and the Arabic resources installed.
>Are there special instructions somewhere that can help me get the settings
>right so that I can view these sites correctly?

Open the iCab preferences dialog (section "Browser > Fonts"). In the
first
popup button "Encoding", select "Arabic", Then the next three popup
buttons
will display the fonts that are currently used for Arabic. Make sure that
these fonts are really Arabic fonts, otherwise iCab can't display the
page
correctly.

There can be still some problems left because of the right-to-left
direction
of Arabic. The MacOS does know about the direction, but if a page is
written
for browsers that don't know about the right-to-left direction all the
text is
already reversed and the MacOS does revers it again and you can't read
the
text. This is a known problem and not very easy to solve.

Regards,
Alexander Clauss

Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 08:57:46 -0500
From: "Rahawi, Mohammed" <RahawiM at state.gov>
Subject: RE: icab
To: "'Dilworth B. Parkinson'" <Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu>
MIME-version: 1.0

Dil,
Do you have the Language Register Utility?
It comes with the language kit. Try changing iCab to register Arabic.
I think alahram  uses Windows encoding. When you first open the page, don't
use the converter built into alahram site. Go directly to the page and set
iCab encoding to windows.
Try other sites.
amin.org has  links to many Arabic newspapers.
e-mail me at rahawi at aol.com and I will send you an Arabic page saved on
iCab.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Dec 21 17:38:44 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:38:44 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U. of Florida Job
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1) Subject: U. of Florida Job

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Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: Rosie Piedra Hall <rosiep at aall.ufl.edu>
Subject: U. of Florida Job

Assistant Professor of Arabic

The Department of African and Asian Languages and Literatures at the
University of Florida invites applications for a tenure track position in
Arabic at the Assistant Professor level.  Applicants must have a Ph.D. at
the time of appointment and a native or near native fluency in Modern
Standard Arabic.  The preferred areas of specialization include
sociolinguistics with a reference to Arabic, comparative Semitic
linguistics, and proficiency-based teaching with the ability to implement
interactive computer programs.  The successful applicant will be expected
to teach modern standard Arabic at all levels, culture courses, and courses
in the applicant's areas of specialization.

The Arabic program at the University of Florida offers a minor in Arabic
and an interdisciplinary degree in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures,
with two tracks, Arabic and Hebrew.  It conducts an intensive Arabic
language summer program in Fez, Morrocco.  The selected candidate will be
expected to contribute to the development of the Arabic program on the BA
level.  He/she will have the opportunity to participate in an affiliate
capacity, in teaching occasional courses in the Linguistics program and in
the activities of the Center for African Studies.

The position will become effective in August 2001.  The salary is
competitive and will be determined on the basis of the selected candidate's
qualifications.
The deadline for application is February 16, 2001.  The application file
must include a letter of application, a CV, and three letters of
recommendation.

Address applications and inquiries to:
Chair, Arabic Search
University of Florida
Department of African and Asian Languages and Literatures
470 Grinter Hall
PO Box 115565
Gainesville, FL  32611-2422

Telephone:  (352) 392-2422
Fax:  (352) 392-1443

The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
employer.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 26 21:45:17 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:45:17 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Song Lyrics query
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1) Subject: Song Lyrics query

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Date: 26 Dec 2000
From: Bugeja Alan John at MFA <alan-john.bugeja at magnet.mt>
Subject: Song Lyrics query

I'D BE GRATEFUL IF ANYONE COULD FORWARD THE TRANSLITERATED LYRICS OF RACHID
TAHA'S "YA RAYEH".

THANKS IN ADVANCE AND ALL THE BEST FOR 2001 TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS AND COORDINATOR.


ALAN BUGEHA
(alan-john.bugeja at magnet.mt)

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 26 21:46:25 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:46:25 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Hebrew Position at U. of Illinois
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1) Subject: Hebrew Position at U. of Illinois

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Date: 26 Dec 2000
From: Elabbas Benmamoun <e-benma at uiuc.edu>
Subject: Hebrew Position at U. of Illinois

Please Post

Opening for a Hebrew Teacher at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign is seeking a full time Hebrew instructor beginning August
2001.  Following a one-year probationary period, the appointment may be
extended for three more years, then renewable on a regular basis thereafter
subject to a review of performance every three years.

Candidates should have a native, or native-like, fluency in Modern Hebrew,
and should have an academic background (at least a BA) in Hebrew Language,
Hebrew Literature, Linguistics, or other related fields.  Candidates should
have at least two-years experience of teaching Hebrew in an academic
setting, preferably to students who are not native speakers of
Hebrew.  Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Regular duties of the instructor are (1) teaching three sections of Hebrew
each semester, (2) maintaining regular office hours for student advising,
and (3) participating in the cultural activities of the Hebrew
Program.  The instructor reports to the Director of the Hebrew Program.

Interested candidates should send a letter of interest and a resume to the
following address:

         The Hebrew Instructor Search Committee Chair
         Department of Linguistics
         University of Illinois
         4088 Foreign Language Building
         707 S. Mathews
         Urbana, IL  61801

Applicants should also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be
sent directly to the above address.  A list of the referees from whom
letters were requested, including their e-mail addresses and telephone
numbers should be included with the application.  Materials reflecting past
teaching experience such as syllabi and teaching evaluations would be
helpful.

For full consideration, application materials should reach us no later than
February 28, 2001.

Inquiries about this instructorship and about the Hebrew program at the
University of Illinois should be sent to Rina Donchin, Director of the
Hebrew Program, at the above address.  E-mail is rdonchin at uiuc.edu, for
telephone inquiries, call (217) 244-3056.

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
Employer.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 26 21:44:15 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:44:15 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:North African Sword terminology query
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Date: 26 Dec 2000
From: Jim McDougall <jimmcdougall at hotmail.com>
Subject: North African Sword terminology query

Dear Sirs,
I am working on a project concerning the swords of North Africa, in
particular the kaskara of the Sudan and the takouba of the Tuareg tribes in
the Sahara. I am hoping to determine the literal meaning and etymology of
these terms.
Also, there are often etched inscriptions on the blades with Arabic form
script termed 'thuluth'. I have also seen similar script termed 'Kufic'.
Can you please help me understand these terms as well?
I very much look forward to your response and thank you very much for any
assistance,                Sincerely,   Jim McDougall

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 26 21:42:00 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:42:00 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Albuquerque etymology query
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Date: 26 Dec 2000
From:  Eloise Jelinek <jelinek at U.Arizona.EDU>
Subject: Albuquerque etymology query


Can anyone give me the correct etymology for the the word
"Albuquerque"?  I have been told that it originally had an
"r" in the second syllable.

Many thanks,

Eloise Jelinek

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 26 21:51:50 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:51:50 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Zayed University Positions
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1) Subject: Arabic and Islamic Studies Positions, Zayed University
2) Subject: Arabic Language Instructor Positions, Zayed University

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Date: 26 Dec 2000
From: Peter Bouton <phbouton at mohe.com>
Subject: Arabic and Islamic Studies Positions, Zayed University

FACULTY POSITIONS, ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES

The Department of Arabic and Islamic studies
Zayed University
United Arab Emirates

Zayed University is a new National University of the United Arab Emirates.
Currently operating on campuses in the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Zayed
University enjoys the full support of the United Arab Emirates government
as it builds itself to top international standards. The University was
founded in September 1998 upon the admission of the first freshman class of
1, 100 nonresidential women students. The mandate is to prepare Nationals,
women and men alike, for leadership roles in the future economic growth of
the country. English is the primary medium of instruction and
administration and Arabic plays a critical role.

The two founding campuses of Zayed University eventually will comprise a
student body of about 5,000 undergraduate students studying in six colleges
(the College of Arts and Science, Business Science, Communication and Media
Science, Education, Family Science and Information Systems). The University
will offer an active program of research and public service and graduate
programs are planned. Information technology supports all aspects of the
instructional program; all students own a laptop computer and campus
facilities are fully networked. Physical facilities are generally
sufficient to meet current needs. New campuses to be designed and
constructed within the next several years are planned for both locations.


The University invites applications for faculty positions (professors,
associate professors and assistant professors) in Arabic and/or Islamic
studies in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies. The Department is
located in the College of Arts and Science and offers academic programs
leading to the Baccalaureate degree in Arabic Studies. Other degree
programs, including graduate programs, may also be offered in the future.
The department contributes to the General Education program of the
University.

Salary and benefits are competitive by international standards. Living
conditions in the United Arab of Emirates are superb. Initial contracts are
for three years and are renewable. These positions are available in August
2001. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.

Successful candidates will have (1) a Doctorate Degree in Arabic and/or
Islamic Studies; (2) relevant teaching experience; and (3) a creative and
flexible personality with the ability to work well as a member of a team.

Preference will be given to candidates who are native speakers of Arabic
with excellent command of English.

Applications must include (1) a letter of application addressing relevant
experience and qualifications; (2) a current curriculum vitea; and (3) the
names, addresses and telephone/FAX numbers of three references. All
inquiries will be held in strict confidence; references will not be
contacted without the candidate¹s permission.

Potential Candidates should submit inquiries and applications by mail,
e-mail, or Fax to:

Mrs. Samira Abdalla
Cultural Division, UAE Embassy
1054  31st Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20007

E-mail: samira at mohe.com
Fax: (202) 342 1116

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Date: 26 Dec 2000
From: Peter Bouton <phbouton at mohe.com>
Subject: Arabic Language Instructor Positions, Zayed University

INSTRUCTORS, ARABIC LANGUAGE

The Arabic Language Center
Zayed University
United Arab Emirates

Zayed University is a new National University of the United Arab Emirates.
Currently operating on campuses in the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Zayed
University enjoys the full support of the United Arab Emirates government
as it builds itself to top international standards. The University was
founded in September 1998 upon the admission of the first freshman class of
1, 100 nonresidential women students. The mandate is to prepare Nationals,
women and men alike, for leadership roles in the future economic growth of
the country. English is the primary medium of instruction and
administration and Arabic plays a critical role.

The two founding campuses of Zayed University eventually will comprise a
student body of about 5,000 undergraduate students studying in six colleges
(the College of Arts and Science, Business Science, Communication and Media
Science, Education, Family Science and Information Systems). The University
will offer an active program of research and public service and graduate
programs are planned. Information technology supports all aspects of the
instructional program; all students own a laptop computer and campus
facilities are fully networked. Physical facilities are generally
sufficient to meet current needs. New campuses to be designed and
constructed within the next several years are planned for both locations.


The University invites applications for Instructors of Arabic in the Arabic
Language Center.  Located administratively in the College of Arts and
Science, the Center will provide academic services for the students of all
colleges of the University. The purposes of the Center are:

 1. To serve as a major student and faculty support facility, providing
instruction and advice to students for improvement of their written  and
oral Arabic language skills;
 2. To monitor the systematic development of students¹ Arabic language
competency in all aspects of their University studies in order to insure
that University standards for use of the Arabic language are met by
individual students at entry, intermediate and graduation levels; and
 3. To develop and offer a program in Arabic for non-native speakers.

Salary and benefits are competitive by international standards. Living
conditions in the United Arab of Emirates are superb.  Initial contracts
are for three years and are renewable. These positions are available in
August 2001. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.

Successful candidates will have (1) a Master¹s Degree in Arabic; (2) Arabic
language teaching experience, and (3) a creative and flexible personality
with the ability to work well as a member of a team.

Preference will be given to candidates who are native speakers of Arabic
with excellent command of English.

Applications must include (1) a letter of application addressing relevant
experience and qualifications; (2) a current curriculum vitea; and (3) the
names addresses and telephone/FAX numbers of three references. All
inquiries will be held in strict confidence; references will not be
contacted without the candidate¹s permission.

Candidates should submit inquiries and applications by mail, e-mail, or Fax to:

Mrs. Samira Abdalla
Cultural Division, UAE Embassy
1054  31st Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20007

E-mail: samira at mohe.com
Fax: (202) 342 1116

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec 27 22:56:49 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 15:56:49 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Albuquerque etymology responses
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1) Subject: Albuquerque etymology response
2) Subject: Albuquerque etymology response

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Date: 27 Dec 2000
From: Jim Rader <jrader at Merriam-Webster.com>
Subject: Albuquerque etymology response

The city of Albuquerque in New Mexico takes its name from a
Duque de Alburquerque who was viceroy of New Spain when the
city was founded in 1706.  The <r> in the 2nd syllable was dropped
sometime in the town's later history.

There are several noble lineages named "Albu(r)querque" in
Spanish and Portuguese history whose roots most likely go back
to the medieval "reconquest" of the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim
rulers.  Probably the best known at least in respect to the Islamic
world was the Portuguese nobleman Afonso de Albuquerque (1453-
1515), who conquered Goa in India and Melaka on the Malay
Peninsula from Muslim rulers. Their name must derive ultimately
from the town of Alburquerque in northwestern Badajoz province,
Spain, which was presumably a family appanage.  I have no
trustworthy information on the origin of this town name--someone
with access to Iberian toponymic studies is needed.  _A Dictionary
of Surnames_, by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges (Oxford Univ.
Press, 1988), claims that the name is "from Latin <alba> white
(fem.) + <quercus> oak."  From a Romance linguistic standpoint,
this is little better than semi-learned folk etymology.  Latin
<quercus> does not survive in Romance outside of some isolated
forms in Sardinia and southern Italy, and in any case there are all
sorts of phonetic objections one could raise to such a derivation.
My guess is that this name is either Arabic or Mozarabic (i.e., the
Iberian Romance speech of Muslim Spain) filtered through Arabic,
but I don't know what the true component elements are.

Jim Rader

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Date: 27 Dec 2000
From: aziz abbassi <moustique51 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Albuquerque etymology response

Just a hunch, to be confirmed later: the word may come from Arabic
Al-barquuq(i) (meaning plums). I have adavanced such thesis to some Spanish
teachers I work with and they seem convinced. The original word may have
been derived from "albaricoque" directclt from Arabic...
Incidentally, I believe that the same word may have given the Englis apricot
and others: ex fr. abricot etc...
Hope this is helpful.

Aziz Abbassi
Author, Translator
(International Education Management Service)
PO BOX 6030
Monterey, CA 93944
(831) 375-5969

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec 27 22:57:38 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 15:57:38 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabian Penninsula Map Query
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1) Subject: Arabian Penninsula Map Query

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Date: 27 Dec 2000
From: Ali Hussin <ahussin at study.haifa.ac.il>
Subject: Arabian Penninsula Map Query

Can anyone give me any information about a map of the "Arabia Peninsula"
in the classical era. Such a map is of E. G. Brawne and Jackson Ray.

Ali Hussein
Dept. of Arabic Language & Lit.
University of Haifa
Tel:972-4-8240075, Fax: 972-4-8249710
E-mail: ahussin at study.haifa.ac.il
Haifa, Israel, 31905

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec 27 22:59:17 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 15:59:17 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic on Windows-ME query
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1) Subject: Arabic on Windows-ME query

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Date: 27 Dec 2000
From: Eduardo Samara <samara at 2hn.com>
Subject: Arabic on Windows-ME query

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him.--Moderator]

Marhaba

I hope that you can help me, I have Windows_Me and I want to write txt in
Arabic,my Windows_Me  have a lot of languages but not Arabic language so
please tell me how I can include the Arabic language in my Windows_Me or how
I can resolve that.

I am writing you because I am in Central America and I don't have contact
with Arabic people as we are so little here.

Thank you in advance and waiting your reply soon

Happy Holidays

Eduard Samara

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec 27 23:01:38 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 16:01:38 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:cope, empower, start-up
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1) Subject: Translation queries: cope, empower, start-up

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Date: 27 Dec 2000
From: Rahel Halabe <rahel at telus.net>
Subject: Translation queries: cope, empower, start-up

I will appreciate your help in the following:

Are there Arabic equivalents to:

1. cope: like, "to cope with an illness"

2. to empower, empowerment: like: "empowerment of people who are sick with
cancer."

3. start-up company
 
Thanks,
 
Rahel Halabe

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec  1 16:24:41 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 10:24:41 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Another 'west' Response
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Date: 01 Dec 2000
From: "T.A. MCALLISTER" <ecl6tam at lucs-01.novell.leeds.ac.uk>
Subject: Another 'west' Response

Dear Mr Al-Amri,

I accidentally deleted your original email, so please accept my
apologies for any inaccuracies in what follows.

Your biggest problem is likely to be that there is no single definition of
the phrase "The West": it means many different things to different
people, at different times and in different contexts, and can even be
used with many different meanings by the same person. In practice,
it means whatever chaotic mishmash of (largely unexamined and
often unconscious) assumptions the writer or speaker assumes that it
includes in the context of whatever he or she happens to be talking
about at the time. It is one of those phrases which are often used as
a convenient shorthand for much more complicated ideas ... and such
shorthand phrases are very likely to be misunderstood.

This is especially true in newspapers. There are many honourable
exceptions, but not all journalists are highly educated or experts on
the subject-matter that they write about. Their prose is then
sometimes altered by editors who are more interested in making it
easily readable than in preserving fine distinctions of meaning, and
then articles are sometimes given misleading headlines which clearly
show that the headline-writer has not read the article carefully. "The
West" is a wonderful phrase for headlines: short, easy to read, and
clear enough for most readers to get the general idea, even if it is
somewhat imprecise.

You referred to "English papers" without defining whether you meant
papers published in England, papers published in Great Britain, papers
published in countries where English is the official or main language,
papers published in countries where English is a minority language or
all of the above. I can only speak with experience of those in Great
Britain, but there is no doubt that these vary from the (moderately)
literate to those whose incompetent use of the journalists' own
mother-tongue is the subject of frequent jokes. A comedian who
wants a cheap laugh need only claim to have found a long word in
one of our tabloid newspapers, pause, then say " ... it had five
letters". Attempts to analyse the usage of such writers are unlikely to
discover much beyond the obvious fact that much of the writing is
unsophisticated to the point of downright thoughtlessness.

Even in careful writing, much depends on context. Most political
writers would unhesitatingly include Australia in "The West",
regardless of whether it lies east or west of their own country.
Economists frequently refer to Japan as part of "the West". That
doesn't mean that they are ignorant of its geographical location; it is
simply easier to use that phrase than to explain at length that "Japan's
economic/political/legal system bears more resemblances to those
commonest in Western Europe and countries which have developed
similar systems derived from or modelled upon theirs, at least in part,
than it bears to the systems more common in some of its closer
geographical neighbours ..."  A journalist who wrote that sort of
clumsy prose would soon be looking for a new job.

The (implied) definition also changes over time: another member of
the list made a good point about Thomas Mann's novel "Der
Zauberberg". It is worth remembering that that that was written in
1924 (since when attitudes have changed greatly, including formality
in modes of address and, if we're lucky, noisy sex  :-), in German
(and therefore there are the usual problems of translating the
connotations of phrases) and also that Mann was very skilled at using
ironic language and frequently made his characters say outrageous
things, which did not represent his own views, in order to illustrate
their character-flaws. It is a good example, but must not be taken too
literally.

The same individual can use "the West" to mean different things in
different contexts, without meaning to be inconsistent. For example,
in a discussion of Western classical music, "the West" might include
Russia but not China, which has its own distinct classical traditions.
However, the same musican who used that phrase as shorthand in
his own subject would unhesitatingly agree that politically, until the
fall of the Wall, "The West" ended at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin,
but now it includes Poland, which is further east.

It would be wise to remember that many phrases which might be
used to define "the West" also vary in meaning across the English-
speaking world. To me, as a Brit, the word "Asia" suggests
somewhere east of an undefined point somewhere on the Indian
subcontinent, but Americans (and, I must admit, geographers) often
use it to mean anywhere east of Istanbul. My usage of the term in
that context is probably not even plausible, let alone correct. It is,
however, convenient and traditional amongst the people to whom I
speak most often, and like many people, I am prey to the sin of
laziness, and use imprecise language if there is a reasonable
likelihood that the people I am talking to will understand it in the
sense that I mean it.

That laziness is natural, and can often be mistaken for prejudice. (I
am not denying that prejudice exists, merely pointing out that it is not
the only explanation for certain phenomena.) Almost all peoples tend
naturally to consider the world from their own location in it, and
always have done. For millenia, China referred to itself as "The
Middle Kingdom", which was perfectly natural. In medieval times,
maps drawn in Europe tended to put Heaven and/or Jerusalem at the
top, and the rest of the known world (i.e. Europe and a thin sliver of
North Africa) below that, thus placing East at the top, which is the
origin of the phrase "orientation". The change to putting the North at
the top came about during the times of the great explorers, and, since
they tended to go in all directions from Europe, Europe tended to be
placed in the centre, in order to show the extent of the known world
to either side.

I live in Britain, which was firmly right at the bottom of the older
maps. It certainly *feels* very, er ... Western: to my east there are
lots of countries in a huge landmass, but to my west there is only one
small landmass, Ireland, between me and three thousand miles of
empty Atlantic Ocean. In that context, "the West" is a very useful
and natural term to use, and is readily understood by my neighbours,
because its somewhat blurred borders are so far away that in most
contexts their exact definition is not necessary.

I don't want to imply that your project is impossible or not worth
attempting, but it would probably be wise to define very carefully its
scope, the sources, the contexts and the subjects to be examined, as
well as the target-audience for each use of the phrase. You are
taking on a huge and difficult task; good luck ... you'll need it!

Best wishes.

Alec.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec  5 21:51:10 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:51:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN: Professor Mohamed Abu-Talib Appreciation
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Date: 05 Dec 2000
From: Moha Ennaji & Fatima Sadiqi <estry at fesnet.net.ma>
Subject: Professor Mohamed Abu-Talib Appreciation


Dear colleagues and friends,


The Moroccan linguistic community is extremely saddened by the death of
Professor Mohamed Abu-Talib. He passed away on Saturday 25 November at 7 pm
in a Rabat hospital, where he spent more than three months fighting
illness. He had actually been sick for three years. He fought the disease
with great courage and determination until the last minute of his life. He
was 67 years old. He was buried in his hometown, Fes, on Sunday 26 November
at 4 pm.

Professor Mohamed Abu-Talib worked as Professor of English language and
linguistics at Mohamed V University in Rabat for over thirty years. He was
one of the active founders and the spiritual father of The Moroccan
Association of Teachers of English. He participated in almost all the
annual conferences of the Association; his papers and the debates he
indulged in were always fruitful and stimulating.
Professor Mohamed Abu-Talib was a great scholar and a good friend.

Our deepest condolences go to all his colleagues and friends in Morocco and
abroad. We will always remember Prof. Mohamed Abu-talib as an original,
deeply Moroccan, outstanding researcher and thinker.

May God have him in His Mercy. Amen.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec  5 21:53:09 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:53:09 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Middlebury Summer 2001
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Date: 05 Dec 2000
From: Nabil Abdelfattah <nabil.abdelfattah at wmich.edu>
Subject: Middlebury Summer 2001

ARABIC SCHOOL - MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
SUMMER 2001
June 8 - August 10, 2001
The Arabic School at Middlebury College is now accepting applications for
the summer session of 2001. The nine-week program extends from June 8 -
August 10. Students are placed in various levels based on oral and written
placement tests in addition to transcripts and recommendation letters.
Tuition and fees, which include room and board, are $6,340. Financial aid
is on first come first served basis and is allocated according to financial
need.
The School offers elementary, high elementary, intermediate, high
intermediate and advanced courses in the nine-week session. The curriculum
emphasizes reading, speaking, writing, listening and culture, all of which
are practiced naturally in and out of class. Students must sign a language
pledge that they will use Arabic exclusively as the language of
communication throughout the summer. Thanks to the language pledge, the
total immersion approach, and the diversity of curricular and co-curricular
activities, students not only learn Arabic, they live Arabic. The lively
variety of activities and lectures, cultural and social events, Arab
dinners and field trips, frequent screening of Arabic films, clubs devoted
to Arab cooking, dance, music, poetry, calligraphy, and live Arabic
television broadcasts provide experience in all facets of Arabic language
and culture.
The School is making ever-greater use of technology for learning. All
students have access to Arabic software and Internet services all over
campus. Reading and listening materials are all authentic. The School has
its own language lab. Students have access to the textbook audio and video
segments in digitized sound and picture available on line. The School
subscribe to a variety of daily and weekly Arabic newspapers and magazines,
which are made available to students, in addition to an extensive
collection of Arabic music tapes, CDs and films from many parts of the Arab
World.
For more detailed information, inquiries or to obtain application forms and
brochures, we encourage you to check out the Arabic School website at
www.middlebury.edu/~ls/arabic You can also contact us by e-mail at
languages at middlebury.edu or by calling one of the following individuals:
Dr. Nabil Abdelfattah
Director of the Arabic School
Phone: (616) 387-2933
E-mail: nabil.abdelfattah at wmich.edu
?
Mrs. Amy Comes
Coordinator of the Arabic School
Phone: (802) 443-2006
E-mail: comes at middlebury.edu


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec  5 21:54:04 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:54:04 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Mekkawy lyrics location
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Date: 05 Dec 2000
From: "Munther A. Younes" <may2 at cornell.edu>
Subject: Mekkawy lyrics location

For those who are interested in the lyrics of Mekkawy's "il-Ardh
btitkallim <arabi", they can be found in Fu'ad Haddad's collection
of poetry "Al-Haml al-Filastiini", p. 45. If you have trouble
locating the reference, let me know, and I'll mail you a copy. I
would like to thank Ola from AUC, who gave me the reference.


	Munther Younes
	Cornell University

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec  5 21:55:12 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:55:12 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:VU/ABU Summer Program
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1) Subject: VU/ABU Summer Program

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Date: 05 Dec 2000
From: Shams Inati <shams.inati at villanova.edu>
Subject: VU/ABU Summer Program

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
INTENSIVE ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Al al-Bayt University - Mafraq, JORDAN
Eight-week Summer Program, June 30 to August 25, 2001


Program

The purpose of the eight-week Arabic Language and Literature Program is to
develop proficiency in the Arabic language and to be introduced to Arabic
culture and society. The program is intended for undergraduates who  seek a
summer of intensive reading, writing and speaking Arabic. Al al-Bayt University
is one of the leading private universities in Jordan today, and is located
outside the northeastern Jordanian town of Mafraq; the town of some 55,000
people lies on the main highways between Amman (35 miles to the southwest) and
Damascus (150 miles to the north).

The Arabic courses are especially designed to expand students= knowledge of
practical vocabulary and functional grammar, and to increase fluency and
naturalness in the use of Literary Arabic for oral and written communication.
Daily activities will include four (4) hours of classroom instruction used for
discussions, oral drill practice, compositions and diagnosis of the written
work. Students choose one of the following levels of Arabic, and upon
completion
of four weeks of work will receive either 3, 5 or 6 Villanova undergraduate
credits depending on the level of Arabic studied; if studying for the entire
eight weeks, the student then receives 6, 10 or 12 Villanova undergraduate
credit:


ARB 1111/1112   Intensive Basic Arabic. A study of basic fus=ha or modern
standard Arabic, including basic reading vocabulary and writing skills.


12 credits.
ARB 1121/1122   Intensive Intermediate Arabic. Intensive practice in newspaper
and essay reading with conversation and composition.  10 credits.

ARB 1131/1132   Intensive Advanced Arabic. Intensive practice in
composition and
conversation with extensive supplementary reading.  6 credits.
ARB 2100	      		Arabic Literature in Translation. The major
works of modern
Arabic literature in translation.  	3 credits.


Housing and Meals

Students are housed in dormitories on the Al al-Bayt University campus, or take
private apartments in Mafraq. They normally take their meals in facilities on
campus or in town.

Field Trips

Al al-Bayt University organizes field trips to the ancient Roman city of
Jerash, the medieval castle of Ajloun, and to archaeological sites in northern
and southern Jordan including trips to Karnak and Petra.


 Program  Requirements

2.50 GPA or better on a 4.0 scale; non-Villanova students must provide a
recent official university transcript of their undergraduate work.
C University student status in good standing without disciplinary probation.
C Completed Villanova application to be returned to the Office of International
Studies at Geraghty Hall, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue,
Villanova,
PA 19085-1699, and attendance at all orientation sessions; non-Villanova
students must contact Dr. Shams Inati (VU/ABU Program Director) at 610/519-7301
for the orientation materials.
C A visa is required for travel to Jordan; visa information can be obtained
from
the nearest Jordanian consulate or the Embassy in Washington, DC. Upon arrival
at the University, students will be given temporary residence permits for the
duration of the program.

Program Costs

The comprehensive cost is $2,150 which includes tuition, room and full board,
transfer, field trips, health and medical insurance and fees.  The
transatlantic
air ticket, optional travel and personal expenses are not included. Villanova
designates a travel agent to handle all international travel.

Payment Schedule

The Application is due on March 12th ; the non-refundable $250 commitment
fee is
due on receipt of the letter of acceptance.
2nd  payment is due on March 26th 	    $ 1,000
3rd  payment is due on April 23rd           1,000
TOTAL    $2,250

Please make all checks payable to VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY and send to the
Office of
International Studies, Geraghty Hall, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster
Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085-1699.  For further information, please contact
610/519-7393.

Program Schedule

June 30, Saturday - Lv. Newark International
July 1, Sunday   -	 Ar. Amman International/transfer to Mafraq and the Al
al-Bayt University campus
July 2 to August 24  -   Eight weeks of classes at Al al-Bayt University; two
1-day field trips in Northern
Jordan and one 3-day field trip to Petra
August 25,  Saturday  -  Lv. Amman International/Ar. Newark International

 All students must contact Dr. Shams Inati in  St. Augustine Center, Room 125,
or call 610/519-7301, or e-mail at: shams.inati at villanova.edu for an
application
and interview in order to be accepted into the program. Then, all completed
application materials are to be returned to the Office of International Studies
at Geraghty Hall. For further information, please call 610/519-7393.

NOTICE: Villanova University reserves the right to modify or cancel the Program
if circumstances warrant.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec  6 00:01:54 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 18:01:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING: Syllabic combination in Arabic
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Date: 05 Dec 2000
From: Melissa Barkat <Melissa.Barkat at ish-lyon.cnrs.fr>
Subject: Syllabic combination in Arabic

Dear Arabic 'Lers,

Could anyone tell me precisely what kind of syllabic combination  are
possible (or impossible) in Arabic ?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Melissa Barkat (PhD)
Charg?e de recherche CNRS
Laboratoire Dynamique du Langage
Institut des Sciences de l'Homme
14, avenue Berthelot 69363 Lyon Cedex 07

Tel +0033 4 72 72 64 77
Fax +0033 4 72 72 65 90
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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec  6 00:02:40 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 18:02:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Quark etc. Training Query
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1) Subject: Quark etc. Training Query

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Date: 05 Dec 2000
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject: Quark etc. Training Query

Fellow List Members,

In hopes of improving and developing tools for the Arabic language
and technology, I appreciate any help in finding resources for
Training materials in any form, as per the request, below.

> Dear George
>
>  I need a small favor from you.
>
>  Are there any professional training centers around you that provide
training
>  on QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Pre-Press issues?
>
>  If there are any, can you buy us their courses, or books that they
>  distribute or any documentation on their courses?
>
>  Also, can you suggest some nice training material, manuals, CDs, Books,
>  Videos on the above products?
>

Your suggestions and remarks have always been a great help.
Thanks for your input and all the information that you provide.

Happy Holidays,

George N. Hallak
AramediA Group
761 Adams Street
Boston, MA 02122, USA

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec  6 19:16:10 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 13:16:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabization Conference Announcement
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1) Subject: Arabization Conference Announcement

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Date: 06 Dec 2000
From: Tourabi Abderrezzak <tourabi at iera.um5souissi.ac.ma>
Subject: Arabization Conference Announcement

Dear All
It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the Conference
organized by the Institute for the Study and Research on Arabization, in

Rabat-Morocco, on:
"Language Issues" due to take place from May 3 to 6, 2000.
Attached is the call for papers.
We look forward to meeting you,
Sincerely yours
Abderrezzak Tourabi
The Organizing Comittee

The Institute of Studies
 and Research for Arabization                         Colloquium from 3
to 6/5/2000
Rabat-MOROCCO


                            LANGUAGE  ISSUES

Language issues are often are as of urgent concern for most countries
including ours. They mainly relate to fields such as education and
literacy, reasoning and cultural typologies, mass-media, communication,
sciences and techniques, economy, administration, regional diversity and

national unity, types of linguistic policies, memory, religion,
ethnicity, identity, gender, psychology, research and tool production.
In the absence of a global, dynamic and modern vision, language issues
are either wrongly raised or ignored. They receive inadequate or narrow
ideological treatment in the lack of quality of conception, execution,
clarity, coherence and political willingness, in addition to the lack of

cooperation with regard to standardization, variation, and
communication between academic and political worlds.

To examine these issues, the current Colloquium seeks to persue the
following objectives:

a. to survey the state of the art with a view to identifying the
relevant forms and viable articulations of these issues

b. to make it possible for governmental and political officials,
corporation and industry representatives and non-governmental
associations as well as academians to adequately formulate these
questions and provide appropriate answers.

c. to establish links between the various stakeholders to come up with
mutually shared responses and practices.

d. to draw a parallel between national proposals and solutions and
international debates and experiences

The Colloquium will be an opportunity for responsibles, academia, and
national and international experts to debate these sensitive issues
objectively and suggest manageable action plans taking into account
different parameters of the complexity of the process. The Colloquium
will  typically address the following themes:

1. Language, education, and literacy.
2. Reasoning and cultural typologies and types of linguistic policies
3. Language, mass-media, and communication
4. Economy, administration, sciences and techniques
5. Regional diversity, national unity, and globalization
6. Memory, religion, ethnicity, identity, modernity, gender and psychism

7. Life, evolution, and death of languages; research and tools

The languages used in the Colloquium will be Arabic, French, and
English. The Colloquium is due to take place from 3 to 6 May 2001 at the

IERA. Abstracts should be sent ( in 3 copies + disquette) to the
organizing Committee before 15 February 2001, and application forms
before  January 30th, 2001.

 For information and correspondence, please contact:


IERA ?Language Issues ?
BP 6216 Rabat-Instituts Maroc
Phone: 212-37 7730 12, 37730 05
Fax: 212-37 77 20 65
E-mail: ittissaal @iera,um5souissi.ac.ma








The Institute of Studies
 and Research for Arabization                         Colloquium from 3
to 6/5/2000



LANGUAGE  ISSUES


Language issues are often are as of urgent concern for most countries
including ours. They mainly relate to fields such as education and
literacy, reasoning and cultural typologies, mass-media, communication,
sciences and techniques, economy, administration, regional diversity and
national unity, types of linguistic policies, memory, religion,
ethnicity, identity, gender, psychology, research and tool production.
In the absence of a global, dynamic and modern vision, language issues
are either wrongly raised or ignored. They receive inadequate or narrow
ideological treatment in the lack of quality of conception, execution,
clarity, coherence and political willingness, in addition to the lack of
cooperation with regard to standardization, variation, and
communication between academic and political worlds.

To examine these issues, the current Colloquium seeks to persue the
following objectives:

a. to survey the state of the art with a view to identifying the
relevant forms and viable articulations of these issues

b. to make it possible for governmental and political officials,
corporation and industry representatives and non-governmental
associations as well as academians to adequately formulate these
questions and provide appropriate answers.

c. to establish links between the various stakeholders to come up with
mutually shared responses and practices.

d. to draw a parallel between national proposals and solutions and
international debates and experiences

The Colloquium will be an opportunity for responsibles, academia, and
national and international experts to debate these sensitive issues
objectively and suggest manageable action plans taking into account
different parameters of the complexity of the process. The Colloquium
will  typically address the following themes:

1. Language, education, and literacy.
2. Reasoning and cultural typologies and types of linguistic policies
3. Language, mass-media, and communication
4. Economy, administration, sciences and techniques
5. Regional diversity, national unity, and globalization
6. Memory, religion, ethnicity, identity, modernity, gender and psychism

7. Life, evolution, and death of languages; research and tools

The languages used in the Colloquium will be Arabic, French, and
English. The Colloquium is due to take place from 3 to 6 May 2001 at the
IERA. Abstracts should be sent ( in 3 copies + disquette) to the
organizing Committee before 15 February 2001, and application forms
before  January 30th, 2001.

 For information and correspondence, please contact:


IERA "Language Issues "
BP 6216 Rabat-Instituts Maroc
Phone: 212-37 7730 12, 37730 05
Fax: 212-37 77 20 65
E-mail: ittissaal @iera,um5souissi.ac.ma



The Institute of Studies
 and Research for Arabization                         Colloquium from 3 to
6/5/2000



LANGUAGE  ISSUES


Language issues are often are as of urgent concern for most countries
including ours. They mainly relate to fields such as education and
literacy, reasoning and cultural typologies, mass-media, communication,
sciences and techniques, economy, administration, regional diversity and
national unity, types of linguistic policies, memory, religion, ethnicity,
identity, gender, psychology, research and tool production. In the absence
of a global, dynamic and modern vision, language issues are either wrongly
raised or ignored. They receive inadequate or narrow ideological treatment
in the lack of quality of conception, execution, clarity, coherence and
political willingness, in addition to the lack of cooperation with regard
to standardization, variation, and  communication between academic and
political worlds.

To examine these issues, the current Colloquium seeks to persue the
following objectives:

a. to survey the state of the art with a view to identifying the relevant
forms and viable articulations of these issues

b. to make it possible for governmental and political officials,
corporation and industry representatives and non-governmental associations
as well as academians to adequately formulate these questions and provide
appropriate answers.

c. to establish links between the various stakeholders to come up with
mutually shared responses and practices.

d. to draw a parallel between national proposals and solutions and
international debates and experiences

The Colloquium will be an opportunity for responsibles, academia, and
national and international experts to debate these sensitive issues
objectively and suggest manageable action plans taking into account
different parameters of the complexity of the process. The Colloquium will
typically address the following themes:

1. Language, education, and literacy.
2. Reasoning and cultural typologies and types of linguistic policies
3. Language, mass-media, and communication
4. Economy, administration, sciences and techniques
5. Regional diversity, national unity, and globalization
6. Memory, religion, ethnicity, identity, modernity, gender and psychism
7. Life, evolution, and death of languages; research and tools

The languages used in the Colloquium will be Arabic, French, and English.
The Colloquium is due to take place from 3 to 6 May 2001 at the IERA.
Abstracts should be sent ( in 3 copies + disquette) to the organizing
Committee before 15 February 2001, and application forms before  January
30th, 2001.

 For information and correspondence, please contact:


IERA "Language Issues "
BP 6216 Rabat-Instituts Maroc
Phone: 212-37 7730 12, 37730 05
Fax: 212-37 77 20 65
E-mail: ittissaal @iera,um5souissi.ac.ma

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec  6 19:17:05 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 13:17:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Syllabic combination response
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Date: 06 Dec 2000
From: Tourabi Abderrezzak <tourabi at iera.um5souissi.ac.ma>
Subject: Syllabic combination response

The syllabic combinations possible in Arabic are the following:
CV; CVC; CVV; CVCC; CVVC.
The impossible ones are: *VC; *VCC; *CCV; *CCVC.
In other words, all the syllable in Arabic begin obligatory with a consonant,
and end optionally with a consonant.
Hope that can help.
Best
Tourabi

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 17:35:31 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:35:31 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Another Quark Query
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1)
Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: Charles Davey <nomura at biostat.cpmc.columbia.edu>
Subject: Another Quark Query

Dear friends:

I am just subscribing to the list, so please excuse me if this topic is old
hat.

I have a client who wants me to design their book in English and Arabic. Can I
use Nisus to enter the Arabic, and then import it into Quark or are the
fonts incompatible?

Thanks for your help. I have a Mac system (8.06) and English Quark.

Charles Davey
212-865-9808

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:29:52 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Syllable Responses
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1) Subject: Arabic Syllable Response
2) Subject: Arabic Syllable Response
2) Subject: Arabic Syllable Response

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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: Alex Bellem <ab89 at soas.ac.uk>
Subject: Arabic Syllable Response

Most people argue for CV, CVV and CVC (Ellen Broselow with Cairene
Arabic for example springs to mind, but there are numerous references).
However, one could argue that Arabic supports CV only, an argument which
I am researching at the moment. I believe that a paper has been written
arguing that Moroccan Arabic has only CV syllables (under a Government
analysis). Older descriptive grammars of Arabic mentioned at least five
syllable types, in addition to those mentioned CVVC and CVCC. I am
working towards a CV-only analysis of Arabic (in all its
manifestations). However, if you're interested in a 'surface'
appearance, then you may have to bear in mind the different dialects,
because, for example, different syllable clusters appear to be permitted
in different dialects, and north African dialects behave quite
differently from Eastern Mediterranean and Gulf.

HTH,

Alex Bellem
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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: Safa Jubran <jubran at osite.com.br>
Subject: Arabic Syllable Response

All the syllabic combinations that Tourabi mentioned are correct, but it's
important to add that V in these locations may be long or short
Safa

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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: Kimary Shahin <knshahin at hotmail.com>
Subject: Arabic Syllable Response


At least in colloquial Palestinian Arabic, onsetless syllables are licit
word-internally, e.g., ma-.a.ja 'he didn't come', ma.ri.uul 'apron'.

Kimary Shahin
Dept. of English
Birzeit University
tel: 972-2-298-2177 (dept), 972-2-296-4504 (res.)

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 16:30:54 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:30:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Business Arabic Query
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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: sam231 <sam231 at gwu.edu>
Subject: Business Arabic Query

Dear colleagues,
I received this message, I suggested Dr. Rammmuny's "Advanced Business
Arabic".
If you have any other suggestions, I would be grateful.
Regards.
Samia Montasser

From: Jamal Attar <jamattar at cyberia.net.lb>

Dear Professor Samia Sayed Montasser

Salamat Professor  Samia from Lebanon. I would be grateful if you may
suggest any text or material for the Arabic for Business course I have
started teaching at Hariri Canadian Academy in Mechref-Lebanon. This
course focusses on business letter writing (including e-mailing) in
Arabic, transaltion from  English to Arabic and vice versa plus
presentation techniques  and mastery in Arabic of idioms relevant to the
School of business. I have been using one book by Mohammad Fatih
al-Mudarris entitled Fann al-Murasalaat al-Tijariyya. Its only mishap is
that the examples are  mostly in english. Thanks for any suggestion
wassalam.

Respectfully,

Jamal el-'Attar, Ph.D (Edin.) Arabic and civilization studies.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 17:36:54 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:36:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:MSA Stops query
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Date: 15 Dec 2000
>>From mohd <mohd at mail.ukans.edu>
Subject: MSA Stops query

Hi All,
I'd like also to inquire about MSA stops, the voiced and their voiceless
counterparts.I'm familiar with the following
b: voiced bilabial
t:voiceless alveolar
d:voiced alveolar
k: voiceless velar
g:voiced velar
Mohammad Al-Masri

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 17:38:07 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:38:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic Microsoft problems
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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject: Arabic Microsoft problems

Dear Arabists,

We appreciate comments, speculation, and/or tips that you may
come up with, to help the Institute:

>>
Dear George,
I'm working for the Arabic Teaching Institute in Bochum, Germany (LSI).

Today we wanted to ask you about a problem with our Arabic Microsoft
programs because we thought you know a lot more people who work with
these programs. Until two years ago we worked with Word 6.0 and were
perfectly happy with it. We could switch off ligatures to make reading
easy for beginners, we could easily write lists of vocabulary because
working in tables with different languages and directions was possible
and all these things. Then we changed to Windows 95 and Word 97 and
things became more difficult, writing paragraphs in blocks we had to
search a long time to discover how to regulate so that for example the I
in wazir wouldn't be longer than the r in the end and so on. Also
avoiding ligatures became more complicated because right now you have to
type a special short cut for every ligature you want to avoid.
Some months ago we decides to try Office 2000 and there you typing in
Arabic and especially in two languages, two fonts and two directions,
German and Arabic, becomes much more complicated because language and
direction are not automatically linked and working for example in a
table with in advance differently marked cells you have nevertheless to
change every time you move to a new cell and always be very careful to
have the right language and the right direction.
So now we really have to think about what we are going to do in the
future. We haven't got a lot of exchange with people using Arabic
programs so we wanted to ask you about your experiences and perhaps
about an advice what to do.
We really would appreciate your help very much and remain
Yours sincerely,
Michaela Kleinhaus
Michaela.Kleinhaus at ruhr-uni-bochum.de (Michaela Kleinhaus)
>>

I am sure Michaela and the institute will appreciate your input.
Thanks and Happy Holidays.

Best Regards,

George N. Hallak
AramediA Group
761 Adams Street
Boston, MA 02122, USA

http://www.aramedia.com
mailto:info at aramedia.com
T 617-825-3044 F 265-9648

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 16:32:53 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:32:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: grellag1 at georgetown.edu
Subject: New Book:Brustad:Comparative Dialects

Georgetown University Press is very pleased to announce the publication
of a new book,

The Syntax of Spoken Arabic
A Comparative Study of Moroccan, Egyptian, Syrian, and Kuwaiti Dialects
by Kristen E. Brustad

This book is the first comparative study of the syntax of Arabic
dialects, based on natural language data recorded in Morocco, Egypt,
Syria, and Kuwait. These four dialect regions are geographically diverse
and representative of four distinct dialect groups.

Kristen E. Brustad has adopted an analytical approach that is both
functional and descriptive, combining insights from discourse analysis,
language typology, and pragmatics?the first time such an approach has
been used in the study of spoken Arabic syntax. An appendix includes
sample texts from her data.

Brustad's work provides the most nuanced description available to date
of spoken Arabic syntax, widens the theoretical base of Arabic
linguistics, and gives both scholars and students of Arabic tools for
greater cross-dialect comprehension.

Kristen E. Brustad is an associate professor of Arabic at Emory
University. She is co-author, with Mahmoud Al-Batal and Abbas Al-Tonsi,
of the Arabic language program  "Al-Kitaab fii Ta allum al-Arabiyya: A
Textbook for Arabic," published by Georgetown University Press.

 464 pp.ISBN 0-87840-789-8, paper, $39.95

Ordering information:

In the U.S. and countries not listed below, send orders (prepaid in U.S.
dollars, by check, Visa, or Mastercard) to:
Georgetown University Press
 P.O. Box 4866, Baltimore, MD  21211-0866

U.S. Phone:  1-800-246-9606 or 410-516-6995
FAX:  410-516-6998

Please include shipping and handling fee:  US: $4.00 first copy, $.75
per additional copy. Foreign: $5.50 first copy, $1.50 per additional
copy (surface mail).
(DC orders please add 5.75% sales tax).

For the countries below, please contact distributor directly for pricing
information and shipping fees.. Prices may vary outside U.S.

Canadian customers: Please order from Scholarly Book Services, 473
Adelaide Street West, 4th Floor, Toronto, ONT M5V 1T1; Telephone
800-847-9736.
FAX 800-220-9895.

UK and Europe : Send orders to Georgetown University Press,  c/o
Plymbridge Distributors, Ltd., Estover Road, Plymouth PL6 7PY, United
Kingdom.
Telephone 44 (0) 1752 202301.  FAX 44 (0) 1752 202333.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Dec 15 17:40:18 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:40:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Article
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1) Subject: New Article: Arabic Code Switching

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Date: 15 Dec 2000
From: from LINGUIST
Subject: New Article: Arabic Code Switching

The announcement for:

Multilingua
Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication
Editor: Richard J. Watts
ISSN 0167-8507

Volume 19-4 (2000)

included the following article of interest to our subscribers:

Yousef Bader and Denise D. Minnis
Morphological and syntactic code-switching in the speech of an
Arabic-English bilingual child

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 19 16:16:17 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:16:17 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Quark Response
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Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject: Quark Response

For the benefit of the list, you may like to know that you
need Layout's ArabicXT for QuarkXPress, in order to DTP
in Arabic.

ArabicXT for QuarkXPress (Multilingual DTP)...

ArabicXT is an XTension that turns QuarkXPress
into an Arabic professional Desktop Publisher
(DTP) software. All the features of QuarkXPress
3.32 or 4.0 and up, are available now for the
Arabic language.

ArabicXT is available for Mac, PowerMac, and
PC Windows platforms. It runs on your operating
system and does not require the Arabized Windows
operating system.

ArabicXT takes care of all the Arabic language
requirements and adds several features to
QuarkXPress itself as to adapt it to the
requirements of the Right to Left Arabic language.

ArabicXT is very widely used by professional
advertising agencies, publishing houses and
large newspapers and magazines.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for more
information. Free Demos are available on our site:

 http://www.arabicsoftware.net

You are welcome to contact me, anytime.

Happy Holidays,

George N. Hallak
AramediA Group
761 Adams Street
Boston, MA 02122, USA

http://www.aramedia.com
mailto:info at aramedia.com
T 617-825-3044 F 265-9648

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 19 16:20:18 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:20:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN: Views on Microsoft vs Apple
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1) Subject: View on Microsoft vs Apple
2) Subject: Response to View on Microsoft vs Apple

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Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: Mordechai Kedar <mkedar at mail.biu.ac.il>
Subject: View on Microsoft vs Apple

[moderator's note: this message was cc'd to George when it was sent to me,
and George sent a reply, so I've included the reply here.  Dil]

Dear Ms. Kleinhaus

I am sure that neither Bill Gates nor George Hallaq will like what I am
going to write to you, but truth should be said, afala ta'qilUn.

I am using a Macintosh (LC475 which is parallel to 486 PC) for more than 6
(SIX!!!) years already. Yes, the same old computer with 80MB hard disc and
a 33MHZ processor. I wrote my Ph. D. dissertation on it which is basically
in Hebrew but contains a LOT of Arabic and English texts. Changing
language is very easy, and there are many lines which contain texts in all
the three languages. Add to this the easiness of operating the system, its
stability and friendliness, and you will understand why  my Arabist
friends and I don't even think about going back to PC. As a matter of
fact, I do have a PC (pentium) for internet, since I am too lazy to teach
my old Mac how to get into the web. for email (English text only) it is
perfect,  and for images I use (once a week) my PC. I am perfectly happy
with all the linguistic tools of the Mac, especially the BEST
multilingual word  processor ever created, NISUS. Therefore I highly
recommend a "hijra" to the Mac environment, especially since their new
computers are really the best in the market.

However you should make sure that the Mac provides you with:
1. a good access to Arabic web sites if you need it (try it
on teshreen.com),
2. a good email program which supports Arabic messages.
3. a good converter to convert your documents from PC/Word to Mac/Nisus.
(my old Israeli-made converter supports only Hebrew and European
languages. Nisus might have (or know about) newer converters to deal with
Arabic and European languages).

Nisus software house has a whole variety of software and you can ask them
any question connected to net and web services in Arabic. Try their web
site or email:  sales at nisus.com.  Their dealer in Israel is very good, and
I am sure that they have good one (or more) in Germany.

If net and/or web services in Arabic are impossible in the Mac, you might
think of leaving them in the PC environment, but I do believe that Apple
and/or Nisus can find good solution to any of your needs.

As to prices, Apple computers and some software are more expensive than
PC's, but their superiority over PC makes the investment worthy.

Just to make it clear: I hold no stock of neither Apple nor Nisus or any
other company connected to the Macintosh. I am just a happy Mac and Nisus
user.

Dr. Mordechai Kedar
Dept. of Arabic
Bar-Ilan University
52900 Ramat Gan
Israel
Phone + Fax +972 9 7449162
www.biu.ac.il/faculty/mordechai_kedar.html

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1)
Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject: View on Microsoft vs Apple

Dear Mordechai,

I take your comments as a compliment, I mean to put my
name alongside Bill Gates'!

Anyway, to make my purpose clear, I am here to help people
access Middle Eastern languages software, be it Mac or PC.

Commercially, I try to offer both platforms, I am a PC user,
hence, I know it better than Mac.

Maybe the makers of Mac are great technicians, I think,
they are lousy egotistical business people.

I get calls from all over the world to showcase their products
on AramediA's site, I do not differentiate between platforms.
If the product is good and serves the purpose of my clients,
I simply carry it. O, they have to have a superior technical
support system. I know, you're gonna say Mac won't need
much tech support :-)

All the best,

George

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 19 16:09:11 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:09:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:medjool query
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Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: Jim Rader <jrader at Merriam-Webster.com>
Subject: medjool query

Another query for the always helpful subscribers of Arabic-L:

The word <medjool> is the most common English spelling for a
variety of date now grown in southern California and elsewhere in
the U.S.  Indications are that this variety is of Moroccan origin.  In
Harrell, et al., _A Dictionary of Moroccan Arabic_ (Georgetown UP,
1966), the word <mez^hul> (read hacek over the z) is defined only
in the collocation <tmer. mez^hul>, "superior variety of date(s)."
Can anyone tell me the literal meaning and origin of the Moroccan
Arabic word <mez^hul>?  The only point of contact I can see with
Modern Standard Arabic is <majhu:l>, "unknown, unanonymous,"
as given in Wehr/Cowan's dictionary, which hardly fits the context.
I had hoped the _Encyclopaedia of Islam_ might shed some light,
but the fairly detailed article on <nakhl> discusses the palm, not
the fruit; there is a cross-reference to <tamr>, suggesting there
would be a full article, but, alas, the entry <tamr> in the T volume
is only a cross-reference back to <nakhl>.

Any suggestions would be appreciated--Jim Rader.
Jim Rader
Etymology Editor
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
47 Federal St., P.O. Box 281
Springfield MA 01102
http://www.merriamwebster.com

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 19 16:14:56 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:14:56 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Stops response
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Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: Waheed Samy <wasamy at umich.edu>
Subject: Stops response

b: voiced bilabial
t:voiceless alveolar
d:voiced alveolar
k: voiceless velar
g:voiced velar
Mohammad Al-Masri

add to your list the velarized versions of /t/ and /d/
also the voiceless uvular /q/
and the glottal /?/

Waheed

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 19 16:10:53 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:10:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Linguistic Research Journal
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Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: Tourabi Abderrezzak <tourabi at iera.um5souissi.ac.ma>
Subject: Linguistic Research Journal

Dear All
Attached is the Editorial Statement and the content of the 9th issue of
the Linguistic Research Journal published by the Institute for Study and
Research on Arabization, Rabat-MOROCCO.
Best regards
A. Tourabi




Editorial Statement


We are very pleased to present the seventh and eighth issue of Linguistic
Research / ?abhaat lisaaniyya. The journal is intended to be an active
forum for discussion, interaction, and integration of theoritical and
applied research on Arabic and other languages within a comparative
framework. Work on Semitic and African languages will be particularly
encouraged.

The journal will include contributions in the following topics and disciplines:
- theoretically oriented work in linguistic sciences, including syntax,
morphology, phonology, lexicology, semantics, pragmatics, language
acquisition, cognitive science, corpus linguistics, etc.
- applied research especially in the domains of computational linguistics,
terminology, translation, didactics, language planning, communication, and
language variation
- interdisciplinary research
- reviews of important contributions in those fields
- replies or critiques
- brief descriptions of computational or didactic tools, especially those
applied to Arabic.

Contributions can be written in Arabic, English, or French. Manuscripts are
subjected to a thorough review, which would hopefully contribute to
improving their content and presentation.

Contributors are asked to submit their manuscripts in three copies.
Articles should not exceed 25 to 30 pages (double spaced). Very long
articles will be included only exceptionally. Final versions of accepted
texts should be preferably edited on Word 6.0 (or later versions) and made
available on floppy disks (using PC or Mac). Guidelines for authors are
available from the editors. Manuscripts are not returnable.

We hope to create an active forum of research on Arabic and languages in
the area, situated with respect to languages in other areas of the world.
We also hope to bridge the gap between theoretical and applied research.

Abdelkader Fassi Fehri, Director.


Contributors are asked to post their articles to the following address:
Abdelkader Fassi Fehri
Institute for the Study and Research on Arabization
Avenue Allal El-Fassi, B.P. 6216
Rabat-Agdal (Institutes)
Rabat, MOROCCO


* The journal is published as one volume of two issues per year (of
approximately 400 pages). Subscription rates for Volume 2 (1997) are the
following:
Institutions/Libraries: 200 DH (or 30 US dollars), plus 80 DH for postage.
Individuals: 80 DH (or 12 US dollars), plus postage. Students: 60 DH.

Table des Mati?res (Vol. 5  N? 1)
Table of Contents

Fassi Fehri, Abdelkader
Transitivity as Plural Number

Tourabi, Abderrezzak
Markedness and Person / Number Ordering within Arabic Verb Conjugation
Paradigms.

Articles en arabe

Hassouni, Mustapha
T-tacriif wa t-tankiir fii binyati l-murakkabi I-haddiy

EL Feguigi, Bouchra
Bacdu n-nadariyyaati I-mufassirati li-zdiwaajiyati I-lugati

Descl?s, Jean Pierre et al.
S?mantique cognitive de l'action : 1. contexte th?orique

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 19 16:14:20 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:14:20 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Syntax of Semitic Languages Conference
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1) Subject: Syntax of Semitic Languages Conference

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1)
Date: 19 Dec 2000
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Syntax of Semitic Languages Conference

The following two date corrections for workshops at this conference to be
held at USC were posted recently to LINGUIST.  Since the conference has not
recently been mentioned on Arabic-L, I thought some of you might like to
see this.
Dil

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:50:31 -0800 (PST)
From:  hagit borer <borer at rcf.usc.edu>
Subject:  Workshop on Root and Template:  Date Correction

CALL: ROOT AND TEMPLATE: Date Correction

Please note: the dates that was originally advertized in
conjunction with this workshop were wrong! The correct
date for the workshop is

May 7, 2001.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is

February 15, 2001

A workshop to be conducted in conjunction with the conference on The
Syntax of Semitic Languages and its interfaces, Department of Linguistics,
University of Southern California

Date:  May 7, 2001


Invited Speakers:   Outi Bat-El
                    Jean Lowenstamm
                    Jean-Francois Prunet

What is the grammatical status of Semitic consonantal roots?
Are they psychologically real? Are they listed separately in the
lexicon?  Is such a listing accompanied with distinct
orphological, phonological, or syntactic information?

What is the grammatical status of Semitic vocalic templates?
Are they morphologically well-defined, or are they only
subject to phonological restrictions?  Are they sytactically
represented? Are they psychologically real?

In the past few years, from the perspectives of both recent
syntactic and phonological theories, many of these issues have
acquired new theoretical significance.  It is for this
reason that the Department of Linguistics at  the University of Southern
California, in conjunction with its conference on The Syntax
of Semitic Languages and its Interfaces, will be hosting a
workshop devoted o this topic.

Abstracts are invited for 30 or 40 minute talks (plus 15 minute
discussion), touching upon any aspect of the root/template
issue, including, but not limited to, its syntactic, its
phonological, its morpholgical, and its psycholinguistic
ramifications.

Hard copy submissions:
Please send 5 copies of an anonymous abstract, at most 2-pages
long (including examples and references).  Please enclose a 3x5 card with
submission stating name of paper, name of author, affiliation and
address, including e-mail address, phone number and fax
number, where available.

e-mail submissions:
Please send e-mail abstracts as  either Word
files or PDF files to:
emconf at usc.edu

Please specify clearly whether you are submitting an
abstract for a 30 or for a 40 minutes talk.

Fax submissions will not be accepted.

Deadline for receipt of abstracts:

February 15, 2001

Please drect all inquiries and abstracts to:
Hagit Borer
Department of Linguistics
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1693
USA
semconf at usc.edu

FUNDING PERMITTING, SPEAKERS CAN EXPECT PARTIAL TO
FULL REIMBURSEMNT FOR THEIR TRAVEL EXPENSES.



-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 16:41:04 -0800 (PST)
From:  hagit borer <borer at rcf.usc.edu>
Subject:  The Syntax of Semitic Languages:  Date Corrections

Call: The Syntax of Semitic Languages and its Interfaces

Date Corrections:

Please note: the dates advertized for the workshops associated with this
conference were reversed.  Correct dates are below.

The deadline for abstract submission is February 15, 2001

Call for Papers
The Department of Linguistics at the University of Southern California
will be hosting a conference on the Syntax of Semitic Languages and its
Interfaces, May 4-6, 2001. Abstracts are invited for 30 or 40 minutes
talks (plus 15 minutes for discussion) on al aspects of the syntax of
Semitic Languages and its interfaces, including, but not limited to, the
syntax-semantics interface, morpho-syntax, language acquisition, language
processing, etc.

Two workshops will be held in conjuntion with the conference:

	1.     Bound Pronouns, one day workshop, May 3, 2001
	2.     Root and Template, one day workshop, May 7, 2001

A call for abstracts for the workshops will be separately posted.

Hard copy submissions:
Please send 5 copies of an anonymous abstract, at most 2 pages long
(including examples and references).  Please enclose a 3x5 card with
submission stating name of paper, name of author, affiliation and address,
including -mail address, phone number and fax number, where available.

e-mail submissions:
Please send e-mail abstracts as either Word files or PDF files to:

semconf at usc.edu

Please specify clearly whether you are submittng an abstract for a 30 or
for a 40 minute talk.

Fax submissions will not be accepted.

Deadline for receipt of abstracts:
February 15, 2001

Please direct all inquiries and abstracts to:
Hagit Borer
Department of Lingustics
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1693
USA
semconf at usc.edu

FUNDING PERMITTING, SPEAKERS CAN EXPECT PARTIAL TO FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR
THEIR TRAVEL EXPENSES.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Dec 21 17:37:26 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:37:26 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Medjoul responses
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1) Subject: Medjoul response
2) Subject: Medjoul response
3) Subject: Medjoul response
4) Subject: Medjoul response
5) Subject: Medjoul response

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1)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: Hammoud Salah Civ USAFA/DFF <Salah.Hammoud at usafa.af.mil>
Subject: Medjoul response

The semantic range for the word "mejhool" in Moroccan Arabic covers "what is
not common or widespread," i.e."rare" or "hard to come by" as is the variety
of dates known by the same name. They are therefore the most expensive and
highly prized among dates.  In so much so that during traditional wedding
ceremonies in Morocco, there is a ritual known as  "berzet la'rusa"
(apostrophy 'ain as in 'Arab), litterally "prominent seating of the bride"
which consists of extolling the virtues including physical and moral beauty
of the bride. Women known as "neggafaat" who are hired especailly to attend
to the bride and dress her up in full livery for this ritual shout out all
sorts of praise of her and her family. And among other metaphors
they use in their praise is to compare the bride to " mejhool dates", the
best of the best!
And mind you the neggafaat do not do all this for nothing. It is "ghrama" or
call for monetary bids. And the proceeds of what becomes like a heated
auction go to the neggafaat as their tip.

So much for a little story about "mejdool" dates and Moroccan dialect and
culture!

 Incidently mejdool or mejhool date have been plentiful this country. The
California variety is excellent. My neighboohood grocery store has stocked
them for under four dollars a pound for the past few weeks.

Best wishes for the season!

Salah

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2)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: aziz abbassi <moustique51 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Medjoul response

On the "majhoul' dates: they are indeed from Southern Morocco, (but possibly
also from Algeria --which would account for the /dj/ sound common in
Algerian Arabic and which gave the English approximation of Medjool (as in
Medjool Street in Indio California etc.). And yes it means the "unknown" but
very likely used to mean the "unique and the unheard of" in reference to one
of the best and tastiest 'tmer' around.

Aziz Abbassi
Author, Translator
(International Education Management Service)
PO BOX 6030
Monterey, CA 93944
(831) 375-5969

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3)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: Louis Boumans <louis.boumans at freeler.nl>
Subject: Medjoul response

Medjhool
?
le Dictionnaire Colin d'Arabe Dialectal Marocain adds:
?
mez^hz?l : varietZ? tr?s apprZ?ciZ?e de tr?s grosses dattes rouges qui
noircissent en murissant et que produit leTafilalet [= region in south
eastern Morocco]
?
also etymologically related: z^?hel : varietZ? de dattes
?
(z^ stands for voiced palato-alveolair fricative/sibilant)
?
Indeed, there is no clear relation with the other words of the same root,
which all have to do with human ignorance or lack of civilisation. mez^hz?l
can be used in standard Arabic as the opposite of mes^hz?r "famous", which
seems to apply to the dates.
?
Well, at least Colin's dict. supports the idea of a Moroccan etymology.
?
Louis Boumans

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4)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: W.F.G.J.Stoetzer at let.leidenuniv.nl
Subject: Medjoul response

Le dictionnaire Colin d=92arabe dialectal marocain
sous la direction de Zakia Iraqui Sinaceur
Vol. 2 : p. 263

has the following definition for majhuul:
=20
Vari=E9t=E9 tr=E8s appr=E9ci=E9e de tr=E8s grosses dattes rouges qui =
noircissent en
murissant et que produit le Tafilalet.
=20

Etymology majhuul/unknown

=20
Willem Stoetzer
W.F.G.J.Stoetzer at let.leidenuniv.nl

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5)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: W <wjw at email.arizona.edu>
Subject: Medjoul response

Medjool, I believe, is from the Arabic "mahjul" (long u) meaning "anonymous,
unnamed, unknown."

William Wilson, Professor
Department of Near Eastern Studies
Ph: (520) 621-5468
Fax: (520) 621-2333

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Dec 21 17:47:53 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:47:53 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:More on Medjoul
Message-ID: <THU.21.DEC.2000.104753.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject: More on Medjoul

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1)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From:  alhawar at american.edu
Subject: More on Medjoul

 wondered about the word "medjool" myself.  I would start with USDA
sources to find out how this name
came about, since they seem to have been directly involved in importing
offshoot of the plant from
Morocco in the first quarter of the century.

However, if the name comes from the Arabic, the orignal spelling might be
"majdool" (the root consonants
being j.d.l.) that might have undergone metathesis due to predictable
Anglicized borrowing effect. If that's the case,
then there could be several possibilities that I can think of.  First, most
Arabic dictionaries, including
al-Qaamuus, Lisaan al-9arab, and al-MukhaSSaS (the last one is a thesaurus
that contains a whole chapter on dates),
contain an entry for "jadaalah" ("jadaal" pl.) that is when "balaH" (an
early phase of the date synonymous to
"HiSrim" = when the grapes are still sour)"turn green and get rounded
before they harden."

Another possibility is interesting if you consider the process of growing
"medjool" dates.  The English sources that
I have checked refer to the "thinning process" where many srands are
removed from the flower bunch centers to allow
room for growth and extra exposure to the sun.  In this sense, perhaps
"majdool" would mean "braided" referrring to the
process or to the resulting shape of the bunch.

A third possibility is that "majdool" or "majdul" refers to a name of a
place.  There is an area carrying this name in
the Sahara in Lybia, but I don't know if one exists in Morocco.

I hope this gives you enough leads to verify the true source you are
looking for.

Mohammad T. Alhawary

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Dec 21 17:39:55 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:39:55 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Regional ME Studies Conference Santa Barbara
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1) Subject: Regional ME Studies Conference Santa Barbara

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1)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: Dwight Reynolds <dreynold at humanitas.ucsb.edu>
Subject: Regional ME Studies Conference Santa Barbara

***************************************************************************
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           ** PLEASE GIVE WIDEST POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION **

                        CALL FOR PAPERS
                    DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2001

        THIRD CALIFORNIA REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST STUDIES CONFERENCE
                   An Interdisciplinary Conference
                         March 24, 2001
                           hosted by
                the Center for Middle East Studies,
              University of California, Santa Barbara


The Center for Middle East Studies at the University of California, Santa
Barbara, is pleased to announce UCSB's third interdisciplinary Middle East
Studies conference to be held on March 24, 2001.

As with our two previous annual conferences, this gathering is designed to
bring together faculty and graduate students primarily (but not
exclusively) from colleges and universities in California including both
the University of California and California State University systems, as
well as independent institutions.  The 1999 conference was attended by
participants from 21 colleges and universities and the 2000 conference by
participants from 24.

The conference aims at promoting dialogue across a wide spectrum of
disciplines by approaching Middle Eastern Studies in its broadest possible
conceptualization including archaeology, art history, history, literary
studies, anthropology, political science, sociology, economics,
environmental studies, film studies, global studies, international
relations, and others fields.

The unrestricted historical scope of the conference (ancient, medieval and
modern) seeks to encourage the exploration of potentially fruitful
connections among researchers working on different time periods.

The conference schedule includes two different types of sessions: (1)
panels for the presentation of individual RESEARCH PAPERS; and, (2)
WORKING GROUPS of faculty members convened around research or pegagogical
topics shared interest.  Working groups that have been convened at the
previous two conferences include:

     -- Gender and Citizenship in Muslim Communities
     -- Classical Antiquity and the Middle East
     -- Andalusian/Medieval Iberian Studies
     -- Middle Eastern Judaisms (Sephardi & Mizrahi cultures)
     -- Teaching Middle Eastern Languages
     -- Islam in the Undergraduate Curriculum
     -- Medieval Middle Eastern Studies
     -- The Politics of Memory (a book forum)
     -- Teaching and Writing about the `Difficult Subjects':
          Honor Killings, Veiling, Female Circumcision, Women and Shari`ah law
     -- Iran since the Revolution

It is our hope that the working group sessions will explore the
possibility of collaborative research projects, establishing email
networks, initiating multicampus symposia or conferences, coordinating
teaching and graduate student training across campuses, and other means of
combining resources.

                CALL FOR PAPERS AND/OR WORKING GROUPS

We are now soliciting applications for participants to present a research
paper and/or convene a working group.  Although conference attendance is
open to students and the general public, paper presenters and conveners of
working groups must be faculty members.

     * RESEARCH PAPERS are to be BRIEF (15-minute) reports on current
research so as to allow more time for question-and-answer sessions than is
typical at many conferences.  To submit a research paper topic, please
fill out the form below with a title and a 250-word abstract and return NO
LATER THAN JANUARY 15, 2001.  We strongly encourage you to apply by EMAIL.

     * To convene a WORKING GROUP please fill out the form below with a
brief description of the focus of the group (up to 100 words) and include
the names of at least TWO other participants who have agreed to attend by
JANUARY 15, 2001.  Again, we strongly encourage you to apply by
Email. The topics for the various working groups will be publicized
to all participants after February 1 in the conference schedule and on the
conference website.

LOGISTICS: Participants should plan to arrive on Friday, March 23, 2001 or
(in the case of those driving from LA) very early on Saturday, March 24.
The conference will begin at 8:30 AM and will run until 6:30 in the
evening.  Following this there will be a dinner and a concert of Middle
Eastern music and dance performed by the UCSB Middle East Ensemble.
Travel and hotel information will be supplied everyone interested in
attending.

Paper presenters and conveners of working groups will be provided with two
nights lodging at a nearby hotel, reimbursement of travel expenses up to a
maximum of $250, as well as their meals during the day of the conference.

For further information contact Dwight F. Reynolds, Director, Center for
Middle East Studies, UCSB.  Email: dreynold at humanitas.ucsb.edu Phone:
(805) 893-7143



         THIRD CALIFORNIA REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST STUDIES CONFERENCE

                             DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2001


NAME:

POSITION:

INSTITUTION:

MAILING ADDRESS:




EMAIL ADDRESS:

PHONE:

FAX:


The following application is to:

 _______ present a research paper   ______ convene a working group    _____
both


PAPER TITLE (please attach an abstract of up to 250 words in length):





WORKING GROUP TITLE:



For working groups, please attach a brief description of up to 100 words
PLUS the names of two additional faculty members who have agreed to attend
this group along with their addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.





SEND BY EMAIL:	dreynold at humanitas.ucsb.edu

OR REGULAR MAIL:  DWIGHT REYNOLDS, DIRECTOR
          	  CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES
              	  UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
              	  SANTA BARBARA, CA 93106

*************************************************************************
Dwight F. Reynolds, Director
Center for Middle East Studies
Chair, Islamic & Near Eastern Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Office: (805) 893-7143         Department office: (805) 893-7136
FAX: (805) 893-2059            Email: dreynold at humanitas.ucsb.edu
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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Dec 21 17:44:56 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:44:56 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Mac Arabic Browser Recommendation
Message-ID: <THU.21.DEC.2000.104456.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject: Mac Arabic Browser Recommendation
2) Subject: Moderator's experience with icab

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1)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: "Rahawi, Mohammed" <RahawiM at state.gov>
Subject: Mac Arabic Browser Recommendation

Adding to Dr. Mordechai Kedar's comment with regards to the Mac OS
multilingual capability, I would suggest using iCab browser for browsing
Arabic HTML. It's one of the best browsers. It supports both PowerPC Mac and
the old Macs. I use it on My G4 at home and the Quadra 800 at work.
It can be downloaded from icab.de

Mohammed Rahawi
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2)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject: icab info

I downloaded icab and had trouble viewing Arabic sites, so I contacted
Mohammed, and then icab directly.  Here are the answers I received, and
they did solve most of my problems viewing Arabic sites on tbe web from a
Macintosh computer, and gave at least part of the reason why some sites
still don't work.  For me this is a major advance.
Dil

Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 21:16:32 +0100
From: Alexander Clauss <aclauss at hrzPUB.tu-darmstadt.de>
Subject: Re: icab for mac with Arabic
X-Sender: aclauss at pop.hrz.tu-darmstadt.de
To: "Dilworth B. Parkinson" <Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu>
MIME-version: 1.0

>I have a G4 with system 9 and the Arabic resources installed.
>Are there special instructions somewhere that can help me get the settings
>right so that I can view these sites correctly?

Open the iCab preferences dialog (section "Browser > Fonts"). In the
first
popup button "Encoding", select "Arabic", Then the next three popup
buttons
will display the fonts that are currently used for Arabic. Make sure that
these fonts are really Arabic fonts, otherwise iCab can't display the
page
correctly.

There can be still some problems left because of the right-to-left
direction
of Arabic. The MacOS does know about the direction, but if a page is
written
for browsers that don't know about the right-to-left direction all the
text is
already reversed and the MacOS does revers it again and you can't read
the
text. This is a known problem and not very easy to solve.

Regards,
Alexander Clauss

Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 08:57:46 -0500
From: "Rahawi, Mohammed" <RahawiM at state.gov>
Subject: RE: icab
To: "'Dilworth B. Parkinson'" <Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu>
MIME-version: 1.0

Dil,
Do you have the Language Register Utility?
It comes with the language kit. Try changing iCab to register Arabic.
I think alahram  uses Windows encoding. When you first open the page, don't
use the converter built into alahram site. Go directly to the page and set
iCab encoding to windows.
Try other sites.
amin.org has  links to many Arabic newspapers.
e-mail me at rahawi at aol.com and I will send you an Arabic page saved on
iCab.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Dec 21 17:38:44 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:38:44 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U. of Florida Job
Message-ID: <THU.21.DEC.2000.103844.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject: U. of Florida Job

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1)
Date: 21 Dec 2000
From: Rosie Piedra Hall <rosiep at aall.ufl.edu>
Subject: U. of Florida Job

Assistant Professor of Arabic

The Department of African and Asian Languages and Literatures at the
University of Florida invites applications for a tenure track position in
Arabic at the Assistant Professor level.  Applicants must have a Ph.D. at
the time of appointment and a native or near native fluency in Modern
Standard Arabic.  The preferred areas of specialization include
sociolinguistics with a reference to Arabic, comparative Semitic
linguistics, and proficiency-based teaching with the ability to implement
interactive computer programs.  The successful applicant will be expected
to teach modern standard Arabic at all levels, culture courses, and courses
in the applicant's areas of specialization.

The Arabic program at the University of Florida offers a minor in Arabic
and an interdisciplinary degree in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures,
with two tracks, Arabic and Hebrew.  It conducts an intensive Arabic
language summer program in Fez, Morrocco.  The selected candidate will be
expected to contribute to the development of the Arabic program on the BA
level.  He/she will have the opportunity to participate in an affiliate
capacity, in teaching occasional courses in the Linguistics program and in
the activities of the Center for African Studies.

The position will become effective in August 2001.  The salary is
competitive and will be determined on the basis of the selected candidate's
qualifications.
The deadline for application is February 16, 2001.  The application file
must include a letter of application, a CV, and three letters of
recommendation.

Address applications and inquiries to:
Chair, Arabic Search
University of Florida
Department of African and Asian Languages and Literatures
470 Grinter Hall
PO Box 115565
Gainesville, FL  32611-2422

Telephone:  (352) 392-2422
Fax:  (352) 392-1443

The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
employer.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 26 21:45:17 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:45:17 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Song Lyrics query
Message-ID: <TUE.26.DEC.2000.144517.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject: Song Lyrics query

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1)
Date: 26 Dec 2000
From: Bugeja Alan John at MFA <alan-john.bugeja at magnet.mt>
Subject: Song Lyrics query

I'D BE GRATEFUL IF ANYONE COULD FORWARD THE TRANSLITERATED LYRICS OF RACHID
TAHA'S "YA RAYEH".

THANKS IN ADVANCE AND ALL THE BEST FOR 2001 TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS AND COORDINATOR.


ALAN BUGEHA
(alan-john.bugeja at magnet.mt)

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 26 21:46:25 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:46:25 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Hebrew Position at U. of Illinois
Message-ID: <TUE.26.DEC.2000.144625.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject: Hebrew Position at U. of Illinois

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1)
Date: 26 Dec 2000
From: Elabbas Benmamoun <e-benma at uiuc.edu>
Subject: Hebrew Position at U. of Illinois

Please Post

Opening for a Hebrew Teacher at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign is seeking a full time Hebrew instructor beginning August
2001.  Following a one-year probationary period, the appointment may be
extended for three more years, then renewable on a regular basis thereafter
subject to a review of performance every three years.

Candidates should have a native, or native-like, fluency in Modern Hebrew,
and should have an academic background (at least a BA) in Hebrew Language,
Hebrew Literature, Linguistics, or other related fields.  Candidates should
have at least two-years experience of teaching Hebrew in an academic
setting, preferably to students who are not native speakers of
Hebrew.  Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Regular duties of the instructor are (1) teaching three sections of Hebrew
each semester, (2) maintaining regular office hours for student advising,
and (3) participating in the cultural activities of the Hebrew
Program.  The instructor reports to the Director of the Hebrew Program.

Interested candidates should send a letter of interest and a resume to the
following address:

         The Hebrew Instructor Search Committee Chair
         Department of Linguistics
         University of Illinois
         4088 Foreign Language Building
         707 S. Mathews
         Urbana, IL  61801

Applicants should also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be
sent directly to the above address.  A list of the referees from whom
letters were requested, including their e-mail addresses and telephone
numbers should be included with the application.  Materials reflecting past
teaching experience such as syllabi and teaching evaluations would be
helpful.

For full consideration, application materials should reach us no later than
February 28, 2001.

Inquiries about this instructorship and about the Hebrew program at the
University of Illinois should be sent to Rina Donchin, Director of the
Hebrew Program, at the above address.  E-mail is rdonchin at uiuc.edu, for
telephone inquiries, call (217) 244-3056.

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
Employer.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 26 21:44:15 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:44:15 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:North African Sword terminology query
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Date: 26 Dec 2000
From: Jim McDougall <jimmcdougall at hotmail.com>
Subject: North African Sword terminology query

Dear Sirs,
I am working on a project concerning the swords of North Africa, in
particular the kaskara of the Sudan and the takouba of the Tuareg tribes in
the Sahara. I am hoping to determine the literal meaning and etymology of
these terms.
Also, there are often etched inscriptions on the blades with Arabic form
script termed 'thuluth'. I have also seen similar script termed 'Kufic'.
Can you please help me understand these terms as well?
I very much look forward to your response and thank you very much for any
assistance,                Sincerely,   Jim McDougall

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 26 21:42:00 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:42:00 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Albuquerque etymology query
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Date: 26 Dec 2000
From:  Eloise Jelinek <jelinek at U.Arizona.EDU>
Subject: Albuquerque etymology query


Can anyone give me the correct etymology for the the word
"Albuquerque"?  I have been told that it originally had an
"r" in the second syllable.

Many thanks,

Eloise Jelinek

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Dec 26 21:51:50 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:51:50 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Zayed University Positions
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1) Subject: Arabic and Islamic Studies Positions, Zayed University
2) Subject: Arabic Language Instructor Positions, Zayed University

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Date: 26 Dec 2000
From: Peter Bouton <phbouton at mohe.com>
Subject: Arabic and Islamic Studies Positions, Zayed University

FACULTY POSITIONS, ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES

The Department of Arabic and Islamic studies
Zayed University
United Arab Emirates

Zayed University is a new National University of the United Arab Emirates.
Currently operating on campuses in the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Zayed
University enjoys the full support of the United Arab Emirates government
as it builds itself to top international standards. The University was
founded in September 1998 upon the admission of the first freshman class of
1, 100 nonresidential women students. The mandate is to prepare Nationals,
women and men alike, for leadership roles in the future economic growth of
the country. English is the primary medium of instruction and
administration and Arabic plays a critical role.

The two founding campuses of Zayed University eventually will comprise a
student body of about 5,000 undergraduate students studying in six colleges
(the College of Arts and Science, Business Science, Communication and Media
Science, Education, Family Science and Information Systems). The University
will offer an active program of research and public service and graduate
programs are planned. Information technology supports all aspects of the
instructional program; all students own a laptop computer and campus
facilities are fully networked. Physical facilities are generally
sufficient to meet current needs. New campuses to be designed and
constructed within the next several years are planned for both locations.


The University invites applications for faculty positions (professors,
associate professors and assistant professors) in Arabic and/or Islamic
studies in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies. The Department is
located in the College of Arts and Science and offers academic programs
leading to the Baccalaureate degree in Arabic Studies. Other degree
programs, including graduate programs, may also be offered in the future.
The department contributes to the General Education program of the
University.

Salary and benefits are competitive by international standards. Living
conditions in the United Arab of Emirates are superb. Initial contracts are
for three years and are renewable. These positions are available in August
2001. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.

Successful candidates will have (1) a Doctorate Degree in Arabic and/or
Islamic Studies; (2) relevant teaching experience; and (3) a creative and
flexible personality with the ability to work well as a member of a team.

Preference will be given to candidates who are native speakers of Arabic
with excellent command of English.

Applications must include (1) a letter of application addressing relevant
experience and qualifications; (2) a current curriculum vitea; and (3) the
names, addresses and telephone/FAX numbers of three references. All
inquiries will be held in strict confidence; references will not be
contacted without the candidate?s permission.

Potential Candidates should submit inquiries and applications by mail,
e-mail, or Fax to:

Mrs. Samira Abdalla
Cultural Division, UAE Embassy
1054  31st Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20007

E-mail: samira at mohe.com
Fax: (202) 342 1116

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Date: 26 Dec 2000
From: Peter Bouton <phbouton at mohe.com>
Subject: Arabic Language Instructor Positions, Zayed University

INSTRUCTORS, ARABIC LANGUAGE

The Arabic Language Center
Zayed University
United Arab Emirates

Zayed University is a new National University of the United Arab Emirates.
Currently operating on campuses in the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Zayed
University enjoys the full support of the United Arab Emirates government
as it builds itself to top international standards. The University was
founded in September 1998 upon the admission of the first freshman class of
1, 100 nonresidential women students. The mandate is to prepare Nationals,
women and men alike, for leadership roles in the future economic growth of
the country. English is the primary medium of instruction and
administration and Arabic plays a critical role.

The two founding campuses of Zayed University eventually will comprise a
student body of about 5,000 undergraduate students studying in six colleges
(the College of Arts and Science, Business Science, Communication and Media
Science, Education, Family Science and Information Systems). The University
will offer an active program of research and public service and graduate
programs are planned. Information technology supports all aspects of the
instructional program; all students own a laptop computer and campus
facilities are fully networked. Physical facilities are generally
sufficient to meet current needs. New campuses to be designed and
constructed within the next several years are planned for both locations.


The University invites applications for Instructors of Arabic in the Arabic
Language Center.  Located administratively in the College of Arts and
Science, the Center will provide academic services for the students of all
colleges of the University. The purposes of the Center are:

 1. To serve as a major student and faculty support facility, providing
instruction and advice to students for improvement of their written  and
oral Arabic language skills;
 2. To monitor the systematic development of students? Arabic language
competency in all aspects of their University studies in order to insure
that University standards for use of the Arabic language are met by
individual students at entry, intermediate and graduation levels; and
 3. To develop and offer a program in Arabic for non-native speakers.

Salary and benefits are competitive by international standards. Living
conditions in the United Arab of Emirates are superb.  Initial contracts
are for three years and are renewable. These positions are available in
August 2001. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.

Successful candidates will have (1) a Master?s Degree in Arabic; (2) Arabic
language teaching experience, and (3) a creative and flexible personality
with the ability to work well as a member of a team.

Preference will be given to candidates who are native speakers of Arabic
with excellent command of English.

Applications must include (1) a letter of application addressing relevant
experience and qualifications; (2) a current curriculum vitea; and (3) the
names addresses and telephone/FAX numbers of three references. All
inquiries will be held in strict confidence; references will not be
contacted without the candidate?s permission.

Candidates should submit inquiries and applications by mail, e-mail, or Fax to:

Mrs. Samira Abdalla
Cultural Division, UAE Embassy
1054  31st Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20007

E-mail: samira at mohe.com
Fax: (202) 342 1116

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec 27 22:56:49 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 15:56:49 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Albuquerque etymology responses
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1) Subject: Albuquerque etymology response
2) Subject: Albuquerque etymology response

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Date: 27 Dec 2000
From: Jim Rader <jrader at Merriam-Webster.com>
Subject: Albuquerque etymology response

The city of Albuquerque in New Mexico takes its name from a
Duque de Alburquerque who was viceroy of New Spain when the
city was founded in 1706.  The <r> in the 2nd syllable was dropped
sometime in the town's later history.

There are several noble lineages named "Albu(r)querque" in
Spanish and Portuguese history whose roots most likely go back
to the medieval "reconquest" of the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim
rulers.  Probably the best known at least in respect to the Islamic
world was the Portuguese nobleman Afonso de Albuquerque (1453-
1515), who conquered Goa in India and Melaka on the Malay
Peninsula from Muslim rulers. Their name must derive ultimately
from the town of Alburquerque in northwestern Badajoz province,
Spain, which was presumably a family appanage.  I have no
trustworthy information on the origin of this town name--someone
with access to Iberian toponymic studies is needed.  _A Dictionary
of Surnames_, by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges (Oxford Univ.
Press, 1988), claims that the name is "from Latin <alba> white
(fem.) + <quercus> oak."  From a Romance linguistic standpoint,
this is little better than semi-learned folk etymology.  Latin
<quercus> does not survive in Romance outside of some isolated
forms in Sardinia and southern Italy, and in any case there are all
sorts of phonetic objections one could raise to such a derivation.
My guess is that this name is either Arabic or Mozarabic (i.e., the
Iberian Romance speech of Muslim Spain) filtered through Arabic,
but I don't know what the true component elements are.

Jim Rader

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Date: 27 Dec 2000
From: aziz abbassi <moustique51 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Albuquerque etymology response

Just a hunch, to be confirmed later: the word may come from Arabic
Al-barquuq(i) (meaning plums). I have adavanced such thesis to some Spanish
teachers I work with and they seem convinced. The original word may have
been derived from "albaricoque" directclt from Arabic...
Incidentally, I believe that the same word may have given the Englis apricot
and others: ex fr. abricot etc...
Hope this is helpful.

Aziz Abbassi
Author, Translator
(International Education Management Service)
PO BOX 6030
Monterey, CA 93944
(831) 375-5969

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec 27 22:57:38 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 15:57:38 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabian Penninsula Map Query
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Date: 27 Dec 2000
From: Ali Hussin <ahussin at study.haifa.ac.il>
Subject: Arabian Penninsula Map Query

Can anyone give me any information about a map of the "Arabia Peninsula"
in the classical era. Such a map is of E. G. Brawne and Jackson Ray.

Ali Hussein
Dept. of Arabic Language & Lit.
University of Haifa
Tel:972-4-8240075, Fax: 972-4-8249710
E-mail: ahussin at study.haifa.ac.il
Haifa, Israel, 31905

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec 27 22:59:17 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 15:59:17 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic on Windows-ME query
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Date: 27 Dec 2000
From: Eduardo Samara <samara at 2hn.com>
Subject: Arabic on Windows-ME query

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Marhaba

I hope that you can help me, I have Windows_Me and I want to write txt in
Arabic,my Windows_Me  have a lot of languages but not Arabic language so
please tell me how I can include the Arabic language in my Windows_Me or how
I can resolve that.

I am writing you because I am in Central America and I don't have contact
with Arabic people as we are so little here.

Thank you in advance and waiting your reply soon

Happy Holidays

Eduard Samara

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Dec 27 23:01:38 2000
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth B. Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 16:01:38 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:cope, empower, start-up
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1) Subject: Translation queries: cope, empower, start-up

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Date: 27 Dec 2000
From: Rahel Halabe <rahel at telus.net>
Subject: Translation queries: cope, empower, start-up

I will appreciate your help in the following:

Are there Arabic equivalents to:

1. cope: like, "to cope with an illness"

2. to empower, empowerment: like: "empowerment of people who are sick with
cancer."

3. start-up company
?
Thanks,
?
Rahel Halabe

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