From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar  3 22:34:58 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 15:34:58 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:6th Moroccan Linguistic Meeting
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Date: 03 Mar 2003
From:abderrezzak tourabi <atourabi at hotmail.com>
Subject:6th Moroccan Linguistic Meeting

The Sixth Moroccan Linguistic Meeting 

The Institute for the Study and Research on Arabization and the 
Linguistic Society of Morocco are organizing, from May 26 to 28, 2003, 
The Sixth Moroccan Linguistic Meeting. The main session will be devoted 
to the theme: ìBare Structures and Functional Projectionsî. The 
parasesssion will deal with ìWriting with Arabic Script: stakes and 
challengesî. The Meeting will be followed by a Linguistic Institute 
from May 29 to 30. The invited speakers and lecturers will be announced 
in the programme.

Bare Structures and Functional Projections

The issue of bare structures occupies an important place in the ongoing 
debate on phrase structure theory and the design of grammar. In 
syntactic theory, bare structures raise the problem of determining the 
ingredients of phrase structures, their nature and their internal 
structure. Within the Minimalist Program, the issue is addressed under 
more natural assumptions, such as the inclusiveness condition. In this 
connection, the computational system accesses only the elements already 
present in the lexical items, and hence phrase structures are formed 
with no recourse to labels or bar-levels defined by Xí-Theory.

Concerning the issue of functional projections, many comparative 
studies have shown that while some languages project functional 
categories, which are specified for certain morphological features, 
others lacking these features donít project the corresponding 
functional category. For example, Tense, in some languages, may be 
morphologically realized, but in others may not, though the structure 
has a temporal interpretation. Noun phrases appear with an (in)definite 
article, and then project D∞, or may appear as bare NPs deprived of the 
article and D∞. The distribution of such structures and categories 
poses the problem of their (universal) representation, computation and 
interpretation, within the same language, or across languages.

Semantic aspects concern in particular meaning specifications of NPs, 
VPs and IPs, the absence or occurrence of functional projections and 
operators, such as Tense, Aspect, Determiners, etc.

At the morpho-phonological level, bare structures also raise many 
questions of great importance, such as: what is the mechanism of 
representing underspecified phonological elements? Are bare positions 
or empty morphemes legitimate in the representation of words? In 
connection with the representational question, some phonological 
approaches use prosodic templates with empty positions, but others 
allow only bare prosodic templates.         

At the lexical level, one important question which calls for a 
principled explanation is the following: what kind of lexical objects 
enter the computational system? Are they roots, or underspecified 
stems, or fully inflected words? Does the lexicon license empty 
categories, which are interpreted or canceled in the course of 
computation?

These questions and others are not purely theoretical. They equally 
raise the problem of empirical adequacy and parameterization across 
languages, on the basis of features endowed with morpho-phonological 
content, or with just an abstract content. The progress in addressing 
these issues has to go along with the progress in achieving the 
computational reality of grammatical systems.

Writing with Arabic Script: stakes and challenges 

Alphabetic systems are restricted in number, genealogy and 
representative adequacy. However, these systems have developed upon 
time and generated new characteristics so as to be appropriate to the 
written language. Also, specific alphabets have been varied and 
enriched since they have been used to write other languages from 
different families. This choice is rarely due to technical reasons; it 
has essentially cultural, political and economic considerations.

 The Arabic alphabet, with its orthographic, symbolic, and esthetic 
properties has a phonetic content that makes it highly readable. It has 
been used to write a wide range of languages, and there are plans to 
expand it to write others, and even all languages. This matter requires 
a new composition of its diacritics, and an evolution of the bases of 
its forms and functions. 

The progress of Arabic scripts through history, civilization and 
geography has not been devoid of obstacles and challenges in different 
forms. Today, the Arabic alphabet is present in international 
information nets. It spreads and transmits information across countries 
and continents. This requires an examination of its esthetic 
characteristics, its adequacy, and its enrichment or flexibility to 
ensure more efficiency. 

Among the questions that can be addressed in this parasession are the 
following:

- Systematic properties of the Arabic scripts, and their calligraphic, 
esthetic and pedagogic features, in comparison with other writing 
systems;

- Evaluation of the Arabic alphabetís experiences during its historical 
development, and the discussion of the problems concerning its 
international diffusion;

- Technical, cultural, political, and economic challenges for the 
Arabic alphabet;

- Elaboration of an International Phonetic Alphabet using Arabic 
scripts;

- Computation of new Arabic writing systems and their spreading in 
modern information nets. 

Participation requests, together with an abstract (in three copies and 
a disc), can be sent, within three weeks, to one of the following 
postal or electronic addresses: 

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Best regards
Abderrezzak Tourabi
Institute for Studies and Research on Arabization
B.P. 6216 Rabat -Institutes  Agdal  Morocco

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar  3 22:35:01 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 15:35:01 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Encouragement to Attend NECTFL
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Date: 03 Mar 2003
From: Martha Schulte-Nafeh <marthas at u.arizona.edu>
Subject:Encouragement to Attend NECTFL

I am writing to encourage more teachers currently teaching Arabic using
the
Al-Kitaab series to attend the free workshop at NECTFL. It would really
be
great to have the opportunity to share ideas with not just new teachers
but
also those who have been using the materials for a while. When I
contacted
Rebecca Kline about registering she told me that there is still space
for
more participants in the workshop and the registration deadline has been
extended to March 10th because of the inclement weather the Northeast
has
been experiencing. Also, they are allowing participants in the workshop
to
register only for Saturday of the conference, for $65,  if they are
attending the Sunday Al-Kitaab workshop.
I am including below the original message posted about the workshop
which
includes the website address where you can get more information about
the
conference and a PDF form for registration.

Hoping to see some of you in Washington for productive professional
exchange
and hopefully to enjoy the cherry blossoms!

Peace,
Martha

> Teachers interested in registering for the workshop and conference
> should contact:
> The Northeast Conference
> Dickinson College
> P.O. Box 1773
> Carlisle PA 17013-2896
> Tel. 717-245-1977
> Fax 717-245-1976
> www.nectfl.org.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar  3 22:35:06 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 15:35:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Sufi Poetry clarification
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1) Subject:Sufi Poetry clarification

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Date: 03 Mar 2003
From: Ulla Prien <prien at hum.ku.dk>
Subject:Sufi Poetry clarification

> 1) Subject:Sufi Poetry query (can't tell if it is supposed to be about
> the war or not--moderator)

sorry for the unprecise way the question was put; no
No, it´s just about sufi poetry
(contemporary) in Syria or maybe in Lebanon.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar  3 22:35:04 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 15:35:04 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Daad
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Date: 03 Mar 2003
From: Chris H <kaix04holmanski77 at hotmail.com>
Subject:Daad

Greetings everyone,

I am by no means a linguistic expert but I am familiar with the saying
"Arabic is the language of the Daad".  This leads me to believe that
there
must be one particular sound that is being referred to in order to
separate
Arabic from any other language in the world.  The idea that it is the
language of the Daad is that there are no other languages with this
sound
in it.  Granted, we've seen in the other responses all of the different
versions of sounds for this letter.  Still, I just thought that I would
post this saying as it seems that it hints at one particular sound
(perhaps
its pronunciation in MSA?).  I could be wrong of course.

For what it's worth,

Chris Holman
Chrish at oregon.uoregon.edu

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:10:38 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:10:38 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Summer Programs in MESA Newsletter
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1) Subject:Summer Programs in MESA Newsletter

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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From:moderator
Subject:Summer Programs in MESA Bulletin

As usual I am happy to post info on summer Arabic programs.  The
recently released MESA Newsletter listed the following programs:

American University in Cairo
American University of Beirut
Brigham Young University
Georgetown University
University of Michigan
University of Utah

Besides those listed in the Bulletin, I am aware of the following:

Middlebury
University of Virginia/Yarmouk
Al-Akhawayn University
Monterey Institute
U of Maryland, College Park

I am quite certain that there are others, possibly many others this
year in particular, so let us know.

Good information about some of these programs can be found at the MESA
Website (http://fp.arizona.edu/mesassoc/) (click on On-line Newsletter,
and then on Summer Programs).

The AATA website (http://www.wm.edu/aata/) (click on Programs, then
Summer/Intensive/On-Line programs) is also a good source of
information.  Both have links to the web sites of many of the programs.

Dil

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:10:41 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:10:41 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U.of Maryland, College Park Summer Program
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1) Subject:U.of Maryland, College Park Summer Program

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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: summer at umail.umd.edu
Subject:U.of Maryland, College Park Summer Program

Arabic Intensive Language Program
June 2-August 15, 2003  (eight weeks)
The University of Maryland
College Park, Md.

The program is designed to enable students to read and write modern
standard Arabic (the language of radio, television and newspapers
throughout the Arab world), as well as communicate with native speakers
of Arabic on elementary/intermediate levels. Successful completion means
12 semester hours of college credit, satisfying the language requirement
for non-native Arabic speakers at many colleges and universities,
including Maryland. The program will focus on language study four days a
week and cultural enrichment one day a week.
Enrollment is open to professionals, college students, advanced high
school students, and other members of the community.

Program fee $2,935

For more information, visit www.summer.umd.edu/arabic/, e-mail
summer at umail.umd.edu, or call 301-314-3572 or 1-877-989-SPOC (7762).

Optional Residential Component
There is limited opportunity for on-campus housing should participants
wish to stay on campus. For questions regarding housing, please contact
Lisa Press in Conference and Visitor Services at 301-314-7884.

Please let me know if you need any additional information or if there is
another procedure I should follow when submitting information for the
subscribers to Arabic-L.

Also, I would appreciate it if you would let me know the approximate
date subscribers will receive this information and the number of
subscribers to the Arabic-L list.  You can contact me until March 21 at
the University of Maryland Office of Continuing & Extended Education at
to35 at umail.umd.edu or 301-405-9949.  After March 21, please contact
Laura B. Moore, Assistant Direct or Marketing Communications, at
301-403-4397 or lbmoore at deans.umd.edu.

Nannette Dorsey, University of Maryland, Office of Continuing & Extended
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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:10:54 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:10:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:60-90 FT Translation job
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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: Carmen Cross <carmen at cal.org>
Subject:60-90 FT Translation job

[Carmen is just passing on this message, so don't reply to her.  For
info, go to the web-site listed.  Moderator]

I work for Advanced Systems Development, Inc., a government contracting
company. For more about our company, our
website is www.asd-inc.com. We have an immediate need for a U.S.
citizen, to both translate and interpret between the
languages of English and Saudi. This position will be for a period of
60 to 90 days full-time. Additionally, a person with
Microsoft Windows 2000 knowledge is most likely to be selected.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:10:45 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:10:45 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Indirect Marking of Objects query
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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: Ahmed Brahim <Ahmed.Brahim at flm.rnu.tn>
Subject:Indirect Marking of Objects query


                                          Indirect marking of direct  
objects
 
I am currently working on progresive aspect marking of transitive verbs  
in Arabic and Berber dialects in Tunisia by means of a locative  
preposition (Ex. Tun A "fi:" = 'in' ) introducing the object (b):
     (a) na:kl-u l-kusksi
         1PL-eat/IMPERF-1PL the-couscous
         ' We (usually) eat couscous'
     (b) na:kl-u                      fi: l-kusksi
         1PL-eat/IMPERF-1PL in the-couscous
         ' We are eating couscous'
Are there (recent) studies on the distribution and the meaning of this  
kind of indirect marking of objects - which are normally direct ones-  
in other North African Arabic and Berber dialects?
 Best regards
Ahmed Brahim   
UR "Langage et Métalangage"
Université de Tunis Manouba

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:10:59 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:10:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Daad
Message-ID: <THU.6.MAR.2003.101059.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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2) Subject:Daad

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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: "Schub, Michael" <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:Daad

FYI:  Prof. Richard Steiner of Yeshiva U. wrote his doctoral
dissertation on the "original" pronunciation of the Daad.

                            Mike Schub

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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: RamonNorman at aol.com
Subject:Daad

You are correct in that it refers to  a particular sound, but mistaken
in assuming that it is the sound of Daad in MSA now.  The sound of Daad
in MSA is an emphatic alveolar stop.  It is exactly the voiced
counterpart of Taa'.  Firstly, we know the original sound was lateral
by the description of the Arabic grammarians including, Sibiwayhi and
Khaleel.   Even until this day those who are careful in tajweed of the
Qur'aan pronounce Daad from the side of the mouth because that is its
agreed upon point of articulation.  Pronouncing from the left side
being more common than the right.  The scholar of tajweed ibn Jazaree
even has a poem that mentions this.    The description given is that it
was pronounced by the molars, again this is an exact description of a
lateral.   The tongue lowers from the molars to allow a lateral flow of
air.

Next we have all of the correspondences in Arabic and other Semitic
languages.  Our next hint is that in certain dialects of Arabic Daad
became a Laam with emphasis (tafkheem).  It also exactly corresponds to
the emphatic lateral still found to this day in the Modern South
Arabian languages.

Another clue is the structure of the Semitic languages.  Where there is
a clear tendency to divide the phonemes into the category of voiced,
voiceless, and emphatic.  The emphatic phonemes in the Arabic for the
most part were categorized as majhuur and were probably optionally
voiced as they are now in the Modern South Arabian Languages.   Thus
there was no contrast between voiced and voiceless in the emphatic
phonemes.

Finally we have the appellation lughat Ad-Daad which points to a unique
and uncommon sound.  Alveolar stops are rather common.  But fricative
laterals, such as the Welsh ll are notoriously difficult for foreigners
to get a hang of.

These are just some of the factors but they are sufficient to establish
Daad as a lateral

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:11:05 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:11:05 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Film Premiere:I Speak Arabic
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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: Diana Scalera <dscalera at rcn.com>
Subject:Film Premiere:I Speak Arabic

You are invited to attend the New York City premiere of the documentary
film I SPEAK ARABIC.

This film is an opportunity to enter into the world of young people who
speak a language other than English in their homes and communities. It
is a snapshot of Arabic heritage language speakers who face the same
challenges that all immigrant families face--how to balance the new
with the old and come out whole.

Diana Scalera has been a Spanish teacher in the NYC public schools for
more than 13 years.  She has worked with many different heritage
language groups to help them to maintain and enrich the languages that
their families speak.  This film documents what she has learned about
the talents and needs of these young people and what our society needs
to do to help them thrive.

I SPEAK ARABIC will also be shown on April 12 at the Northeast
Conference on the Teaching Foreign Languages, Omni-Shoreham Hotel,
Washington DC.

New York City Premiere
Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:00 PM
High School for Environmental Studies
444 West 56th Street
Sixth Floor Auditorium
New York New York

If you would more information about the film, please contact me at
dscalera at rcn.com.

Diana Scalera
High School for Environmental Studies
444 West 56th Street
New York, New York 10019
212 262-8113 ex. 214

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:11:09 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:11:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs Arabic Dictionary for Arabic Speaking Medical
 Students
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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: Rudi Deen <r.deen at isc.keele.ac.uk>
Subject:Needs Arabic Dictionary for Arabic Speaking Medical Students

Dear All,
Can anyone recommend a good (not too expensive) Arabic - English and
English - Arabic dictionary suitable for a reference section?

We are thinking of buying one to add to our stock: we have a lot of
medical students who are Arabic speakers.

Many thanks
Rudaina

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 10 23:08:13 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:08:13 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS Alexandria Program
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Date: 03 Mar 2003
From:Dilworth Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:ALS Alexandria Program

Below I am posting the tentative program for the Arabic Linguistics  
Society Meetings which are to be held in Alexandria, Egypt on May 9-10,  
2003.

We have every intention of holding this conference.  However, as all of  
you are aware, we do not control world events, and there is a  
possibility that travel restrictions will make it impossible to hold it  
in its current form.  We therefore ask for your patience.  Understand  
that if there is any way we can hold it, we will, but there is the  
possibility that it may have to be cancelled or postponed, if the world  
situation requires it.  We will keep you informed by e-mail of our  
decisions in this regard.

It is important, however, for us to know your intentions, particularly  
if you are on the program.  I would therefore ask any participants  
listed here to e-mail me whether or not you are currently planning on  
attending the conference.  A couple of weeks before the conference I  
will send out a request for another e-mail confirmation of your  
attendance.  This will allow us to adjust the program without having  
large holes for no-shows.  Because of this, if you do not respond with  
your confirmation, we will have to delete you from the program.  Moral:  
keep in touch!

I apologize for the lower case nature of all the titles, but I didn't  
want to retype them, and it is the only way I was able to import them  
from the original program they were prepared on.  Travel and  
accomodations information will be sent in a few days, hopefully.  Here  
is the program:

friday, may 9
8:30 – 8:45	Registration
8:45 – 9:00 	Welcome and Announcements

Morning Session
Socio, Code-Switching, Dialectology
9:00 – 9:30	processing the world piece by piece: iconicity, lexical  
insertion and possessives in nigerian arabic codeswitching
	Jonathan Owens, Bayreuth University
9:30 –10:00	some examples of code mixing within upper egyptian  
migrants’ discourses in cairo
	Catherine Miller, University of Aix en Provence
10:00–10:30	modern standard arabic and egyptian colloquial arabic:  
problems of classification
	Reem Bassiouney, Alexandria University & Oxford University
10:30-11:00	the bedouin dialect of al-zawaida tribe, southern jordan
	Ahmad Khalaf Sakarna, Mu'tah University

11:00-11:15	BREAK

11:15-12:15	keynote address	
Madiha Doss, Cairo University	

Afternoon Session: Morphology
1:15-1:45	verb inflections in kuwaiti arabic children
	Khawla Aljenaie, Kuwait University
1:45-2:15	productivity in child language:  development of Arabic word  
formation
	Fatima Badry, American University of Sharjah
2:15-2:45	the Arabic system of ‘derived verbs’ in functional and  
typological perspective
	Robert R. Ratcliffe, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
2:45-3:15	verbal stem-vowel shift in Colloquial Arabic
	Nagato Youichi, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
3:15-3:10 	break
Rhetoric
3:30-4:00	rhetorical borrowing: french rhetoric in arabic research  
article introductions
	Ahmed Fakhri, West Virginia University
4:00-4:30	Arabic rhetoric and academic writing
	Raja Mallek & Maher Bahloul, American University of Sharjah
4:30-5:00	of interrogation in religious discourse: a sociolinguistic  
study
	Kamel Abdelbadie Elsaadany, Tanta University
Computational
5:00-5:30	an agfl computational lexicon for arabic nlp applications
	Sameh Al-Ansary, Alexandria University
5:30-6:00	A Suite of Tools for Morphological Analysis of Arabic Corpora
	Stephen Taylor, Fitchburg State College

saturday, may 10
Morning Session: Psycholinguistics
8:00 – 8:30	specific language impairment in an egyptian arabic child
	Donia Fahim & Marjorie Lorch, University of London
8:30 – 9:00	root formation and polysemic organization in arabic lexicon  
and grammar: a probabilistic model
	Lazhar Zanned, University of Manouba
9:00 –9:30	what underlies word pattern priming in arabic deverbal nouns?
	Sami Boudelaa & William Marslen-Wilson, Cambridge University

Phonology
9:30-10:00	arabic /g/ with special reference to rules of qur’anic  
recitation
	Mohammed Riyad Elashiry, University of Birmingham
10:00-10:30	acoustic cues for the perception of word juncture in arabic
	Mervat Fashal, Alexandria University
10:30-10:45	break
10:45-11:15	vowel length in arabic as a function of syllable type
	Yahia A. Ahmad, Kuwait University
11:15-11:45	the structure of arabic intonation: a preliminary  
investigation
	Khaled Rifaat, University of Alexandria
11:45-12:15	phonological processes in connected speech
	Hanaa Salem, Alexandria University
12:15-12:45	acoustic cues for the perception of word juncture in arabic
	Sahar Farooq

Afternoon Session: Syntax
1:45-2:15	light verbs in standard arabic and egyptian arabic
	Amr Helmy Ibrahim, L’Université de Franche-Comté
2:15 – 2:45	the syntax of negative adverbs in arabic
	Maher Bahloul, American University of Sharjah
2:45 – 3:15	causative verbs in arabic and the vp-shell hypothesis
	Mohamed S. Al-Seghayar, University of Garyounis
3:15-3:45	Subatomic Semantics and the Active Participle in Egyptian  
Arabic
	Mustafa Mughazy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3:45 – 4:00	break
4:00 - 4:30	isnaad (predication) and clause structure in arabic: a  
minimalist approach
	Wafaa A. F. Batran Wahba, Ain Shams University
4:30 – 5:00	epp and case: the subject in arabic
	Amira Agameya, Cairo University & American University in Cairo

Corpus Linguistics
5:00 –5:30	future variability: a corpus study of positive and negative  
arabic future particles
	Dilworth Parkinson, BYU

L2 Syntax and Morphology
5:30-6:00	l2 acquisition of arabic morphosyntactic features: temporary  
or permanent Impairment?
	Mohammad T. Alhawary, University of Oklahoma
6:00-6:30	the l2 acquisition of arabic plurals
	Mary Ann Walter, MIT
6:30-7:00	the role of input in the second language acquisition of syntax
	Mohammad Alhamad, University of Essex

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:53:52 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs info about Cairo programs
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2) Subject:Hedayet Institute info

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1)
Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: "Laura A. Snow" <lsnow at u.washington.edu>
Subject:Needs info about Cairo programs

I am hoping to do an intensive Arabic program in Cairo this summer, and  
have tried to contact both Hedayet and the Arabic Language Institute at  
AUC.  I have tried to access the ALI homepage from a variety of  
websites, but the links have not worked.  I was able to reach Hedayet's  
website, but have not heard back from them regarding my inquiry about  
summer programs. Does anyone know how I can contact either of these  
programs (and whether Hedayet is still open) in order to apply for a  
summer intensive course?  Thank-you.

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: "Laura A. Snow" <lsnow at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Hedayet Institute info

[moderator's note: I happened to be in touch with Nagwa, and asked her  
to send the following info, which answers part of the above query.]

I would like to appologize to those who tried to reach the web site of  
Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies in Cairo at:  
www.arabicstudieshedayet.com  for the web has experienced some problems  
lately and we are doing our best to fix that problem now. 

The Summer 03 Intensive Program of HIAS is either for 6 weeks ( 120  
hrs.) or for 12 weeks( 240 hrs.) where emphasis is on MSA in addition  
to  some attention to Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. Short talks and  
discussions are planned to improve the listenning comprehension  and  
speaking skills every week. This could be outside class in the form of  
visits to few touristic sites in Cairo. The summer course will start on  
June 22nd, 2003. The deadline for applaying is April 30th, 2003.  

For quick inquiry please contact:
Nagwa Hedayet
HIAS Director
nhedayet at yaoo.com  

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Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:53:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:the Mother of all Borrowings
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1) Subject:the Mother of all Borrowings

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Aly Farghaly <farghaly at systransoft.com>
Subject:the Mother of all Borrowings

The headlines in several news network on the Internet today are
referring to  the biggest conventional bomb in the military's arsenal
that was tested this week by the US  Air force calling it "The Mother of
All Bombs". CNN says "The MOAB, privately known in military circles as
"the mother of all bombs".  March 12, 2003

This is direct borrowing from or probably an analogy of  Sadam Hussein
who was the first, and probably the only one, who used this phrase in
Arabic to name   the war  in 1991  as "The Mother of All Battles"

The phrase is clearly foreign to the English language style, culture and
norms of use. It is very interesting how in a global world, languages
are influencing each other regardless of the balance of power between
them.   As  a phenomenon,  It is worthy of study.
Does anyone have an explanation?
Regards,
Ali Farghaly
Senior Linguist

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:53:59 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:53:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Reduplication request for sources
Message-ID: <FRI.14.MAR.2003.095359.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Reduplication request for sources

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Micah Andrews <mandrew1 at wiscmail.wisc.edu>
Subject:Reduplication request for sources

[moderators note: please respond directly to the requester.  thanks.]

Dear sir,
On Wednesday 16th of January 2002.  The topic was non-concatinative
morphology, reduplication.  I would like to get data on reduplication
in Arabic.  I searched in the library and elsewhere but as I do not
read Arabic.  If you could recommend me some works and articles that
deal with the topic and books that contain data on the matter I would
greatly appreciately it.  Thanks.

Micah

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:54:06 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:54:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Need Iraqi Phonetics tapes
Message-ID: <FRI.14.MAR.2003.095406.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Need Iraqi Phonetics tapes

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Gail Grella <GRELLAG1 at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Need Iraqi Phonetics tapes

I'm seeking a set of two audiocassettes called "Iraqi phonetics" that (I
believe) accompanied the "Reference Grammar of Iraqi Arabic" by Wallace
M. Erwin, published by Georgetown University Press in 1963. We plan to
reissue the book, and have lost all copies of the tapes.

If anyone can send them to me, I'll be glad to replace them with the CD,
when available.  Many thanks.
--
Gail Grella
Associate Director, Georgetown University Press
Acquisitions Editor
3240 Prospect Street NW
Washington, DC  20007
Phone:  202-687-6263
FAX: 202-687-6340



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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:54:09 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:54:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:JAIS: call for contributions; new article
Message-ID: <FRI.14.MAR.2003.095409.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: "Joseph N. Bell" <joseph.bell at msk.uib.no>
Subject:JAIS: call for contributions; new article

The Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies invites contributions for
volume 5 (2003).

After a long silence, owing to some extent to formatting and other
uncertainties as a result of our new relationship with Edinburgh
University Press, we are able post the pre-publication version of the
final article of volume 3 (2000), author, title, and abstract below.
Many authors have had to wait or are still waiting to see their
material appear. We will correct this in the near future, when the
first articles of volume 4 (2001-2002) will be posted. By the agreement
with EUP, articles and monographs of the Journal will be published
fully formatted on paper, but a minimally formatted version of all
material will still remain free on the Internet (with references to the
pagination of the printed version). Fully formatted pre-publication
versions of articles will be posted on the Internet for a brief period,
but these will contain a light watermark, and the Journal cannot
guarantee that the final pagination in the printed version will be the
same.

Regards,

Joseph Bell

  Agostino Cilardo. Some Peculiarities of the Law of Inheritance: The
Formation of Imami and Ismaili Law. (Adobe Acrobat 5.0 PDF file, 122
kB, pp. 126-37). HTML version to be posted later.

Abstract: The question of the caliphate or imamate and similarly that
of the mut'a marriage (Imamis) are generally seen as the deepest
differences distinguishing Shi'i law systems from those of the
remaining law schools. Inheritance law, however, reveals an additional
range of Shi'i idiosyncrasies: the division of heirs by kin into
classes, certain privileges of the eldest son, and certain
disadvantages of wives with respect to some goods in their husband's
estates. From a historical point of view, the analysis of these cases
leads to some innovative conclusions about the origin and development
of Imami and Isma'ili doctrine, the influence of political elements on
the law system, the question of the authenticity of the Zaydi Majmu'
al-fiqh, and the dominance of practical considerations over strict
legal rules.agreements.


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:54:18 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:54:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Daad
Message-ID: <FRI.14.MAR.2003.095418.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: gbohas <Georges.Bohas at ens-lsh.fr>
Subject:Daad

On this subject (Daad) you should see :
Bohas & Janah
Le statut du Daad dans le lexique de l'arabe et ses implication
in Langues et Littératures du monde Arabe, 2000/1, p. 13-28.
Georges Bohas

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:54:16 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:54:16 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:More Summer Programs
Message-ID: <FRI.14.MAR.2003.095416.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Chicago Summer Program

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1)
Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Farouk Mustafa <fawm at midway.uchicago.edu>
Subject: Chicago Summer Program

The University of Chicago is offering Elementary and Intermediate
Modern Standard Arabic and, if there is enough interest, Third year
Arabic.
Farouk Mustafa

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:54:13 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:54:13 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs info on Lebanon Summer Programs
Message-ID: <FRI.14.MAR.2003.095413.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Needs info on Lebanon Summer Programs

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Martha Schulte-Nafeh <marthas at u.arizona.edu>
Subject:Needs info on Lebanon Summer Programs

[moderator note: the students e-mail was omitted from the original
message, but if you send your responses to the list, I will forward
them to Martha, and she to the student.]

One of my students asked me to post the following query for her. Please
respond directly to her at the e-mail address that she gives in the
message.
I believe that she would be interested to hear from students who have
attended either of the two programs she is applying to.
Martha

'ahlan, I am a graduate student at the University of Arizona, and I am
applying
to two summer intensive Arabic programs in Lebanon for this summer.  As
I
am unfamiliar with these programs, I would greatly appreciate any
information
that can be given as to their quality.  One is the CAMES program at the
American
University of Beirut
(http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webcames/summerArabic.html),
and the other is the SINARC program at Lebanese American University at
Beirut
(http://www.lau.edu.lb/centers-institutes/sinarc.html).  I am grateful
for
any information that anyone has regarding their experiences with these
two
programs.

Thank you,
Leah White

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:54:27 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:54:27 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Dictionary for Medical Students recommendations
Message-ID: <FRI.14.MAR.2003.095427.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Dictionary for Medical Students recommendations
2) Subject:Dictionary for Medical Students recommendations

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1)
Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Tom Emerson <tree at basistech.com>
Subject:Dictionary for Medical Students recommendations

> Can anyone recommend a good (not too expensive) Arabic - English and
> English - Arabic dictionary suitable for a reference section?

"Hitti's Pocket Medical Dictionary - Arabic-English" edited by Yusuf
K. Hitti and Ahmad Al-Khatib and published by Librairie Du Liban is a
good one to have in your collection, even though it does not have the
English->Arabic direction.

I have a vague memory of there being a larger version that may go in
both directions.

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2)
Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Mutarjm at aol.com
Subject:Dictionary for Medical Students recommendations

Greetings.

One good and fairly standard reference (seems to be continuously
updated and expanded) is _Hitti's New Medical Dictionary_, published by
Librarie du Liban (my edition is 1999; no ISBN shown) .

That has been a useful reference when I prepare and conduct "healthcare
interpreting" at clinics, especially during patient intake, obtaining
medical history, discussing initial diagnosis, and out-patient
treatment. I do not know of any bilingual dictionaries about clinical
specialties.

There also are some small pocket-sized dictionaries that are variant
editions of Hitti's main work (same publisher) and a few bilingual
phrasebooks (most with limited glossaries) available. They are useful
for patient relations; family satisfaction and comfort, nursing
practice, and for delivery of public healthcare to "new arrival"
immigrants to social services facilities.

I think the Jordan Society of the Arabic Language (mujtama3 al-lughat
al-3rabiya al-urdunii), based at University of Jordan, has produced a
continued series of bilingual (English <-> Arabic) glossaries
(apparently no dictionaries) of terms and expressions used in a number
of medical subjects, clincial specialties and public healthcare. I saw
those displayed at some of the larger bookstores when I was in Amman a
few years ago.

Hope these references help you and your Arabic medical colleagues.
Khair, in sha' Allah.
Regards from San Pedro (Los Angeles Harbor Area).
Sincerely,
Stephen H. Franke

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:11 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book on Early Arabic Linguistics
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: CTenaglia at Eisenbrauns.com
Subject:New Book on Early Arabic Linguistics


"Eighth-Century Iraqi Grammar: A Critical Exploration of Pre-Halilian
Arabic
Linguistics." Harvard Semitic Studies 53. Rafael Talmon. Harvard Semitic
Museum / Eisenbrauns. 2003. Pp. xiv + 347. Hardback. ISBN 1-57506-912-1.
List $44.95, Sale $41.80

Arabic grammatical thinking provides one of the richest and most
significant
contributions of medieval Islamic sciences to the history of human
civilization. For the first time this book traces down its formation
during
the second century of Islam (eighth century A.D.), before the age of
famous
Halil b. Ahmad and his disciple Sibawayhi. Some 240 excerpts extracted
from
the earliest sources of the eighth and ninth centuries create a unique
database, which is then analyzed critically. Consequently a clear scheme
emerges of the sophisticated grammar of this pre-Halilian era. As a
result,
Halil's and Sibawayhi's revolt on this tradition is considered in
detail.

Contents:

Introduction

PART 1: GRAMMARIANS AND THEIR TEACHING
Chapter 1: Grammarians and Their Milieux according to the Early Sources
Chapter 2: Pre-Halilian Grammatical Teaching: A Data Survey in the Early
Sources Chapter 3: Textual Confrontation: Establishment of Historical
Relations among the Early Texts

PART 2: HALIL'S FORERUNNERS AND THE HALILIAN REFORMATION Chapter 1: The
Structure of Pre-Sibawayhian Grammar Introduction Chapter 2: Halil's and
Sibawayhi's Reformation

List of Abbreviations
Bibliography
Indexes

http://www.eisenbrauns.com/wconnect/wc.dll?ebGate~EIS~~I~TALEIGHTH

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:25 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:25 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Intensive Arabic Course at ALC/SDSU
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1) Subject:Intensive Arabic Course at SDSU

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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: ALC <alc at arabee.info>
Subject:Intensive Arabic Course at SDSU

The Arabic Language Center, in collaboration with San Diego State  
University, announces the thirty-week intensive Arabic program that  
will begin in Fall 2003. The program runs in three ten-week sessions  
with two breaks in between. Students can earn up to 24 SDSU's  
undergraduate credits. For more information contact us at:  
alc at arabee.info 

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:18 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants best Undergraduate Arabic Programs in US
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1) Subject:Wants best Undergraduate Arabic Programs in US

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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: Mark Christiansen <markdchristiansen at yahoo.com>
Subject:Wants best Undergraduate Arabic Programs in US

[please respond directly to requester]

I’m looking for a good undergraduate program in
Arabic, leading to a BA and then on to a PhD in
Arabic.

Could you tell me which US universities have the best
undergraduate programs, to prepare me for graduate
study in Arabic?

Thank You,
Mark Christiansen

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:32 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:32 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs textbook based on Quran
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From:  "Mohamed Seid BAnoo" <msbanoo at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs textbook based on Quran

[please respond directly to requester]

Assalamu Alaykum, Greetings

I have obtained your email addresses from the Al Arabiyya journal
website. I
am working on writing a syllabus for teaching arabic based on the
Quraan and
Hadith, in english medium schools in South Africa.

I met a fellow colleague at a conference who mentioned that a similar
book
existed in Arabic. The person is Professor Muhammad Ismail Sini, who was
involved with the Al Arabiyya lin Nashiyin series. The book he referred
to
is Al Qira'at Al Arabiyya lil Muslimeen. I am not fully certain if this
is
the book and may be subject to correction. The book is in three volumes
and
is published in Lebanon.

I have returned from Hajj and made an unsuccessful visit, to a number of
bookshops and libraries in Makkah and Madinah, in the hope of obtaining
these books.

I would really appreciate it if you could you please advise if this book
exists and how it may be obtained. If you can obtain this book on my
behalf
I would settle all expenses related.

Your assistance is most appreciated

Yours faithfully

Mohamed Seid Banoo

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:39 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:39 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:AUC contact info
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From:Mary Davidson <mdavidson at aucnyo.edu>
Subject:AUC contact info

[In response to the posting on having trouble contacting AUC, the
following contact info was provided--Dil]

Mary Davidson
Senior Student Affairs Officer
The American University in Cairo
420 Fifth Avenue, Third Floor
New York, NY 10018-2729
Email: mdavidson at aucnyo.edu
Telephone: (212) 730-8800
Fax: (212) 730-1600

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:29 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:29 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs books on Arabic and English Rhetoric
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: Abdullah  Alger <b00011573 at aus.ac.ae>
Subject:Needs books on Arabic and English Rhetoric

Hello.
Does anyone have any articles related to Arabic and English Rhetoric
styles.
Thanks. Abdullah

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:35 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:35 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Mother of ...
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1) Subject:Mother of ...
2) Subject:Mother of ...
3) Subject:Mother of ...
4) Subject:Mother of ...

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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From:Mutarjm at aol.com
Subject:Mother of ...

Greetings.
May one observe that that adopted usage is an apparent sign of
flippancy on the part of the person who coined that expression and of
mental laziness by those in the media who use it.
One might hope that responsible journalists would have more sense and
resist adopting such facile attempts at "linguistic cuteness."
Bombs are not trivial objects (having seen their effects in Vietnam and
later in Iraq, both times as a member of US military units), nor do
their descriptions deserve trivialization so they sound "neat and
spiffy."
All best regards,
Stephen H. Franke
Los Angeles

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2)
Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: "Schub, Michael" <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:Mother of ...

This is a clear case of mother-gate.                Mike Schub

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3)
Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: Jan Hoogland <j.hoogland at let.kun.nl>
Subject:Mother of ...

In addition to my earlier reply:
BBC Arabic now has a special link on their Arabic Main page:
'umm al-qanabil:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/news/newsid_2841000/2841891.stm

Jan

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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: Aly Farghaly <farghaly at systransoft.com>
Subject:Mother of ...

I received several responses to my inquiry about the United States
military circles borrowing a phrase that was koined by Saddam Hussein
about the 1991 Gulf war which he called the Mother of All Battles
meaning the greatest battle of all.

Yaser Onaizan says that Saudi Papers referred to that battle using
Saddam's koinage calling it "umm al-mahalik" or "the mother of all
disasters"

Aziz Abbassi  concluded a paper he was writing  about the reforms needed
in the educational system saying calling such reform as 'Mother of all
Reforms'.

Mike Schub  describes this phenomenon as "This is a clear case of
mother-gate."

Regards,
Ali Farghaly

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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:58:03 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS Travel Info
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: Tessa Hauglid <tmh1 at mstar2.net>
Subject:ALS Travel Info

ALS 2003 - Alexandria
Practical information for participants
by Reem Bassiouney

Travelling to Alexandria
A) Direct connections
Alexandria has its own international airport, situated between the town  
and
Lake Mariout, about twenty minutes from the city centre. Lufthansa and
British Airways have direct flights to Alexandria from Europe, and  
Olympic
Airways offers flights to Alexandria via Athens.

While the old terminal building is being refurbished air traffic has  
been
redirected to Burj al-Arab, a military airport further inland. It is not
clear whether the city airport will reopen by the time of the  
conference in
May. If in doubt, please enquire with your travel agent which airport  
you
will arrive at.

Taxis are available from both airports to the city centre. These are
relatively cheap, but be sure to negotiate your fare before you hand  
over
your bags to one of the taxi drivers.

B) via Cairo
Many airlines fly to Cairo from Europe and America. Malev, the Hungarian
Airline usually offers the cheapest, though not the most reliable or
convenient service. Alitalia and Air France often have special offers  
on the
route to Cairo, but with the added inconvenience of a stop in Rome or  
Paris.

On your arrival in Cairo, you have two options:
1- You can take the Express Bus (called ‘Superjet’) directly to  
Alexandria.
The ticket costs around LE 35, and the journey takes 3-4 hours,  
depending on
the time of the day and the traffic. There are buses throughout the  
night.
The buses are air-conditioned, and it is worth taking a pullover or a  
jacket
inside with you

2- You can take the train from Cairo (Mahattat Ramsiis) to Alexandria.  
There
are no trains after around 9pm, so this may entail an overnight stay (on
hotels in Cairo, see below). First, you need to take a taxi to the train
station (or downtown Cairo, where the hotels are). This should cost no  
more
than LE 80-100, and be sure to negotiate your fare before you board the
taxi. Once at the station, buy your ticket on the Express train  
(Turbiinii).
First class is pleasant and affordable at ca. LE 30. The journey takes
around two hours, and is very comfortable. Get off the train at the  
terminus
(Mahattat Masr), which is ten minutes’ walk from the Cecil Hotel (see  
map).

Hotels in Cairo:
Charming and convenient places to stay are the Cosmopolitan Hotel, just  
off
Midan Talaat Harb (from the square, drive into the street opposite  
Groppi's
Cafe, to the right of the Emirates Bank. The hotel is in a side street  
to
the right, about 50 metres from the square, opposite the Mexx shop;
foreigners pay ca. US$35 a night. Address: 1 Ibn Tahlab St., Kasr El  
Nil,
Cairo Phone: +20-2-3663 Fax: +20-2-3933531), and the Windsor, a relic  
of the
colonial era where lift and telephone system date to the early 1900’s.  
The
hotel also sports an old-fashioned bar that used to be a British  
officers’
mess! (in 26 July St/Sharia Sitta wa-ashriin Yulyu, drive into the  
direction
of Opera Square/Midan al-Opera, and turn left into a small side street  
about
80 metres after the Americaine cafe. If you can’t find it, ask a local;
rooms cost from USD 29 for a single to ca USD 56 for deluxe double  
rooms;
their website with a map and more information is at
http://www.windsorcairo.com/mainpage.htm).


Staying in Alexandria
Alexandria has lots of hotels, but only those around the Cecil are  
really
convenient for participants in the conference: the hotels in Montazah,
despite their proximity to the beaches, are too far away from the Cecil.
Although Alexandria feels relatively small, it is actually a  
million-people
city that stretches along the coast for over 30 kilometres. To get from  
one
end to the other may take up an hour and a half when the traffic is bad  
-
and it often is. For a listing of Alexandria's hotels - though by no  
means
exhaustive - go to: http://www.egypthotelsdb.com/. The following are
recommended:

A) Budget hotels
The Crillion and the Union are plain and cheap, and (used to) charge in
Egyptian Pounds, not Dollars; at the same time they are above backpacker
standard, and offer simple luxuries, such as private bathrooms. What is
more, they are both on the seafront, just a few metres from the Cecil,  
and
many rooms have marvellous views over the harbour.
The Crillion Hotel
5, Sharia Adib Ishaq
Phone: ++20-3-480 0330
On the third floor of an Art Deco building overlooking the Corniche,  
two or
three blocks away from the Cecil. Most rooms appear to have private  
showers
or baths, and views to the sea. I have never stayed in this hotel, but  
it
looks respectable. I would guess it costs around LE 50 per person.

The Union
164, Sharia 26th July
Phone: ++20-3-480-7312
Fax: ++20-3-480 7350
Just a few metres away from the Cecil, in the next block along the  
seaside.
It is in a modern building, offering no style, but clean rooms and a
breakfast room overlooking the Mediterranean. Most rooms here have  
private
bathrooms and balconies to the seaside. A very popular hotel with budget
tourists, so you ought to book in advance.

B) Upmarket
The obvious choices are the Cecil, the Metropole and the Windsor Palace
hotels. All three are in beautifully restored turn-of-the-century  
buildings
right on the seafront, and offer plenty of what a brochure might call
"colonial" charm. Of the three, the Cecil is perhaps the most  
prestigious,
and prides itself of its guest list, which includes Somerset Maugham and
Winston Churchill, among others. Although they are luxury hotels, they  
are
relatively affordable, and if this is your first time in Alexandria, you
would do good to treat yourself to a couple of nights in one of them.

The Cecil
Category: * * * *
26th July St., Saad Zaghloul Sq.
Phone: +20-3-4837173 , +20-3-4834768 , +20-3-4831467
Fax: +20-3-4836401
Their somewhat complicated reservations website is at:
http://www.sofitel.com/sofitel/index.html

Paradise Inn Metropole Hotel
Category: * * * *
52, Saad Zaghloul St., El Raml Station
Phone: +20 3 4861465 , +20 3 4861466 , +20 3 4861467
Fax: +20-3-4862040

Paradise Inn Windsor Palace Hotel
Category: * * * *
17, al-Shuhada St.
Phone: +20-3-4808700, +20-3-4808123
Fax: +20-3-4809090

Delta Hotel
If the above are booked out, or too expensive for you, you could try the
Delta hotel, which is situated just a few minutes from the Cecil along  
the
tram lines towards the University. The hotel has a website at:
http://sp.tecmina.com/hoteldelta/. It is not exceedingly cheap at ca.  
USD 72
for a single, and a far cry from the elegance and style of the Cecil.  
If you
can, you had better pay the extra few dollars elsewhere; if not, this  
is a
respectable place to stay.

Money
At current rates, one dollar buys around 5 Egyptian Pounds (LE), one  
Pound
Sterling buys ca. 8 LE. Do not, under any circumstance, change money  
before
you arrive in Egypt, as the banks in Europe operate with extortionate  
rates
of exchange for the Egyptian Pound. Of course you will need some money
immediately after your arrival, to pay for the taxi etc., but in any  
case
you will have to change money before you go through the passport  
control in
order to purchase a visum. You can take your money as cash or in  
traveller's
cheques, and some banks even accept Eurocheques. The branch of the  
National
Bank of Egypt in the Cecil also does withdrawals via VISA card, and  
there is
an increasing number of ATM’s all over Alexandria (the British Bank of  
the
Middle East, a part of HSBC, has its branch and an ATM for credit card
withdrawals on Midan al-Khartum; there is another ATM just outside the
Fishmarket restaurant).
Restaurants
There are lots of restaurants around the city centre, and it would take  
a
long time to describe them all. Food in restaurants is much cheaper, and
certainly more interesting than that in the hotels. On your first day  
or so,
you can try any (or all, if you have the stamina) of the following (the
stars are not Michelin ones, but mine, and indicate the quality of the
food):

Cafe Bleik **
A well-kept secret, Cafe Bleik offers all sorts of delicacies, such as  
hot
stuffed wine leaves, chicken on almond rice, stuffed pigeons, meatballs  
in
tomato sauce etc. It is situated on the western end of Saad Zaghloul  
St., on
the left hand side as you head west, just before the Sofianopopulou  
Coffee
shop. The entrance is small, and the front part of the restaurant is a
pastry shop, so it can easily be mistaken for a bakery.

al-Ikhlas *
A traditional family restaurant offering Egyptian food. It is on the
crossroads in the middle of Safia Zaghloul St., and has a big sign.

The Elite *
Is an old Alexandrian legend, once very fashionable and frequented by
celebrities. It is run by a charming Greek lady, Madame Christine, and
regularly provides the food for parties at the Greek Consulate. It  
offers a
variety of Egyptian, Greek and French dishes, at reasonable prices.
It is situated in Safia Zaghloul St., just before the Cinema Metro

Abu Gharib *
Looks rather strange from the outside, and may be deserted at times.
However, it is famous for its liver sandwiches and its creme caramel.  
From
Midan Saad Zaghloul, follow the tramlines west for about 150 metres.  
Just as
you come to a little square, the restaurant is on the left-hand side on  
a
corner. Quite cheap.

The Fish Market Restaurant ***
One of Alexandria's best restaurants. It is situated on the corniche  
midway
between the Cecil and Qait Bey Fort, overlooking the harbour and the
corniche. As its name suggests, this is a fish restaurant, and guests  
can
select their own fresh fish from the day's catch (Daniis/Sea Bream,  
Wa'aar/?
and Miaas/Sea Bass are the best and the most expensive. Always choose a  
fish
with shiny and bulging, not sunken eyes - the drier the eyes, the older  
the
fish! On the side, order a small quantity of gambarii/prawns and
subbiiT/squid). A large selection of starters and side dishes comes  
with the
meal. A meal here is not cheap - up to 100LE per person - but probably  
the
best fish meal you will ever have. Go just before sunset, when the
restaurant has a beautiful view of the harbour.

Cafes
Alexandria is famous for its coffee-houses, of which there are literally
hundreds. Some are basic, and offer little more than tea, coffee soft  
drinks
and water pipes; others are more specialised, and offer backgammon sets  
or
dominoes, while others again provide the setting for romantic  
encounters.
Most street cafes are plain, but some date back to the 1900’s and have
spectacular interiors:

Trianon
Yet another Alexandrian legend, on Saad Zaghloul Sq underneath the  
Metropole
Hotel. It has an Art Nouveau interior (note the wall panels on the
patisserie side), and offers tea, cakes and light meals. Expensive.


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:15 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:15 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U. of Maryland Intensive Arabic Program
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: Nan Dorsey <to35 at umail.umd.edu>
Subject:U. of Maryland Intensive Arabic Program

I’m contacting you on behalf of the University of Maryland Office of  
Continuing and Extended Education. The University of Maryland is  
offering an elementary/intermediate level Arabic course this  
summer.  Here is the pertinent information on the course:

Arabic Intensive Language Program
June 2–August 15, 2003  (eight weeks)
The University of Maryland
College Park, Md.
 
The program is designed to enable students to read and write modern  
standard Arabic (the language of radio, television and newspapers  
throughout the Arab world), as well as communicate with native speakers  
of Arabic on elementary/intermediate levels. Successful completion  
means 12 semester hours of college credit, satisfying the language  
requirement for non-native Arabic speakers at many colleges and  
universities, including Maryland. The program will focus on language  
study four days a week and cultural enrichment one day a week.
Enrollment is open to professionals, college students, advanced high  
school students, and other members of the community.

Program fee $2,935
 
For more information, visit www.summer.umd.edu/arabic/, e-mail  
summer at umail.umd.edu, or call 301-314-3572 or 1-877-989-SPOC (7762).
 
Optional Residential Component
There is limited opportunity for on-campus housing should participants  
wish to stay on campus. For questions regarding housing, please contact  
Lisa Press in Conference and Visitor Services at 301-314-7884.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:21 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:21 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Workshop on Natural Language Processing
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: malek.boualem at rd.francetelecom.com
Subject:Workshop on Natural Language Processing

Workshop on Natural Language Processing and Multilingualism

In conjunction with TALN 2003 Conference :
http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/irin/taln2003/

Batz-sur-Mer, France
June 11-14, 2003

INTRODUCTION

Multilingualism is a concern that is increasingly taken into account in
the design and development of natural language processing applications.
Anticipating the adaptation of linguistic software to different language
families has repercussions not only on linguistic data representation =
but also on architecture of systems.
The aim of the workshop is to enable participants to discuss about the =
consequences of multilingualism on NLP applications. The workshop topics
concern both linguistic data and software; a non exhaustive list is:

- Representation of linguistic data and genericity of formats.
- Overview of the major linguistic problems in this domain.
- Creation of linguistic resources from multilingual parallel corpora.
- Architectures of NLP technologies for different language families.
- Techniques or methods for adapting NLP technologies to new languages.
- Applications and NLP tools taking into account the multilingual
dimension.
- Applications taking into account the encoding formats of documents and

multilingual corpora.
- Experiments related to this domain.
- ...

Our workshop mainly concentrates on problems related to the combination
of NLP systems and linguistic diversity. This problematic does not
concern machine translation in itself, but could deal with the
adaptation of MT systems to several language pairs.

IMPORTANT DATES

- Papers due: March 27, 2003
- Notification of acceptance/rejection : April 14, 2003
- Deadline for camera-ready copy: April 28, 2003

SUBMISSION FORMAT

- Languages : French or English.
- Size : maximum 10 pages.
- Style : Times 12, single-spaced.
- Document format : RTF, DOC, PS, PDF.
- Printing format : A4 (not US Letter)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

- Christian Boitet, GETA, University of Grenoble (France)
- Malek Boualem, France Telecom R&D (France)
- Khalid Choukri, ELRA/ELDA (France)
- Eric Gaussier, Xerox Research Centre Europe (France)
- Emilie Guimier De Neef, France Telecom R&D (France)
- Yannis Haralambous, ENST Bretagne (France)
- Pierre Isabelle, Xerox Research Centre Europe (France)
- Steven Krauwer, Utrecht University (Pays-Bas)
- Guy Lapalme, RALI, University of Montreal (Canada)
- Tony McEnery, Lancaster University (UK)
- Frederique Segond, Xerox Research Centre Europe (France)
- Jean VE9ronis, DELIC, University of Provence (France)
- Jerome Vinesse, France Telecom R&D (France)
- Remi Zajac, Systran Software (USA)

DOCUMENT TEMPLATES

Document templates can be downloaded:
French Latex:
http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/irin/taln2003/doc/StyleLatexTaln03_FR
.
tgz
English Latex:
http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/irin/taln2003/doc/StyleLatexTaln03_EN
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tgz
French Word:
http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/irin/taln2003/doc/ModeleTaln2003_FR.d
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t
English Word:
http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/irin/taln2003/doc/ModeleTaln2003_EN.d
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t

E-MAILS FOR SUBMISSION SENDING :

- malek.boualem at rd.francetelecom.com
AND
- emilie.guimierdeneef at rd.francetelecom.com

The object of the message should be :
"Submission NLP-Multilingualism - Surname and name of the main author"

CONTACT

For further information, please contact:

Malek Boualem
AND/OR
Emilie Guimier-De-Neef
Emilie Guimier-De-Neef
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France Telecom R&D - DMI/GRI
Natural Language Processing group
2, avenue Pierre Marzin - 22307 Lannion - France
Tel: (33)(0)2.96.05.29.83 / (33)(0)2.96.05.19.87
Fax: (33)(0)2.96.05.32.86
Email: malek.boualem at rd.francetelecom.com
Email: emilie.guimierdeneef at rd.francetelecom.com
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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:27 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:27 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Languages and Linguistics Issue 10
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1) Subject:Languages and Linguistics Issue 10

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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: Moha Ennaji <estry at iam.net.ma>
Subject: Languages and Linguistics Issue 10

Issue 10 of the international journal "Languages and Linguistics" has
recently been published on the theme: "The Morpho-Syntax of  
Chamito-Semitic
Languages" , edited by Professor Moha Ennaji, University of Fès,  
Morocco.

Here are the contents (see also attached file)

Table des Matières / Contents


Moha Ennaji
Introduction
Abdelouahed Khairi
La fission et la fusion des traits du temps et le problème
    de l’ordre des mots

Abdelkader Gonegai
Le DP Accusatif d’Accompagnement en Arabe

Mohamed Khalil Ennassiri
Verb Movement, Double Object Constructions and Minimalism

Ahmed Makhoukh
Strength of Tense and Subject Position

Alain Khim
The Berber Construct State As Focus Marking

Moha Ennaji and Fatima Sadiqi
Subject, Accusative and Dative Clitics in Berber

Ali Alalou
The Pragmatics and Syntax of Deixis in Tamazight (Berber):
The Case of the Morphemes ‘d’ and ‘nn’

Sabrina Bendjaballah & Patricia Cabredo Hofherr
           The Genitive in Somali

Abdallah Ben Mohamed Chami and Mohamed Reda
Interpretation and text in Arabic  (in Arabic)

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:24 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:24 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:AIDA URL query
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: Haruko SAKAEDANI  <harukos at aa.tufs.ac.jp>
Subject:AIDA URL query

What is AIDA(Association Internationale de Dialectologie Arabe)'s URL,
now?
It was "http://www.fusion.net.ma/aida" but i cannot access to it.
Best,
Haruko

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:30 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:30 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Cornell Job
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: "Munther A. Younes" <may2 at cornell.edu>
Subject:Cornell Job

The Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, is looking
for a teaching associate for the academic year 2003-04.  The successful
candidate will teach three classes of Arabic each semester.  The
minimum requirements are:  Native or near-native fluency in Arabic;
Bachelor's degree; Interest in language teaching and the willingness to
try new methods of instruction.  Please forward all inquiries to
Munther Younes at may2 at cornell.edu.  Cornell University is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:36 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:36 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:AUC Summer Program for Arab Heritage Students
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: Iman Saad <imansaad at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:AUC Summer Program for Arab Heritage Students

Arab Heritage Students
An Intensive Summer Program in Arabic Language and Culture
at the American University in Cairo
June  3  to  July  24, 2003
-----------------

The Arabic Language Institute at the American University in Cairo  
announces
its Intensive Summer Program, welcoming learners of Arab origin.  This
program caters to those interested in enhancing their Arabic language
proficiency while reconnecting with their heritage and culture.  Oral  
and
written placement tests allow for homogeneous groups, and small classes
permit individual attention.  Located in Cairo, Egypt, center of the  
Arab
world, the institute’s professional faculty, up-to-date facilities, and
extra curricular activities make the  different cultures and heritage  
of the
entire area more accessible.

This 6 week program runs from Tuesday, June 3  until Thursday, July 24,
2003.  Participants in this summer program are full-time students,  
required
to take 20 hours of class per week, for which they earn 8 program  
credits.
The curriculum allows students to study both Modern Standard Arabic  
(MSA)
and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (ECA) simultaneously or to concentrate  
on one
or the other.  Many electives are also offered, including Media, Qur’an,
Colloquial conversation,  Literature, Translation, Writing and Grammar,  
each
earning 1 program credit.

While becoming more proficient in Arabic, meeting and interacting with
Egyptians, students will also be exposed to fascinating art,  
architecture,
folklore, history and Arab culture.

Facilities: Computer lab, language lab, university library, study  
center for
learners who need extra help, individualized tutoring.
Activities: Tours and trips, lectures and films on a variety of  
contemporary
topics,  folkdance, singing, music, and calligraphy.

Visit our website at: http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic.ali

For further information please contact:

The American University in Cairo, Cairo Office
       E-mail: alu at aucegypt.edu
The American University in Cairo, New York Office
       E-mail: aucegypt at aucnyo.edu

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:33 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:33 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:JAIS Article
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: "Joseph N. Bell" <joseph.bell at msk.uib.no>
Subject:JAIS Article

The final version of the final article of volume 3 (2000), author,
title, and abstract below, has been posted.

Joseph Bell

  Agostino Cilardo. Some Peculiarities of the Law of Inheritance: The
Formation of Imami and Ismaili Law. (Adobe Acrobat 5.0 PDF file, 122
kB, pp. 126-37). HTML version to be posted later.

Abstract: The question of the caliphate or imamate and similarly that
of the mut'a marriage (Imamis) are generally seen as the deepest
differences distinguishing Shi'i law systems from those of the
remaining law schools. Inheritance law, however, reveals an additional
range of Shi'i idiosyncrasies: the division of heirs by kin into
classes, certain privileges of the eldest son, and certain
disadvantages of wives with respect to some goods in their husband's
estates. From a historical point of view, the analysis of these cases
leads to some innovative conclusions about the origin and development
of Imami and Isma'ili doctrine, the influence of political elements on
the law system, the question of the authenticity of the Zaydi Majmu'
al-fiqh, and the dominance of practical considerations over strict
legal rules.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:49 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:49 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:NYTIMES article on Arabic
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: Samia Montasser <montasser at un.org>
Subject:NYTIMES article on Arabic

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/19/education/19TEAC.html

  Suddenly, a Seller's Market for Arabic Studies
  By SAM DILLON

Prof. Muhammad S. Eissa has never been busier.

  Each weekday he teaches Arabic to students at the Illinois Institute of
  Technology, and because the demand for experienced Arabic instructors
has
  overwhelmed the supply nationwide, his lectures are videotaped for
replay
  in classrooms at a college and a university in Utah.

  In his free time, Dr. Eissa, an Egyptian-born Muslim, has also been
  lecturing church groups and Rotary Clubs that are suddenly eager for
  information about Islam.

  As the pursuit of Al Qaeda and America's confrontation with Iraq
  intensifies, Arabic-speaking educators and Islamic organizations, as
well
  as universities and schools across the nation, are straining to
respond to
  requests by students and the public for information and instruction
about
  the language and culture of Islam.

  "It's just snowballed," said Karin Ryding, who heads Georgetown
  University's Arabic languages department, which offered five beginning
  Arabic classes last semester, instead of the usual two. Other
universities
  reported similar increases or new courses because of the demand.

  Historically, most Americans have been only dimly aware of Islam and
its
  liturgical language, Arabic, but this is not the first time that
national
  interest has built to a fever. The 1979 hostage crisis in Iran led to a
  burst of study of the Muslim world, and the federal government made
more
  money available to train teachers of Mideastern languages and for study
  abroad. By the mid-1980's, however, government and public interest had
  waned, only to increase again, for a while, at the time of the Persian
  Gulf war.

  But now some of Dr. Eissa's students are digging in for the long term,
  betting that an intellectual investment in Arabic will pay off in their
  careers.

  "If we go into Iraq, we're going to need to be over there for a long
time
  to build it back," said Lars Longnecker, a third-year law student who
  decided in December to study Arabic. "So I see our involvement in the
  Mideast increasing, and I figured Arabic would give me a leg up in that
  area."

  Students across the country appear to agree. Kirk Belnap, a professor
of
  Arabic and the director of a federally financed consortium, the
National
  Middle East Language Resource Center at Brigham Young University, said
  many universities were reporting "double or triple enrollments" in
Arabic
  classes.

  "There's been an explosion in interest," said John C. Eisele, executive
  director of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic. The
College of
  William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., where Dr. Eisele teaches,
offered
  two beginning Arabic classes last fall, but had to turn away 20
students.
  Because the demand is similar nationwide, many colleges and
universities,
  as well as half a dozen federal agencies, are seeking to hire people
  fluent in Arabic. "There's a ton of jobs out there," Dr. Eisele said.

  It is not only college campuses that have experienced the surge in
  interest. In Alabama, so many middle school and high school students
asked
  about Islam that nearly 200 Alabama teachers signed up last summer for
a
  course, Understanding Islam, taught by Dr. Angelia Mance, associate
  director of the National Council on Geographic Education.

  "It was the most popular course I've given," said Dr. Mance, who
taught it
  in classrooms packed with teachers in the Alabama towns of Florence,
  Jasper and Hamilton. One of her students was Gail Spann, a public
school
  librarian whose son, Johnny Michael Spann, an officer in the Central
  Intelligence Agency, was killed in Afghanistan in November 2001, Dr.
Mance
  said.

  "War is God's way of teaching world geography to Americans," Dr. Mance
  said, quoting Ambrose Bierce, the 19th-century satirist.

  The Islamic Networks Group, formed in the mid-1990's by California
Muslims
  who believed their religion was being misrepresented in the public
  schools, has in recent months expanded its network of speakers bureaus
to
  25 cities from 18, said Maha ElGenaidi, the group's co-founder, who
grew
  up in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

  The speakers originally lectured about Islam mostly in public schools,
she
  said, but in recent months, the group has been flooded with
invitations to
  explain the religion to police departments, groups for the elderly,
  community centers and Rotary Clubs.

  But if some Americans are suddenly eager to learn about Islam, there is
  much ignorance to overcome.

  Even many university students "lack a rudimentary knowledge of the
nature
  of the Islamic faith," according to a study published in the September
  issue of the Journal of Instructional Psychology. After hearing
statements
  betraying ignorance of Islam, its authors, Thomas Mastrilli and Deborah
  Sardo-Brown, professors at West Chester University in Pennsylvania,
  circulated a questionnaire among 218 students about to become teachers
in
  public schools.
  About half the students could not identify the Koran as the Islamic
holy
  book or Mecca as the holiest Islamic city (one in seven guessed
  Jerusalem), their report said. Not one of the students surveyed could
name
  the world's three most populous Muslim countries: Pakistan, Indonesia
and
  Bangladesh. The two professors called for more education about Islam to
  foster religious tolerance.

  In contrast, a study released this month warned against too much
tolerance
  of Islam. It was written by Gilbert Sewell, a former education editor
at
  Newsweek who heads the American Textbook Council, a New York group
opposed
  to multicultural teaching. Mr. Sewell examined seven widely used middle
  school and high school world history textbooks and concluded that
  publishers made "an effort to circumvent unsavory facts that might cast
  Islam in anything but a positive light." For instance, textbooks have
  "defanged" the term jihad, Mr. Sewell contended, defining it as
Muslims'
  struggle for spiritual improvement rather than more narrowly as holy
war.

  But several textbook publishers criticized Mr. Sewell's objectivity.

  "A lot of his language is just slanted against the religion of Islam,"
  said Collin Earnst, a spokesman for Houghton Mifflin.

  Bernard Lewis, a Princeton Mideast scholar cited extensively by Mr.
  Sewell, declined through his assistant to comment on the report. Rashid
  Khalidi, a professor of history and Near Eastern languages at the
  University of Chicago, called Mr. Sewell's study "a terribly biased
  document full of bigoted statements."

  Mr. Sewell and his critics agree on the importance of increasing
  Americans' familiarity with Islamic civilization ? the challenge to
which
  Dr. Eissa has devoted his professional life since he began teaching
Arabic
  at American universities in 1978.

  "American interest in Islamic affairs comes in waves and then it ebbs,"
  Dr. Eissa said, just before video cameras focused on him as he began
  conjugating Arabic verbs at the start of another class here. "But this
  current tide of fascination seems more intense and wider in
perspective."

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:26:38 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:26:38 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Doesn't like grammar termed 'Iraqi'
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: <Sattar.Izwaini at student.umist.ac.uk>
Subject:Doesn't like grammar termed 'Iraqi'

I wonder why the title of the recent book "Eighth-Century Iraqi
Grammar: ..." link the early linguistic studies of Arabic with 'Iraq'.
There is no Iraqi Grammar, unless maybe if we talk about
nowadays spoken Iraqi Arabic. We know that there were two main
Arabic Grammar Schools of Al-Kufah and Al-Basrah. They were
within the then Islamic-Arabic state. They have always been
referred to as Grammar schools of Arabic. They never been related
to Iraq as a geographical location, but rather to the cities where
their scholars worked. Sibawayh and Al-Khalil b. Ahmad (called
Halil in the book) were not Iraqi nationals. As a state, there was no
Iraq in the eighth century AD. Iraq was a region within that state.
The modern Iraq as a state came into being after the first world war.

Using the adjective 'Iraqi' is misleading in this context.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:40 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:40 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Textbooks based on Quran response
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: Raji Rammuny <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:Textbooks based on Quran response

Assalaamu 'Alaikum:

I recommend The Arabic Islamic Readers Book 1 & 2 by Raji Rammuny,
published by The Intrnational Book Center Box 295, Troy-Michigan, USA
Telephone &Fax
(248)879-8436.

Raji Rammuny

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:46 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:46 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Corpus Query
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: latifa <latifa at comp.leeds.ac.uk>
Subject:Corpus Query

Dear All,

I am hoping to develop a corpus of Modern Standard Arabic, and I would
like
your views on the types of texts that should be included in this corpus.
Answering my questionnaire on the this website:

http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~scsla/index.html

will enable me to get a clear idea of the kinds of texts to collect.

Thank you

Latifa

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:54 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:more Mother of ...
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From:
Subject:more Mother of ...

In his *Kitaab  al-AdDaaD*,  Ibn al-Anbaarii noted that "Mr. T." is
"the mother of all mothers."


              Mike Schub

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Mar 25 00:09:00 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:09:00 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Original 'mother' response
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: Jan Hoogland <j.hoogland at let.kun.nl>
Subject:Original 'mother' response

[This message was inadvertently misplaced.  It was actually the first
reply I received to the original message--Dil]

> The phrase is clearly foreign to the English language style, culture
> and
> norms of use. It is very interesting how in a global world, languages
> are influencing each other regardless of the balance of power between
> them.   As  a phenomenon,  It is worthy of study.
> Does anyone have an explanation?

I would say it's just a cynical way to make a fool of Saddam Hussein.
This devastating piece of weaponry might probably be used against him
(but
probably killing thousands of Iraqi citizens instead) soon.

Of course it would be even more interesting if this would be translated
as
'umm al-qanabil'.
I was able to find one occurrence of this string through Google.
http://www.alwatan.com/graphics/2001/Dec/17.12/heads/ot2.htm

Jan Hoogland


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Mar 26 19:07:57 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:07:57 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:SAIS Summer Program
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Date: 26 Mar 2003
From: kassem wahba <kassem_wahba at yahoo.com>
Subject:SAIS Summer Program

The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International
Studies, the professional school of international
affairs within The Johns Hopkins University, will
offer intensive Arabic courses as part of its Summer
Programs 2003.  Located in the heart of the
intellectual and cultural resources of Washington,
D.C., SAIS offers summer courses in international
studies, emerging markets and foreign languages.  SAIS
Summer Language Institute courses meet Monday through
Thursday evenings from June 2 - July 24 and are worth
eight graduate-level credits each.

The following Arabic courses will be offered:

Iraqi Arabic
Basic Arabic
Basic Arabic II
Intermediate Arabic I
Intermediate Arabic II (News and Media)

Additionally, the following two non-language graduate
courses will be offered as part of the Summer
International Studies Program.  These courses meet two
evenings a week from June 2 - July 24 and are worth
four graduate-level credits each.

Islam and American Foreign Policy
Comparative Law: The Islamic Legal System

For additional information about the SAIS Summer
Language Institute or International Studies Program,
please visit the SAIS Summer Programs Web site at
www.sais-jhu.edu/summer.

Office of Summer Programs
The Johns Hopkins University
Paul H. Nitze School
of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel:  202.663.5713
Fax: 202.663.5656
E-mail: sais.summer at jhu.edu
Web site: www.sais-jhu.edu/summer

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Mar 26 19:08:04 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:08:04 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Still time to join NMELRC Arabic Instructors Seminar
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Date: 26 Mar 2003
From:Stan Jarvis <stan_jarvis at byu.edu>
Subject:Still time to join NMELRC Arabic Instructors Seminar

There are still a few spaces remaining for the Arabic Instructor's  
Seminar to be held at Middlebury this coming summer.  All interested  
are invited to apply.  Here is the original message:


NMELRC is happy to announce that it will offer its first Arabic  
Instructor Training Seminar, to be held inMiddlebury,VermontJuly 18-  
August 1, 2003in cooperation withMiddleburyCollege.  The seminar  
activities will be carried out in conjunction with the Middlebury  
College School of Arabic, which will provide participants with the  
opportunity to immerse themselves in an intensive learning and teaching  
environment at all levels of proficiency. 

The seminar will focus on all aspects of college level Arabic  
instruction: syllabus design, developing students' abilities in the  
various skills, teaching grammar and vocabulary, facilitating small  
group work, assessment and testing.  It will provide both theoretical  
training in pedagogy and hands-on training through class observation  
and practice teaching.

Training sessions will be led by Dr. Kristen Brustad (EmoryUniversity),  
Dr. Mahdi Alosh (OhioState), Dr. Mahmoud Abdallah (WashingtonUniv.St  
Louis & MiddleburyCollege, and Dr.Mahmoud Al-Batal(Emory).

The cost for participation in this seminar includes personal  
transportation to Middlebury and $600 for room and board for two weeks  
for participants who opt to live in the same residence hall in which  
students and faculty of theSchoolofArabiclive. The accommodations are  
in suites with shared facilities.  Any who would prefer to live off  
campus can do so by contacting some of the hotels or motels in the  
Middlebury area. Please note that living off campus requires a car.  

Only 15 people can be accommodated for this year’s seminar.  Therefore  
the process of acceptance will be competitive.  Much of the decision  
will be based on the statement of purpose submitted in individual  
applications.  The Arabic Language Board of NMELRC will consider the  
applications and make the final selection. Final selections are  
expected by May 10to give sufficient time for those who are accepted to  
send their room and board fees to Middlebury and to handle their  
personal travel arrangements.

 

All interested applicants should send the following information  
immediately to NMELRCathttp://nmelrc.byu.edu.

APPLICATION TO ATTEND THE 2003 ARABIC INSTRUCTOR TRAINING SEMINAR  

A. PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. Name:        -

2. Institution:   -

3. Position:     -

4. Campus address:

                                    

5. Campus phone     :                                               fax:

6. Campus e-mail:

 

7. Home address:

  

8. Home phone:

9. Home e-mail:

 

 

B. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

            1. How much experience teaching Arabic in US?

            2. What prior training in language instruction?

3. Have you had overseas learning in Arabic?

4. Do you have native language Arabic capability?

 

 

C. CONSIDERATION STATEMENT

Please submit a statement of purpose of 500 words or less to explain  
your future career goals and how this teacher training seminar will  
help you achieve these goals. Also discuss your expectations from  
participation in the seminar.

 

 

 

Stan Jarvis
Coordinator, NMELRC
Stan_Jarvis at byu.edu
801 422-7192

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Mar 26 19:08:01 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:08:01 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NMELRC Small Grants Program
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Date: 26 Mar 2003
From:
Subject:NMELRC Small Grants Program

The National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) announces
its Small Grants Program. These grants are designed to encourage
individuals and institutions to work together towards common
objectives in a comprehensive framework that will facilitate
cost-effective development of learning, teaching, and training
resources. Grants will usually be in the form of matching funds.
Deliverables will include such products as courseware, training
materials, program improvements, assessment instruments, and
strategic research projects. For more information see:

http://nmelrc.byu.edu/small%20grants.html

In addition, we would like to make you aware of the following
training and professional development opportunities:

April 4-6  Western Consortium Multi-Language Conference, Tucson,
Arizona Theory and Practice: Making the Connection

May 2-4   NCOLCTL conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.  "Focus
on the Learner in the LCTLs: Profiles, Motivations & Opportunities."

May 14-16   Technology, Curriculum Design & Material Development
Workshop,  Emory University,  Atlanta, Georgia

May 29-30  Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language, NCLRC Summer
Institutes,  Washington, D.C.

July 2-3    Teaching Arabic K-12:  Materials and Methods, NCLRC
Summer Institutes,  Washington, D.C.

You can access additional information through the links at:

http://nmelrc.byu.edu/news%20coming.html

Best,

Kirk

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Mar 26 19:08:07 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:08:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Info on AIDA URL
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1) Subject:Info on AIDA URL
2) Subject:Info on AIDA URL
3) Subject:Info on AIDA URL

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Date: 26 Mar 2003
From: miller <miller at hera.mmsh.univ-aix.fr>
Subject:Info on AIDA URL

Aida's new web site is currently under construction and will be delayed
a little bit due to the web master personal situation. When it will be
ready its URL will be circulated on Arabic list

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2)
Date: 26 Mar 2003
From: Melissa Barkat <Melissa.Barkat at univ-lyon2.fr>
Subject:Info on AIDA URL

http://www.asso-aida.fr.st/

I'm currently building the web site.

Sincerely,
Melissa BARKAT-DEFRADAS (CR)
Laboratoire Dynamique du Langage (UMR 5596)
Institut des Sciences de l'Homme
14, avenue Berthelot 69363 Lyon Cedex 07
Tel (ligne directe) : 04 72 72 64 77

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3)
Date: 26 Mar 2003
From: Ignacio Ferrando <ignacio.ferrando at uca.es>
Subject:Info on AIDA URL

Dear list members,

AlthoughAIDA (Association Internationale de Dialectologie Arabe) does
not have a specific,permanent URL, you may consult the information on
the last conference held in Cadiz (Spain), september, 25th to 28th,
including schedules, abstractsof papers presented,and events,at the
next url:

http://webs.ono.com/usr042/ignacioferrando/aida501.htm

I hope this helps you

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar  3 22:34:58 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 15:34:58 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:6th Moroccan Linguistic Meeting
Message-ID: <MON.3.MAR.2003.153458.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 03 Mar 2003
From:abderrezzak tourabi <atourabi at hotmail.com>
Subject:6th Moroccan Linguistic Meeting

The Sixth Moroccan Linguistic Meeting?

The Institute for the Study and Research on Arabization and the 
Linguistic Society of Morocco are organizing, from May 26 to 28, 2003, 
The Sixth Moroccan Linguistic Meeting. The main session will be devoted 
to the theme: ?Bare Structures and Functional Projections?. The 
parasesssion will deal with ?Writing with Arabic Script: stakes and 
challenges?. The Meeting will be followed by a Linguistic Institute 
from May 29 to 30. The invited speakers and lecturers will be announced 
in the programme.

Bare Structures and Functional Projections

The issue of bare structures occupies an important place in the ongoing 
debate on phrase structure theory and the design of grammar. In 
syntactic theory, bare structures raise the problem of determining the 
ingredients of phrase structures, their nature and their internal 
structure. Within the Minimalist Program, the issue is addressed under 
more natural assumptions, such as the inclusiveness condition. In this 
connection, the computational system accesses only the elements already 
present in the lexical items, and hence phrase structures are formed 
with no recourse to labels or bar-levels defined by X?-Theory.

Concerning the issue of functional projections, many comparative 
studies have shown that while some languages project functional 
categories, which are specified for certain morphological features, 
others lacking these features don?t project the corresponding 
functional category. For example, Tense, in some languages, may be 
morphologically realized, but in others may not, though the structure 
has a temporal interpretation. Noun phrases appear with an (in)definite 
article, and then project D?, or may appear as bare NPs deprived of the 
article and D?. The distribution of such structures and categories 
poses the problem of their (universal) representation, computation and 
interpretation, within the same language, or across languages.

Semantic aspects concern in particular meaning specifications of NPs, 
VPs and IPs, the absence or occurrence of functional projections and 
operators, such as Tense, Aspect, Determiners, etc.

At the morpho-phonological level, bare structures also raise many 
questions of great importance, such as: what is the mechanism of 
representing underspecified phonological elements? Are bare positions 
or empty morphemes legitimate in the representation of words? In 
connection with the representational question, some phonological 
approaches use prosodic templates with empty positions, but others 
allow only bare prosodic templates.?????????

At the lexical level, one important question which calls for a 
principled explanation is the following: what kind of lexical objects 
enter the computational system? Are they roots, or underspecified 
stems, or fully inflected words? Does the lexicon license empty 
categories, which are interpreted or canceled in the course of 
computation?

These questions and others are not purely theoretical. They equally 
raise the problem of empirical adequacy and parameterization across 
languages, on the basis of features endowed with morpho-phonological 
content, or with just an abstract content. The progress in addressing 
these issues has to go along with the progress in achieving the 
computational reality of grammatical systems.

Writing with Arabic Script: stakes and challenges?

Alphabetic systems are restricted in number, genealogy and 
representative adequacy. However, these systems have developed upon 
time and generated new characteristics so as to be appropriate to the 
written language. Also, specific alphabets have been varied and 
enriched since they have been used to write other languages from 
different families. This choice is rarely due to technical reasons; it 
has essentially cultural, political and economic considerations.

?The Arabic alphabet, with its orthographic, symbolic, and esthetic 
properties has a phonetic content that makes it highly readable. It has 
been used to write a wide range of languages, and there are plans to 
expand it to write others, and even all languages. This matter requires 
a new composition of its diacritics, and an evolution of the bases of 
its forms and functions.?

The progress of Arabic scripts through history, civilization and 
geography has not been devoid of obstacles and challenges in different 
forms. Today, the Arabic alphabet is present in international 
information nets. It spreads and transmits information across countries 
and continents. This requires an examination of its esthetic 
characteristics, its adequacy, and its enrichment or flexibility to 
ensure more efficiency.?

Among the questions that can be addressed in this parasession are the 
following:

- Systematic properties of the Arabic scripts, and their calligraphic, 
esthetic and pedagogic features, in comparison with other writing 
systems;

- Evaluation of the Arabic alphabet?s experiences during its historical 
development, and the discussion of the problems concerning its 
international diffusion;

- Technical, cultural, political, and economic challenges for the 
Arabic alphabet;

- Elaboration of an International Phonetic Alphabet using Arabic 
scripts;

- Computation of new Arabic writing systems and their spreading in 
modern information nets.?

Participation requests, together with an abstract (in three copies and 
a disc), can be sent, within three weeks, to one of the following 
postal or electronic addresses:?

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Best regards
Abderrezzak Tourabi
Institute for Studies and Research on Arabization
B.P. 6216 Rabat -Institutes? Agdal? Morocco

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar  3 22:35:01 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 15:35:01 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Encouragement to Attend NECTFL
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Date: 03 Mar 2003
From: Martha Schulte-Nafeh <marthas at u.arizona.edu>
Subject:Encouragement to Attend NECTFL

I am writing to encourage more teachers currently teaching Arabic using
the
Al-Kitaab series to attend the free workshop at NECTFL. It would really
be
great to have the opportunity to share ideas with not just new teachers
but
also those who have been using the materials for a while. When I
contacted
Rebecca Kline about registering she told me that there is still space
for
more participants in the workshop and the registration deadline has been
extended to March 10th because of the inclement weather the Northeast
has
been experiencing. Also, they are allowing participants in the workshop
to
register only for Saturday of the conference, for $65,  if they are
attending the Sunday Al-Kitaab workshop.
I am including below the original message posted about the workshop
which
includes the website address where you can get more information about
the
conference and a PDF form for registration.

Hoping to see some of you in Washington for productive professional
exchange
and hopefully to enjoy the cherry blossoms!

Peace,
Martha

> Teachers interested in registering for the workshop and conference
> should contact:
> The Northeast Conference
> Dickinson College
> P.O. Box 1773
> Carlisle PA 17013-2896
> Tel. 717-245-1977
> Fax 717-245-1976
> www.nectfl.org.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar  3 22:35:06 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 15:35:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Sufi Poetry clarification
Message-ID: <MON.3.MAR.2003.153506.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 03 Mar 2003
From: Ulla Prien <prien at hum.ku.dk>
Subject:Sufi Poetry clarification

> 1) Subject:Sufi Poetry query (can't tell if it is supposed to be about
> the war or not--moderator)

sorry for the unprecise way the question was put; no
No, it?s just about sufi poetry
(contemporary) in Syria or maybe in Lebanon.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar  3 22:35:04 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 15:35:04 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Daad
Message-ID: <MON.3.MAR.2003.153504.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 03 Mar 2003
From: Chris H <kaix04holmanski77 at hotmail.com>
Subject:Daad

Greetings everyone,

I am by no means a linguistic expert but I am familiar with the saying
"Arabic is the language of the Daad".  This leads me to believe that
there
must be one particular sound that is being referred to in order to
separate
Arabic from any other language in the world.  The idea that it is the
language of the Daad is that there are no other languages with this
sound
in it.  Granted, we've seen in the other responses all of the different
versions of sounds for this letter.  Still, I just thought that I would
post this saying as it seems that it hints at one particular sound
(perhaps
its pronunciation in MSA?).  I could be wrong of course.

For what it's worth,

Chris Holman
Chrish at oregon.uoregon.edu

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:10:38 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:10:38 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Summer Programs in MESA Newsletter
Message-ID: <THU.6.MAR.2003.101038.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Summer Programs in MESA Newsletter

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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From:moderator
Subject:Summer Programs in MESA Bulletin

As usual I am happy to post info on summer Arabic programs.  The
recently released MESA Newsletter listed the following programs:

American University in Cairo
American University of Beirut
Brigham Young University
Georgetown University
University of Michigan
University of Utah

Besides those listed in the Bulletin, I am aware of the following:

Middlebury
University of Virginia/Yarmouk
Al-Akhawayn University
Monterey Institute
U of Maryland, College Park

I am quite certain that there are others, possibly many others this
year in particular, so let us know.

Good information about some of these programs can be found at the MESA
Website (http://fp.arizona.edu/mesassoc/) (click on On-line Newsletter,
and then on Summer Programs).

The AATA website (http://www.wm.edu/aata/) (click on Programs, then
Summer/Intensive/On-Line programs) is also a good source of
information.  Both have links to the web sites of many of the programs.

Dil

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:10:41 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:10:41 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U.of Maryland, College Park Summer Program
Message-ID: <THU.6.MAR.2003.101041.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1)
Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: summer at umail.umd.edu
Subject:U.of Maryland, College Park Summer Program

Arabic Intensive Language Program
June 2-August 15, 2003  (eight weeks)
The University of Maryland
College Park, Md.

The program is designed to enable students to read and write modern
standard Arabic (the language of radio, television and newspapers
throughout the Arab world), as well as communicate with native speakers
of Arabic on elementary/intermediate levels. Successful completion means
12 semester hours of college credit, satisfying the language requirement
for non-native Arabic speakers at many colleges and universities,
including Maryland. The program will focus on language study four days a
week and cultural enrichment one day a week.
Enrollment is open to professionals, college students, advanced high
school students, and other members of the community.

Program fee $2,935

For more information, visit www.summer.umd.edu/arabic/, e-mail
summer at umail.umd.edu, or call 301-314-3572 or 1-877-989-SPOC (7762).

Optional Residential Component
There is limited opportunity for on-campus housing should participants
wish to stay on campus. For questions regarding housing, please contact
Lisa Press in Conference and Visitor Services at 301-314-7884.

Please let me know if you need any additional information or if there is
another procedure I should follow when submitting information for the
subscribers to Arabic-L.

Also, I would appreciate it if you would let me know the approximate
date subscribers will receive this information and the number of
subscribers to the Arabic-L list.  You can contact me until March 21 at
the University of Maryland Office of Continuing & Extended Education at
to35 at umail.umd.edu or 301-405-9949.  After March 21, please contact
Laura B. Moore, Assistant Direct or Marketing Communications, at
301-403-4397 or lbmoore at deans.umd.edu.

Nannette Dorsey, University of Maryland, Office of Continuing & Extended
Education

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:10:54 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:10:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:60-90 FT Translation job
Message-ID: <THU.6.MAR.2003.101054.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: Carmen Cross <carmen at cal.org>
Subject:60-90 FT Translation job

[Carmen is just passing on this message, so don't reply to her.  For
info, go to the web-site listed.  Moderator]

I work for Advanced Systems Development, Inc., a government contracting
company. For more about our company, our
website is www.asd-inc.com. We have an immediate need for a U.S.
citizen, to both translate and interpret between the
languages of English and Saudi. This position will be for a period of
60 to 90 days full-time. Additionally, a person with
Microsoft Windows 2000 knowledge is most likely to be selected.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:10:45 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:10:45 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Indirect Marking of Objects query
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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: Ahmed Brahim <Ahmed.Brahim at flm.rnu.tn>
Subject:Indirect Marking of Objects query


????????????????????????????????????????? Indirect marking of direct  
objects
?
I am currently working on progresive aspect marking of transitive verbs  
in Arabic and Berber dialects in Tunisia by means of a locative  
preposition (Ex. Tun A "fi:" = 'in' ) introducing the object (b):
???? (a) na:kl-u l-kusksi
???????? 1PL-eat/IMPERF-1PL the-couscous
???????? ' We (usually) eat couscous'
???? (b) na:kl-u????????????????????? fi: l-kusksi
???????? 1PL-eat/IMPERF-1PL in the-couscous
???????? ' We?are eating couscous'
Are there (recent) studies on the distribution and the meaning of this  
kind of indirect marking of objects - which are normally direct ones-  
in other North African Arabic and Berber dialects?
?Best regards
Ahmed Brahim???
UR "Langage et M?talangage"
Universit? de Tunis Manouba

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:10:59 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:10:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Daad
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1) Subject:Daad
2) Subject:Daad

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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: "Schub, Michael" <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:Daad

FYI:  Prof. Richard Steiner of Yeshiva U. wrote his doctoral
dissertation on the "original" pronunciation of the Daad.

                            Mike Schub

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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: RamonNorman at aol.com
Subject:Daad

You are correct in that it refers to  a particular sound, but mistaken
in assuming that it is the sound of Daad in MSA now.  The sound of Daad
in MSA is an emphatic alveolar stop.  It is exactly the voiced
counterpart of Taa'.  Firstly, we know the original sound was lateral
by the description of the Arabic grammarians including, Sibiwayhi and
Khaleel.   Even until this day those who are careful in tajweed of the
Qur'aan pronounce Daad from the side of the mouth because that is its
agreed upon point of articulation.  Pronouncing from the left side
being more common than the right.  The scholar of tajweed ibn Jazaree
even has a poem that mentions this.    The description given is that it
was pronounced by the molars, again this is an exact description of a
lateral.   The tongue lowers from the molars to allow a lateral flow of
air.

Next we have all of the correspondences in Arabic and other Semitic
languages.  Our next hint is that in certain dialects of Arabic Daad
became a Laam with emphasis (tafkheem).  It also exactly corresponds to
the emphatic lateral still found to this day in the Modern South
Arabian languages.

Another clue is the structure of the Semitic languages.  Where there is
a clear tendency to divide the phonemes into the category of voiced,
voiceless, and emphatic.  The emphatic phonemes in the Arabic for the
most part were categorized as majhuur and were probably optionally
voiced as they are now in the Modern South Arabian Languages.   Thus
there was no contrast between voiced and voiceless in the emphatic
phonemes.

Finally we have the appellation lughat Ad-Daad which points to a unique
and uncommon sound.  Alveolar stops are rather common.  But fricative
laterals, such as the Welsh ll are notoriously difficult for foreigners
to get a hang of.

These are just some of the factors but they are sufficient to establish
Daad as a lateral

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar  6 17:11:05 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:11:05 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Film Premiere:I Speak Arabic
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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: Diana Scalera <dscalera at rcn.com>
Subject:Film Premiere:I Speak Arabic

You are invited to attend the New York City premiere of the documentary
film I SPEAK ARABIC.

This film is an opportunity to enter into the world of young people who
speak a language other than English in their homes and communities. It
is a snapshot of Arabic heritage language speakers who face the same
challenges that all immigrant families face--how to balance the new
with the old and come out whole.

Diana Scalera has been a Spanish teacher in the NYC public schools for
more than 13 years.  She has worked with many different heritage
language groups to help them to maintain and enrich the languages that
their families speak.  This film documents what she has learned about
the talents and needs of these young people and what our society needs
to do to help them thrive.

I SPEAK ARABIC will also be shown on April 12 at the Northeast
Conference on the Teaching Foreign Languages, Omni-Shoreham Hotel,
Washington DC.

New York City Premiere
Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:00 PM
High School for Environmental Studies
444 West 56th Street
Sixth Floor Auditorium
New York New York

If you would more information about the film, please contact me at
dscalera at rcn.com.

Diana Scalera
High School for Environmental Studies
444 West 56th Street
New York, New York 10019
212 262-8113 ex. 214

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:11:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs Arabic Dictionary for Arabic Speaking Medical
 Students
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Date: 06 Mar 2003
From: Rudi Deen <r.deen at isc.keele.ac.uk>
Subject:Needs Arabic Dictionary for Arabic Speaking Medical Students

Dear All,
Can anyone recommend a good (not too expensive) Arabic - English and
English - Arabic dictionary suitable for a reference section?

We are thinking of buying one to add to our stock: we have a lot of
medical students who are Arabic speakers.

Many thanks
Rudaina

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 10 23:08:13 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:08:13 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS Alexandria Program
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Date: 03 Mar 2003
From:Dilworth Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:ALS Alexandria Program

Below I am posting the tentative program for the Arabic Linguistics  
Society Meetings which are to be held in Alexandria, Egypt on May 9-10,  
2003.

We have every intention of holding this conference.  However, as all of  
you are aware, we do not control world events, and there is a  
possibility that travel restrictions will make it impossible to hold it  
in its current form.  We therefore ask for your patience.  Understand  
that if there is any way we can hold it, we will, but there is the  
possibility that it may have to be cancelled or postponed, if the world  
situation requires it.  We will keep you informed by e-mail of our  
decisions in this regard.

It is important, however, for us to know your intentions, particularly  
if you are on the program.  I would therefore ask any participants  
listed here to e-mail me whether or not you are currently planning on  
attending the conference.  A couple of weeks before the conference I  
will send out a request for another e-mail confirmation of your  
attendance.  This will allow us to adjust the program without having  
large holes for no-shows.  Because of this, if you do not respond with  
your confirmation, we will have to delete you from the program.  Moral:  
keep in touch!

I apologize for the lower case nature of all the titles, but I didn't  
want to retype them, and it is the only way I was able to import them  
from the original program they were prepared on.  Travel and  
accomodations information will be sent in a few days, hopefully.  Here  
is the program:

friday, may 9
8:30 ? 8:45	Registration
8:45 ? 9:00 	Welcome and Announcements

Morning Session
Socio, Code-Switching, Dialectology
9:00 ? 9:30	processing the world piece by piece: iconicity, lexical  
insertion and possessives in nigerian arabic codeswitching
	Jonathan Owens, Bayreuth University
9:30 ?10:00	some examples of code mixing within upper egyptian  
migrants? discourses in cairo
	Catherine Miller, University of Aix en Provence
10:00?10:30	modern standard arabic and egyptian colloquial arabic:  
problems of classification
	Reem Bassiouney, Alexandria University & Oxford University
10:30-11:00	the bedouin dialect of al-zawaida tribe, southern jordan
	Ahmad Khalaf Sakarna, Mu'tah University

11:00-11:15	BREAK

11:15-12:15	keynote address	
Madiha Doss, Cairo University	

Afternoon Session: Morphology
1:15-1:45	verb inflections in kuwaiti arabic children
	Khawla Aljenaie, Kuwait University
1:45-2:15	productivity in child language:  development of Arabic word  
formation
	Fatima Badry, American University of Sharjah
2:15-2:45	the Arabic system of ?derived verbs? in functional and  
typological perspective
	Robert R. Ratcliffe, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
2:45-3:15	verbal stem-vowel shift in Colloquial Arabic
	Nagato Youichi, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
3:15-3:10 	break
Rhetoric
3:30-4:00	rhetorical borrowing: french rhetoric in arabic research  
article introductions
	Ahmed Fakhri, West Virginia University
4:00-4:30	Arabic rhetoric and academic writing
	Raja Mallek & Maher Bahloul, American University of Sharjah
4:30-5:00	of interrogation in religious discourse: a sociolinguistic  
study
	Kamel Abdelbadie Elsaadany, Tanta University
Computational
5:00-5:30	an agfl computational lexicon for arabic nlp applications
	Sameh Al-Ansary, Alexandria University
5:30-6:00	A Suite of Tools for Morphological Analysis of Arabic Corpora
	Stephen Taylor, Fitchburg State College

saturday, may 10
Morning Session: Psycholinguistics
8:00 ? 8:30	specific language impairment in an egyptian arabic child
	Donia Fahim & Marjorie Lorch, University of London
8:30 ? 9:00	root formation and polysemic organization in arabic lexicon  
and grammar: a probabilistic model
	Lazhar Zanned, University of Manouba
9:00 ?9:30	what underlies word pattern priming in arabic deverbal nouns?
	Sami Boudelaa & William Marslen-Wilson, Cambridge University

Phonology
9:30-10:00	arabic /g/ with special reference to rules of qur?anic  
recitation
	Mohammed Riyad Elashiry, University of Birmingham
10:00-10:30	acoustic cues for the perception of word juncture in arabic
	Mervat Fashal, Alexandria University
10:30-10:45	break
10:45-11:15	vowel length in arabic as a function of syllable type
	Yahia A. Ahmad, Kuwait University
11:15-11:45	the structure of arabic intonation: a preliminary  
investigation
	Khaled Rifaat, University of Alexandria
11:45-12:15	phonological processes in connected speech
	Hanaa Salem, Alexandria University
12:15-12:45	acoustic cues for the perception of word juncture in arabic
	Sahar Farooq

Afternoon Session: Syntax
1:45-2:15	light verbs in standard arabic and egyptian arabic
	Amr Helmy Ibrahim, L?Universit? de Franche-Comt?
2:15 ? 2:45	the syntax of negative adverbs in arabic
	Maher Bahloul, American University of Sharjah
2:45 ? 3:15	causative verbs in arabic and the vp-shell hypothesis
	Mohamed S. Al-Seghayar, University of Garyounis
3:15-3:45	Subatomic Semantics and the Active Participle in Egyptian  
Arabic
	Mustafa Mughazy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3:45 ? 4:00	break
4:00 - 4:30	isnaad (predication) and clause structure in arabic: a  
minimalist approach
	Wafaa A. F. Batran Wahba, Ain Shams University
4:30 ? 5:00	epp and case: the subject in arabic
	Amira Agameya, Cairo University & American University in Cairo

Corpus Linguistics
5:00 ?5:30	future variability: a corpus study of positive and negative  
arabic future particles
	Dilworth Parkinson, BYU

L2 Syntax and Morphology
5:30-6:00	l2 acquisition of arabic morphosyntactic features: temporary  
or permanent Impairment?
	Mohammad T. Alhawary, University of Oklahoma
6:00-6:30	the l2 acquisition of arabic plurals
	Mary Ann Walter, MIT
6:30-7:00	the role of input in the second language acquisition of syntax
	Mohammad Alhamad, University of Essex

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:53:52 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:53:52 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs info about Cairo programs
Message-ID: <FRI.14.MAR.2003.095352.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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2) Subject:Hedayet Institute info

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: "Laura A. Snow" <lsnow at u.washington.edu>
Subject:Needs info about Cairo programs

I am hoping to do an intensive Arabic program in Cairo this summer, and  
have tried to contact both Hedayet and the Arabic Language Institute at  
AUC.  I have tried to access the ALI homepage from a variety of  
websites, but the links have not worked.  I was able to reach Hedayet's  
website, but have not heard back from them regarding my inquiry about  
summer programs. Does anyone know how I can contact either of these  
programs (and whether Hedayet is still open) in order to apply for a  
summer intensive course?  Thank-you.

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: "Laura A. Snow" <lsnow at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Hedayet Institute info

[moderator's note: I happened to be in touch with Nagwa, and asked her  
to send the following info, which answers part of the above query.]

I would like to appologize?to those?who tried to reach the web site?of  
Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies in Cairo at:  
www.arabicstudieshedayet.com? for the web has experienced some problems  
lately and we are doing our best to fix that problem now.?

The Summer 03 Intensive Program of HIAS?is either for 6 weeks ( 120  
hrs.)?or for 12 weeks( 240 hrs.) where emphasis is on MSA in addition  
to? some attention to Egyptian Colloquial Arabic.?Short?talks and  
discussions are planned to improve the listenning comprehension? and  
speaking skills?every?week. This?could be outside class in the form of  
visits to few touristic sites in Cairo.?The summer course will start on  
June 22nd, 2003. The deadline for applaying is April 30th, 2003.??

For quick inquiry please contact:
Nagwa Hedayet
HIAS Director
nhedayet at yaoo.com ?

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:53:54 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:53:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:the Mother of all Borrowings
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1) Subject:the Mother of all Borrowings

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Aly Farghaly <farghaly at systransoft.com>
Subject:the Mother of all Borrowings

The headlines in several news network on the Internet today are
referring to  the biggest conventional bomb in the military's arsenal
that was tested this week by the US  Air force calling it "The Mother of
All Bombs". CNN says "The MOAB, privately known in military circles as
"the mother of all bombs".  March 12, 2003

This is direct borrowing from or probably an analogy of  Sadam Hussein
who was the first, and probably the only one, who used this phrase in
Arabic to name   the war  in 1991  as "The Mother of All Battles"

The phrase is clearly foreign to the English language style, culture and
norms of use. It is very interesting how in a global world, languages
are influencing each other regardless of the balance of power between
them.   As  a phenomenon,  It is worthy of study.
Does anyone have an explanation?
Regards,
Ali Farghaly
Senior Linguist

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:53:59 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:53:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Reduplication request for sources
Message-ID: <FRI.14.MAR.2003.095359.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Micah Andrews <mandrew1 at wiscmail.wisc.edu>
Subject:Reduplication request for sources

[moderators note: please respond directly to the requester.  thanks.]

Dear sir,
On Wednesday 16th of January 2002.  The topic was non-concatinative
morphology, reduplication.  I would like to get data on reduplication
in Arabic.  I searched in the library and elsewhere but as I do not
read Arabic.  If you could recommend me some works and articles that
deal with the topic and books that contain data on the matter I would
greatly appreciately it.  Thanks.

Micah

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:54:06 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:54:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Need Iraqi Phonetics tapes
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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Gail Grella <GRELLAG1 at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Need Iraqi Phonetics tapes

I'm seeking a set of two audiocassettes called "Iraqi phonetics" that (I
believe) accompanied the "Reference Grammar of Iraqi Arabic" by Wallace
M. Erwin, published by Georgetown University Press in 1963. We plan to
reissue the book, and have lost all copies of the tapes.

If anyone can send them to me, I'll be glad to replace them with the CD,
when available.  Many thanks.
--
Gail Grella
Associate Director, Georgetown University Press
Acquisitions Editor
3240 Prospect Street NW
Washington, DC  20007
Phone:  202-687-6263
FAX: 202-687-6340



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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:54:09 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:54:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:JAIS: call for contributions; new article
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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: "Joseph N. Bell" <joseph.bell at msk.uib.no>
Subject:JAIS: call for contributions; new article

The Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies invites contributions for
volume 5 (2003).

After a long silence, owing to some extent to formatting and other
uncertainties as a result of our new relationship with Edinburgh
University Press, we are able post the pre-publication version of the
final article of volume 3 (2000), author, title, and abstract below.
Many authors have had to wait or are still waiting to see their
material appear. We will correct this in the near future, when the
first articles of volume 4 (2001-2002) will be posted. By the agreement
with EUP, articles and monographs of the Journal will be published
fully formatted on paper, but a minimally formatted version of all
material will still remain free on the Internet (with references to the
pagination of the printed version). Fully formatted pre-publication
versions of articles will be posted on the Internet for a brief period,
but these will contain a light watermark, and the Journal cannot
guarantee that the final pagination in the printed version will be the
same.

Regards,

Joseph Bell

  Agostino Cilardo. Some Peculiarities of the Law of Inheritance: The
Formation of Imami and Ismaili Law. (Adobe Acrobat 5.0 PDF file, 122
kB, pp. 126-37). HTML version to be posted later.

Abstract: The question of the caliphate or imamate and similarly that
of the mut'a marriage (Imamis) are generally seen as the deepest
differences distinguishing Shi'i law systems from those of the
remaining law schools. Inheritance law, however, reveals an additional
range of Shi'i idiosyncrasies: the division of heirs by kin into
classes, certain privileges of the eldest son, and certain
disadvantages of wives with respect to some goods in their husband's
estates. From a historical point of view, the analysis of these cases
leads to some innovative conclusions about the origin and development
of Imami and Isma'ili doctrine, the influence of political elements on
the law system, the question of the authenticity of the Zaydi Majmu'
al-fiqh, and the dominance of practical considerations over strict
legal rules.agreements.


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:54:18 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:54:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Daad
Message-ID: <FRI.14.MAR.2003.095418.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Daad

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1)
Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: gbohas <Georges.Bohas at ens-lsh.fr>
Subject:Daad

On this subject (Daad) you should see :
Bohas & Janah
Le statut du Daad dans le lexique de l'arabe et ses implication
in Langues et Litt?ratures du monde Arabe, 2000/1, p. 13-28.
Georges Bohas

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:54:16 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:54:16 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:More Summer Programs
Message-ID: <FRI.14.MAR.2003.095416.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Chicago Summer Program

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Farouk Mustafa <fawm at midway.uchicago.edu>
Subject: Chicago Summer Program

The University of Chicago is offering Elementary and Intermediate
Modern Standard Arabic and, if there is enough interest, Third year
Arabic.
Farouk Mustafa

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri Mar 14 16:54:13 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:54:13 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs info on Lebanon Summer Programs
Message-ID: <FRI.14.MAR.2003.095413.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Needs info on Lebanon Summer Programs

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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Martha Schulte-Nafeh <marthas at u.arizona.edu>
Subject:Needs info on Lebanon Summer Programs

[moderator note: the students e-mail was omitted from the original
message, but if you send your responses to the list, I will forward
them to Martha, and she to the student.]

One of my students asked me to post the following query for her. Please
respond directly to her at the e-mail address that she gives in the
message.
I believe that she would be interested to hear from students who have
attended either of the two programs she is applying to.
Martha

'ahlan, I am a graduate student at the University of Arizona, and I am
applying
to two summer intensive Arabic programs in Lebanon for this summer.  As
I
am unfamiliar with these programs, I would greatly appreciate any
information
that can be given as to their quality.  One is the CAMES program at the
American
University of Beirut
(http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webcames/summerArabic.html),
and the other is the SINARC program at Lebanese American University at
Beirut
(http://www.lau.edu.lb/centers-institutes/sinarc.html).  I am grateful
for
any information that anyone has regarding their experiences with these
two
programs.

Thank you,
Leah White

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:54:27 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Dictionary for Medical Students recommendations
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Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Tom Emerson <tree at basistech.com>
Subject:Dictionary for Medical Students recommendations

> Can anyone recommend a good (not too expensive) Arabic - English and
> English - Arabic dictionary suitable for a reference section?

"Hitti's Pocket Medical Dictionary - Arabic-English" edited by Yusuf
K. Hitti and Ahmad Al-Khatib and published by Librairie Du Liban is a
good one to have in your collection, even though it does not have the
English->Arabic direction.

I have a vague memory of there being a larger version that may go in
both directions.

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2)
Date: 14 Mar 2003
From: Mutarjm at aol.com
Subject:Dictionary for Medical Students recommendations

Greetings.

One good and fairly standard reference (seems to be continuously
updated and expanded) is _Hitti's New Medical Dictionary_, published by
Librarie du Liban (my edition is 1999; no ISBN shown) .

That has been a useful reference when I prepare and conduct "healthcare
interpreting" at clinics, especially during patient intake, obtaining
medical history, discussing initial diagnosis, and out-patient
treatment. I do not know of any bilingual dictionaries about clinical
specialties.

There also are some small pocket-sized dictionaries that are variant
editions of Hitti's main work (same publisher) and a few bilingual
phrasebooks (most with limited glossaries) available. They are useful
for patient relations; family satisfaction and comfort, nursing
practice, and for delivery of public healthcare to "new arrival"
immigrants to social services facilities.

I think the Jordan Society of the Arabic Language (mujtama3 al-lughat
al-3rabiya al-urdunii), based at University of Jordan, has produced a
continued series of bilingual (English <-> Arabic) glossaries
(apparently no dictionaries) of terms and expressions used in a number
of medical subjects, clincial specialties and public healthcare. I saw
those displayed at some of the larger bookstores when I was in Amman a
few years ago.

Hope these references help you and your Arabic medical colleagues.
Khair, in sha' Allah.
Regards from San Pedro (Los Angeles Harbor Area).
Sincerely,
Stephen H. Franke

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book on Early Arabic Linguistics
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: CTenaglia at Eisenbrauns.com
Subject:New Book on Early Arabic Linguistics


"Eighth-Century Iraqi Grammar: A Critical Exploration of Pre-Halilian
Arabic
Linguistics." Harvard Semitic Studies 53. Rafael Talmon. Harvard Semitic
Museum / Eisenbrauns. 2003. Pp. xiv + 347. Hardback. ISBN 1-57506-912-1.
List $44.95, Sale $41.80

Arabic grammatical thinking provides one of the richest and most
significant
contributions of medieval Islamic sciences to the history of human
civilization. For the first time this book traces down its formation
during
the second century of Islam (eighth century A.D.), before the age of
famous
Halil b. Ahmad and his disciple Sibawayhi. Some 240 excerpts extracted
from
the earliest sources of the eighth and ninth centuries create a unique
database, which is then analyzed critically. Consequently a clear scheme
emerges of the sophisticated grammar of this pre-Halilian era. As a
result,
Halil's and Sibawayhi's revolt on this tradition is considered in
detail.

Contents:

Introduction

PART 1: GRAMMARIANS AND THEIR TEACHING
Chapter 1: Grammarians and Their Milieux according to the Early Sources
Chapter 2: Pre-Halilian Grammatical Teaching: A Data Survey in the Early
Sources Chapter 3: Textual Confrontation: Establishment of Historical
Relations among the Early Texts

PART 2: HALIL'S FORERUNNERS AND THE HALILIAN REFORMATION Chapter 1: The
Structure of Pre-Sibawayhian Grammar Introduction Chapter 2: Halil's and
Sibawayhi's Reformation

List of Abbreviations
Bibliography
Indexes

http://www.eisenbrauns.com/wconnect/wc.dll?ebGate~EIS~~I~TALEIGHTH

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:25 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:25 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Intensive Arabic Course at ALC/SDSU
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: ALC <alc at arabee.info>
Subject:Intensive Arabic Course at SDSU

The Arabic Language Center, in collaboration with San Diego State  
University, announces the thirty-week intensive Arabic program that  
will begin in Fall 2003. The program runs in three ten-week sessions  
with two breaks in between. Students can earn up to?24 SDSU's  
undergraduate credits. For more information contact us at:  
alc at arabee.info?

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:18 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:18 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants best Undergraduate Arabic Programs in US
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: Mark Christiansen <markdchristiansen at yahoo.com>
Subject:Wants best Undergraduate Arabic Programs in US

[please respond directly to requester]

I?m looking for a good undergraduate program in
Arabic, leading to a BA and then on to a PhD in
Arabic.

Could you tell me which US universities have the best
undergraduate programs, to prepare me for graduate
study in Arabic?

Thank You,
Mark Christiansen

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:32 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:32 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs textbook based on Quran
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From:  "Mohamed Seid BAnoo" <msbanoo at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs textbook based on Quran

[please respond directly to requester]

Assalamu Alaykum, Greetings

I have obtained your email addresses from the Al Arabiyya journal
website. I
am working on writing a syllabus for teaching arabic based on the
Quraan and
Hadith, in english medium schools in South Africa.

I met a fellow colleague at a conference who mentioned that a similar
book
existed in Arabic. The person is Professor Muhammad Ismail Sini, who was
involved with the Al Arabiyya lin Nashiyin series. The book he referred
to
is Al Qira'at Al Arabiyya lil Muslimeen. I am not fully certain if this
is
the book and may be subject to correction. The book is in three volumes
and
is published in Lebanon.

I have returned from Hajj and made an unsuccessful visit, to a number of
bookshops and libraries in Makkah and Madinah, in the hope of obtaining
these books.

I would really appreciate it if you could you please advise if this book
exists and how it may be obtained. If you can obtain this book on my
behalf
I would settle all expenses related.

Your assistance is most appreciated

Yours faithfully

Mohamed Seid Banoo

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:39 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:39 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:AUC contact info
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From:Mary Davidson <mdavidson at aucnyo.edu>
Subject:AUC contact info

[In response to the posting on having trouble contacting AUC, the
following contact info was provided--Dil]

Mary Davidson
Senior Student Affairs Officer
The American University in Cairo
420 Fifth Avenue, Third Floor
New York, NY 10018-2729
Email: mdavidson at aucnyo.edu
Telephone: (212) 730-8800
Fax: (212) 730-1600

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:29 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:29 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs books on Arabic and English Rhetoric
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: Abdullah  Alger <b00011573 at aus.ac.ae>
Subject:Needs books on Arabic and English Rhetoric

Hello.
Does anyone have any articles related to Arabic and English Rhetoric
styles.
Thanks. Abdullah

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:35 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:35 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Mother of ...
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2) Subject:Mother of ...
3) Subject:Mother of ...
4) Subject:Mother of ...

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1)
Date: 20 Mar 2003
From:Mutarjm at aol.com
Subject:Mother of ...

Greetings.
May one observe that that adopted usage is an apparent sign of
flippancy on the part of the person who coined that expression and of
mental laziness by those in the media who use it.
One might hope that responsible journalists would have more sense and
resist adopting such facile attempts at "linguistic cuteness."
Bombs are not trivial objects (having seen their effects in Vietnam and
later in Iraq, both times as a member of US military units), nor do
their descriptions deserve trivialization so they sound "neat and
spiffy."
All best regards,
Stephen H. Franke
Los Angeles

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2)
Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: "Schub, Michael" <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:Mother of ...

This is a clear case of mother-gate.                Mike Schub

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3)
Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: Jan Hoogland <j.hoogland at let.kun.nl>
Subject:Mother of ...

In addition to my earlier reply:
BBC Arabic now has a special link on their Arabic Main page:
'umm al-qanabil:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/news/newsid_2841000/2841891.stm

Jan

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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: Aly Farghaly <farghaly at systransoft.com>
Subject:Mother of ...

I received several responses to my inquiry about the United States
military circles borrowing a phrase that was koined by Saddam Hussein
about the 1991 Gulf war which he called the Mother of All Battles
meaning the greatest battle of all.

Yaser Onaizan says that Saudi Papers referred to that battle using
Saddam's koinage calling it "umm al-mahalik" or "the mother of all
disasters"

Aziz Abbassi  concluded a paper he was writing  about the reforms needed
in the educational system saying calling such reform as 'Mother of all
Reforms'.

Mike Schub  describes this phenomenon as "This is a clear case of
mother-gate."

Regards,
Ali Farghaly

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:58:03 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS Travel Info
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: Tessa Hauglid <tmh1 at mstar2.net>
Subject:ALS Travel Info

ALS 2003 - Alexandria
Practical information for participants
by Reem Bassiouney

Travelling to Alexandria
A) Direct connections
Alexandria has its own international airport, situated between the town  
and
Lake Mariout, about twenty minutes from the city centre. Lufthansa and
British Airways have direct flights to Alexandria from Europe, and  
Olympic
Airways offers flights to Alexandria via Athens.

While the old terminal building is being refurbished air traffic has  
been
redirected to Burj al-Arab, a military airport further inland. It is not
clear whether the city airport will reopen by the time of the  
conference in
May. If in doubt, please enquire with your travel agent which airport  
you
will arrive at.

Taxis are available from both airports to the city centre. These are
relatively cheap, but be sure to negotiate your fare before you hand  
over
your bags to one of the taxi drivers.

B) via Cairo
Many airlines fly to Cairo from Europe and America. Malev, the Hungarian
Airline usually offers the cheapest, though not the most reliable or
convenient service. Alitalia and Air France often have special offers  
on the
route to Cairo, but with the added inconvenience of a stop in Rome or  
Paris.

On your arrival in Cairo, you have two options:
1- You can take the Express Bus (called ?Superjet?) directly to  
Alexandria.
The ticket costs around LE 35, and the journey takes 3-4 hours,  
depending on
the time of the day and the traffic. There are buses throughout the  
night.
The buses are air-conditioned, and it is worth taking a pullover or a  
jacket
inside with you

2- You can take the train from Cairo (Mahattat Ramsiis) to Alexandria.  
There
are no trains after around 9pm, so this may entail an overnight stay (on
hotels in Cairo, see below). First, you need to take a taxi to the train
station (or downtown Cairo, where the hotels are). This should cost no  
more
than LE 80-100, and be sure to negotiate your fare before you board the
taxi. Once at the station, buy your ticket on the Express train  
(Turbiinii).
First class is pleasant and affordable at ca. LE 30. The journey takes
around two hours, and is very comfortable. Get off the train at the  
terminus
(Mahattat Masr), which is ten minutes? walk from the Cecil Hotel (see  
map).

Hotels in Cairo:
Charming and convenient places to stay are the Cosmopolitan Hotel, just  
off
Midan Talaat Harb (from the square, drive into the street opposite  
Groppi's
Cafe, to the right of the Emirates Bank. The hotel is in a side street  
to
the right, about 50 metres from the square, opposite the Mexx shop;
foreigners pay ca. US$35 a night. Address: 1 Ibn Tahlab St., Kasr El  
Nil,
Cairo Phone: +20-2-3663 Fax: +20-2-3933531), and the Windsor, a relic  
of the
colonial era where lift and telephone system date to the early 1900?s.  
The
hotel also sports an old-fashioned bar that used to be a British  
officers?
mess! (in 26 July St/Sharia Sitta wa-ashriin Yulyu, drive into the  
direction
of Opera Square/Midan al-Opera, and turn left into a small side street  
about
80 metres after the Americaine cafe. If you can?t find it, ask a local;
rooms cost from USD 29 for a single to ca USD 56 for deluxe double  
rooms;
their website with a map and more information is at
http://www.windsorcairo.com/mainpage.htm).


Staying in Alexandria
Alexandria has lots of hotels, but only those around the Cecil are  
really
convenient for participants in the conference: the hotels in Montazah,
despite their proximity to the beaches, are too far away from the Cecil.
Although Alexandria feels relatively small, it is actually a  
million-people
city that stretches along the coast for over 30 kilometres. To get from  
one
end to the other may take up an hour and a half when the traffic is bad  
-
and it often is. For a listing of Alexandria's hotels - though by no  
means
exhaustive - go to: http://www.egypthotelsdb.com/. The following are
recommended:

A) Budget hotels
The Crillion and the Union are plain and cheap, and (used to) charge in
Egyptian Pounds, not Dollars; at the same time they are above backpacker
standard, and offer simple luxuries, such as private bathrooms. What is
more, they are both on the seafront, just a few metres from the Cecil,  
and
many rooms have marvellous views over the harbour.
The Crillion Hotel
5, Sharia Adib Ishaq
Phone: ++20-3-480 0330
On the third floor of an Art Deco building overlooking the Corniche,  
two or
three blocks away from the Cecil. Most rooms appear to have private  
showers
or baths, and views to the sea. I have never stayed in this hotel, but  
it
looks respectable. I would guess it costs around LE 50 per person.

The Union
164, Sharia 26th July
Phone: ++20-3-480-7312
Fax: ++20-3-480 7350
Just a few metres away from the Cecil, in the next block along the  
seaside.
It is in a modern building, offering no style, but clean rooms and a
breakfast room overlooking the Mediterranean. Most rooms here have  
private
bathrooms and balconies to the seaside. A very popular hotel with budget
tourists, so you ought to book in advance.

B) Upmarket
The obvious choices are the Cecil, the Metropole and the Windsor Palace
hotels. All three are in beautifully restored turn-of-the-century  
buildings
right on the seafront, and offer plenty of what a brochure might call
"colonial" charm. Of the three, the Cecil is perhaps the most  
prestigious,
and prides itself of its guest list, which includes Somerset Maugham and
Winston Churchill, among others. Although they are luxury hotels, they  
are
relatively affordable, and if this is your first time in Alexandria, you
would do good to treat yourself to a couple of nights in one of them.

The Cecil
Category: * * * *
26th July St., Saad Zaghloul Sq.
Phone: +20-3-4837173 , +20-3-4834768 , +20-3-4831467
Fax: +20-3-4836401
Their somewhat complicated reservations website is at:
http://www.sofitel.com/sofitel/index.html

Paradise Inn Metropole Hotel
Category: * * * *
52, Saad Zaghloul St., El Raml Station
Phone: +20 3 4861465 , +20 3 4861466 , +20 3 4861467
Fax: +20-3-4862040

Paradise Inn Windsor Palace Hotel
Category: * * * *
17, al-Shuhada St.
Phone: +20-3-4808700, +20-3-4808123
Fax: +20-3-4809090

Delta Hotel
If the above are booked out, or too expensive for you, you could try the
Delta hotel, which is situated just a few minutes from the Cecil along  
the
tram lines towards the University. The hotel has a website at:
http://sp.tecmina.com/hoteldelta/. It is not exceedingly cheap at ca.  
USD 72
for a single, and a far cry from the elegance and style of the Cecil.  
If you
can, you had better pay the extra few dollars elsewhere; if not, this  
is a
respectable place to stay.

Money
At current rates, one dollar buys around 5 Egyptian Pounds (LE), one  
Pound
Sterling buys ca. 8 LE. Do not, under any circumstance, change money  
before
you arrive in Egypt, as the banks in Europe operate with extortionate  
rates
of exchange for the Egyptian Pound. Of course you will need some money
immediately after your arrival, to pay for the taxi etc., but in any  
case
you will have to change money before you go through the passport  
control in
order to purchase a visum. You can take your money as cash or in  
traveller's
cheques, and some banks even accept Eurocheques. The branch of the  
National
Bank of Egypt in the Cecil also does withdrawals via VISA card, and  
there is
an increasing number of ATM?s all over Alexandria (the British Bank of  
the
Middle East, a part of HSBC, has its branch and an ATM for credit card
withdrawals on Midan al-Khartum; there is another ATM just outside the
Fishmarket restaurant).
Restaurants
There are lots of restaurants around the city centre, and it would take  
a
long time to describe them all. Food in restaurants is much cheaper, and
certainly more interesting than that in the hotels. On your first day  
or so,
you can try any (or all, if you have the stamina) of the following (the
stars are not Michelin ones, but mine, and indicate the quality of the
food):

Cafe Bleik **
A well-kept secret, Cafe Bleik offers all sorts of delicacies, such as  
hot
stuffed wine leaves, chicken on almond rice, stuffed pigeons, meatballs  
in
tomato sauce etc. It is situated on the western end of Saad Zaghloul  
St., on
the left hand side as you head west, just before the Sofianopopulou  
Coffee
shop. The entrance is small, and the front part of the restaurant is a
pastry shop, so it can easily be mistaken for a bakery.

al-Ikhlas *
A traditional family restaurant offering Egyptian food. It is on the
crossroads in the middle of Safia Zaghloul St., and has a big sign.

The Elite *
Is an old Alexandrian legend, once very fashionable and frequented by
celebrities. It is run by a charming Greek lady, Madame Christine, and
regularly provides the food for parties at the Greek Consulate. It  
offers a
variety of Egyptian, Greek and French dishes, at reasonable prices.
It is situated in Safia Zaghloul St., just before the Cinema Metro

Abu Gharib *
Looks rather strange from the outside, and may be deserted at times.
However, it is famous for its liver sandwiches and its creme caramel.  
From
Midan Saad Zaghloul, follow the tramlines west for about 150 metres.  
Just as
you come to a little square, the restaurant is on the left-hand side on  
a
corner. Quite cheap.

The Fish Market Restaurant ***
One of Alexandria's best restaurants. It is situated on the corniche  
midway
between the Cecil and Qait Bey Fort, overlooking the harbour and the
corniche. As its name suggests, this is a fish restaurant, and guests  
can
select their own fresh fish from the day's catch (Daniis/Sea Bream,  
Wa'aar/?
and Miaas/Sea Bass are the best and the most expensive. Always choose a  
fish
with shiny and bulging, not sunken eyes - the drier the eyes, the older  
the
fish! On the side, order a small quantity of gambarii/prawns and
subbiiT/squid). A large selection of starters and side dishes comes  
with the
meal. A meal here is not cheap - up to 100LE per person - but probably  
the
best fish meal you will ever have. Go just before sunset, when the
restaurant has a beautiful view of the harbour.

Cafes
Alexandria is famous for its coffee-houses, of which there are literally
hundreds. Some are basic, and offer little more than tea, coffee soft  
drinks
and water pipes; others are more specialised, and offer backgammon sets  
or
dominoes, while others again provide the setting for romantic  
encounters.
Most street cafes are plain, but some date back to the 1900?s and have
spectacular interiors:

Trianon
Yet another Alexandrian legend, on Saad Zaghloul Sq underneath the  
Metropole
Hotel. It has an Art Nouveau interior (note the wall panels on the
patisserie side), and offers tea, cakes and light meals. Expensive.


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu Mar 20 23:51:15 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:51:15 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U. of Maryland Intensive Arabic Program
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Date: 20 Mar 2003
From: Nan Dorsey <to35 at umail.umd.edu>
Subject:U. of Maryland Intensive Arabic Program

I?m contacting you on behalf of the University of Maryland Office of  
Continuing and Extended Education.?The University of Maryland is  
offering an elementary/intermediate level Arabic course this  
summer.??Here is the pertinent information on the course:

Arabic Intensive Language Program
June 2?August 15, 2003? (eight weeks)
The University of Maryland
College Park, Md.
?
The program is designed to enable students to read and write modern  
standard Arabic (the language of radio, television and newspapers  
throughout the Arab world), as well as communicate with native speakers  
of Arabic on elementary/intermediate levels. Successful completion  
means 12 semester hours of college credit, satisfying the language  
requirement for non-native Arabic speakers at many colleges and  
universities, including Maryland. The program will focus on language  
study four days a week and cultural enrichment one day a week.
Enrollment is open to professionals, college students, advanced high  
school students, and other members of the community.

Program fee $2,935
?
For more information, visit www.summer.umd.edu/arabic/, e-mail  
summer at umail.umd.edu, or call 301-314-3572 or 1-877-989-SPOC (7762).
?
Optional Residential Component
There is limited opportunity for on-campus housing should participants  
wish to stay on campus. For questions regarding housing, please contact  
Lisa Press in Conference and Visitor Services at 301-314-7884.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:21 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:21 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Workshop on Natural Language Processing
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: malek.boualem at rd.francetelecom.com
Subject:Workshop on Natural Language Processing

Workshop on Natural Language Processing and Multilingualism

In conjunction with TALN 2003 Conference :
http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/irin/taln2003/

Batz-sur-Mer, France
June 11-14, 2003

INTRODUCTION

Multilingualism is a concern that is increasingly taken into account in
the design and development of natural language processing applications.
Anticipating the adaptation of linguistic software to different language
families has repercussions not only on linguistic data representation =
but also on architecture of systems.
The aim of the workshop is to enable participants to discuss about the =
consequences of multilingualism on NLP applications. The workshop topics
concern both linguistic data and software; a non exhaustive list is:

- Representation of linguistic data and genericity of formats.
- Overview of the major linguistic problems in this domain.
- Creation of linguistic resources from multilingual parallel corpora.
- Architectures of NLP technologies for different language families.
- Techniques or methods for adapting NLP technologies to new languages.
- Applications and NLP tools taking into account the multilingual
dimension.
- Applications taking into account the encoding formats of documents and

multilingual corpora.
- Experiments related to this domain.
- ...

Our workshop mainly concentrates on problems related to the combination
of NLP systems and linguistic diversity. This problematic does not
concern machine translation in itself, but could deal with the
adaptation of MT systems to several language pairs.

IMPORTANT DATES

- Papers due: March 27, 2003
- Notification of acceptance/rejection : April 14, 2003
- Deadline for camera-ready copy: April 28, 2003

SUBMISSION FORMAT

- Languages : French or English.
- Size : maximum 10 pages.
- Style : Times 12, single-spaced.
- Document format : RTF, DOC, PS, PDF.
- Printing format : A4 (not US Letter)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

- Christian Boitet, GETA, University of Grenoble (France)
- Malek Boualem, France Telecom R&D (France)
- Khalid Choukri, ELRA/ELDA (France)
- Eric Gaussier, Xerox Research Centre Europe (France)
- Emilie Guimier De Neef, France Telecom R&D (France)
- Yannis Haralambous, ENST Bretagne (France)
- Pierre Isabelle, Xerox Research Centre Europe (France)
- Steven Krauwer, Utrecht University (Pays-Bas)
- Guy Lapalme, RALI, University of Montreal (Canada)
- Tony McEnery, Lancaster University (UK)
- Frederique Segond, Xerox Research Centre Europe (France)
- Jean VE9ronis, DELIC, University of Provence (France)
- Jerome Vinesse, France Telecom R&D (France)
- Remi Zajac, Systran Software (USA)

DOCUMENT TEMPLATES

Document templates can be downloaded:
French Latex:
http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/irin/taln2003/doc/StyleLatexTaln03_FR
.
tgz
English Latex:
http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/irin/taln2003/doc/StyleLatexTaln03_EN
.
tgz
French Word:
http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/irin/taln2003/doc/ModeleTaln2003_FR.d
o
t
English Word:
http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/irin/taln2003/doc/ModeleTaln2003_EN.d
o
t

E-MAILS FOR SUBMISSION SENDING :

- malek.boualem at rd.francetelecom.com
AND
- emilie.guimierdeneef at rd.francetelecom.com

The object of the message should be :
"Submission NLP-Multilingualism - Surname and name of the main author"

CONTACT

For further information, please contact:

Malek Boualem
AND/OR
Emilie Guimier-De-Neef
Emilie Guimier-De-Neef
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France Telecom R&D - DMI/GRI
Natural Language Processing group
2, avenue Pierre Marzin - 22307 Lannion - France
Tel: (33)(0)2.96.05.29.83 / (33)(0)2.96.05.19.87
Fax: (33)(0)2.96.05.32.86
Email: malek.boualem at rd.francetelecom.com
Email: emilie.guimierdeneef at rd.francetelecom.com
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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:27 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:27 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Languages and Linguistics Issue 10
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: Moha Ennaji <estry at iam.net.ma>
Subject: Languages and Linguistics Issue 10

Issue 10 of the international journal "Languages and Linguistics" has
recently been published on the theme: "The Morpho-Syntax of  
Chamito-Semitic
Languages" , edited by Professor Moha Ennaji, University of F?s,  
Morocco.

Here are the contents (see also attached file)

Table des Mati?res / Contents


Moha Ennaji
Introduction
Abdelouahed Khairi
La fission et la fusion des traits du temps et le probl?me
    de l?ordre des mots

Abdelkader Gonegai
Le DP Accusatif d?Accompagnement en Arabe

Mohamed Khalil Ennassiri
Verb Movement, Double Object Constructions and Minimalism

Ahmed Makhoukh
Strength of Tense and Subject Position

Alain Khim
The Berber Construct State As Focus Marking

Moha Ennaji and Fatima Sadiqi
Subject, Accusative and Dative Clitics in Berber

Ali Alalou
The Pragmatics and Syntax of Deixis in Tamazight (Berber):
The Case of the Morphemes ?d? and ?nn?

Sabrina Bendjaballah & Patricia Cabredo Hofherr
           The Genitive in Somali

Abdallah Ben Mohamed Chami and Mohamed Reda
Interpretation and text in Arabic  (in Arabic)

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:24 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:24 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:AIDA URL query
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1)
Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: Haruko SAKAEDANI  <harukos at aa.tufs.ac.jp>
Subject:AIDA URL query

What is AIDA(Association Internationale de Dialectologie Arabe)'s URL,
now?
It was "http://www.fusion.net.ma/aida" but i cannot access to it.
Best,
Haruko

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:30 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:30 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Cornell Job
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1) Subject:Cornell Job

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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: "Munther A. Younes" <may2 at cornell.edu>
Subject:Cornell Job

The Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, is looking
for a teaching associate for the academic year 2003-04.  The successful
candidate will teach three classes of Arabic each semester.  The
minimum requirements are:  Native or near-native fluency in Arabic;
Bachelor's degree; Interest in language teaching and the willingness to
try new methods of instruction.  Please forward all inquiries to
Munther Younes at may2 at cornell.edu.  Cornell University is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:36 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:36 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:AUC Summer Program for Arab Heritage Students
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: Iman Saad <imansaad at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:AUC Summer Program for Arab Heritage Students

Arab Heritage Students
An Intensive Summer Program in Arabic Language and Culture
at the American University in Cairo
June  3  to  July  24, 2003
-----------------

The Arabic Language Institute at the American University in Cairo  
announces
its Intensive Summer Program, welcoming learners of Arab origin.  This
program caters to those interested in enhancing their Arabic language
proficiency while reconnecting with their heritage and culture.  Oral  
and
written placement tests allow for homogeneous groups, and small classes
permit individual attention.  Located in Cairo, Egypt, center of the  
Arab
world, the institute?s professional faculty, up-to-date facilities, and
extra curricular activities make the  different cultures and heritage  
of the
entire area more accessible.

This 6 week program runs from Tuesday, June 3  until Thursday, July 24,
2003.  Participants in this summer program are full-time students,  
required
to take 20 hours of class per week, for which they earn 8 program  
credits.
The curriculum allows students to study both Modern Standard Arabic  
(MSA)
and Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (ECA) simultaneously or to concentrate  
on one
or the other.  Many electives are also offered, including Media, Qur?an,
Colloquial conversation,  Literature, Translation, Writing and Grammar,  
each
earning 1 program credit.

While becoming more proficient in Arabic, meeting and interacting with
Egyptians, students will also be exposed to fascinating art,  
architecture,
folklore, history and Arab culture.

Facilities: Computer lab, language lab, university library, study  
center for
learners who need extra help, individualized tutoring.
Activities: Tours and trips, lectures and films on a variety of  
contemporary
topics,  folkdance, singing, music, and calligraphy.

Visit our website at: http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic.ali

For further information please contact:

The American University in Cairo, Cairo Office
       E-mail: alu at aucegypt.edu
The American University in Cairo, New York Office
       E-mail: aucegypt at aucnyo.edu

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:33 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:33 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:JAIS Article
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: "Joseph N. Bell" <joseph.bell at msk.uib.no>
Subject:JAIS Article

The final version of the final article of volume 3 (2000), author,
title, and abstract below, has been posted.

Joseph Bell

  Agostino Cilardo. Some Peculiarities of the Law of Inheritance: The
Formation of Imami and Ismaili Law. (Adobe Acrobat 5.0 PDF file, 122
kB, pp. 126-37). HTML version to be posted later.

Abstract: The question of the caliphate or imamate and similarly that
of the mut'a marriage (Imamis) are generally seen as the deepest
differences distinguishing Shi'i law systems from those of the
remaining law schools. Inheritance law, however, reveals an additional
range of Shi'i idiosyncrasies: the division of heirs by kin into
classes, certain privileges of the eldest son, and certain
disadvantages of wives with respect to some goods in their husband's
estates. From a historical point of view, the analysis of these cases
leads to some innovative conclusions about the origin and development
of Imami and Isma'ili doctrine, the influence of political elements on
the law system, the question of the authenticity of the Zaydi Majmu'
al-fiqh, and the dominance of practical considerations over strict
legal rules.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:49 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:49 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:NYTIMES article on Arabic
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: Samia Montasser <montasser at un.org>
Subject:NYTIMES article on Arabic

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/19/education/19TEAC.html

  Suddenly, a Seller's Market for Arabic Studies
  By SAM DILLON

Prof. Muhammad S. Eissa has never been busier.

  Each weekday he teaches Arabic to students at the Illinois Institute of
  Technology, and because the demand for experienced Arabic instructors
has
  overwhelmed the supply nationwide, his lectures are videotaped for
replay
  in classrooms at a college and a university in Utah.

  In his free time, Dr. Eissa, an Egyptian-born Muslim, has also been
  lecturing church groups and Rotary Clubs that are suddenly eager for
  information about Islam.

  As the pursuit of Al Qaeda and America's confrontation with Iraq
  intensifies, Arabic-speaking educators and Islamic organizations, as
well
  as universities and schools across the nation, are straining to
respond to
  requests by students and the public for information and instruction
about
  the language and culture of Islam.

  "It's just snowballed," said Karin Ryding, who heads Georgetown
  University's Arabic languages department, which offered five beginning
  Arabic classes last semester, instead of the usual two. Other
universities
  reported similar increases or new courses because of the demand.

  Historically, most Americans have been only dimly aware of Islam and
its
  liturgical language, Arabic, but this is not the first time that
national
  interest has built to a fever. The 1979 hostage crisis in Iran led to a
  burst of study of the Muslim world, and the federal government made
more
  money available to train teachers of Mideastern languages and for study
  abroad. By the mid-1980's, however, government and public interest had
  waned, only to increase again, for a while, at the time of the Persian
  Gulf war.

  But now some of Dr. Eissa's students are digging in for the long term,
  betting that an intellectual investment in Arabic will pay off in their
  careers.

  "If we go into Iraq, we're going to need to be over there for a long
time
  to build it back," said Lars Longnecker, a third-year law student who
  decided in December to study Arabic. "So I see our involvement in the
  Mideast increasing, and I figured Arabic would give me a leg up in that
  area."

  Students across the country appear to agree. Kirk Belnap, a professor
of
  Arabic and the director of a federally financed consortium, the
National
  Middle East Language Resource Center at Brigham Young University, said
  many universities were reporting "double or triple enrollments" in
Arabic
  classes.

  "There's been an explosion in interest," said John C. Eisele, executive
  director of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic. The
College of
  William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., where Dr. Eisele teaches,
offered
  two beginning Arabic classes last fall, but had to turn away 20
students.
  Because the demand is similar nationwide, many colleges and
universities,
  as well as half a dozen federal agencies, are seeking to hire people
  fluent in Arabic. "There's a ton of jobs out there," Dr. Eisele said.

  It is not only college campuses that have experienced the surge in
  interest. In Alabama, so many middle school and high school students
asked
  about Islam that nearly 200 Alabama teachers signed up last summer for
a
  course, Understanding Islam, taught by Dr. Angelia Mance, associate
  director of the National Council on Geographic Education.

  "It was the most popular course I've given," said Dr. Mance, who
taught it
  in classrooms packed with teachers in the Alabama towns of Florence,
  Jasper and Hamilton. One of her students was Gail Spann, a public
school
  librarian whose son, Johnny Michael Spann, an officer in the Central
  Intelligence Agency, was killed in Afghanistan in November 2001, Dr.
Mance
  said.

  "War is God's way of teaching world geography to Americans," Dr. Mance
  said, quoting Ambrose Bierce, the 19th-century satirist.

  The Islamic Networks Group, formed in the mid-1990's by California
Muslims
  who believed their religion was being misrepresented in the public
  schools, has in recent months expanded its network of speakers bureaus
to
  25 cities from 18, said Maha ElGenaidi, the group's co-founder, who
grew
  up in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

  The speakers originally lectured about Islam mostly in public schools,
she
  said, but in recent months, the group has been flooded with
invitations to
  explain the religion to police departments, groups for the elderly,
  community centers and Rotary Clubs.

  But if some Americans are suddenly eager to learn about Islam, there is
  much ignorance to overcome.

  Even many university students "lack a rudimentary knowledge of the
nature
  of the Islamic faith," according to a study published in the September
  issue of the Journal of Instructional Psychology. After hearing
statements
  betraying ignorance of Islam, its authors, Thomas Mastrilli and Deborah
  Sardo-Brown, professors at West Chester University in Pennsylvania,
  circulated a questionnaire among 218 students about to become teachers
in
  public schools.
  About half the students could not identify the Koran as the Islamic
holy
  book or Mecca as the holiest Islamic city (one in seven guessed
  Jerusalem), their report said. Not one of the students surveyed could
name
  the world's three most populous Muslim countries: Pakistan, Indonesia
and
  Bangladesh. The two professors called for more education about Islam to
  foster religious tolerance.

  In contrast, a study released this month warned against too much
tolerance
  of Islam. It was written by Gilbert Sewell, a former education editor
at
  Newsweek who heads the American Textbook Council, a New York group
opposed
  to multicultural teaching. Mr. Sewell examined seven widely used middle
  school and high school world history textbooks and concluded that
  publishers made "an effort to circumvent unsavory facts that might cast
  Islam in anything but a positive light." For instance, textbooks have
  "defanged" the term jihad, Mr. Sewell contended, defining it as
Muslims'
  struggle for spiritual improvement rather than more narrowly as holy
war.

  But several textbook publishers criticized Mr. Sewell's objectivity.

  "A lot of his language is just slanted against the religion of Islam,"
  said Collin Earnst, a spokesman for Houghton Mifflin.

  Bernard Lewis, a Princeton Mideast scholar cited extensively by Mr.
  Sewell, declined through his assistant to comment on the report. Rashid
  Khalidi, a professor of history and Near Eastern languages at the
  University of Chicago, called Mr. Sewell's study "a terribly biased
  document full of bigoted statements."

  Mr. Sewell and his critics agree on the importance of increasing
  Americans' familiarity with Islamic civilization ? the challenge to
which
  Dr. Eissa has devoted his professional life since he began teaching
Arabic
  at American universities in 1978.

  "American interest in Islamic affairs comes in waves and then it ebbs,"
  Dr. Eissa said, just before video cameras focused on him as he began
  conjugating Arabic verbs at the start of another class here. "But this
  current tide of fascination seems more intense and wider in
perspective."

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:26:38 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Doesn't like grammar termed 'Iraqi'
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: <Sattar.Izwaini at student.umist.ac.uk>
Subject:Doesn't like grammar termed 'Iraqi'

I wonder why the title of the recent book "Eighth-Century Iraqi
Grammar: ..." link the early linguistic studies of Arabic with 'Iraq'.
There is no Iraqi Grammar, unless maybe if we talk about
nowadays spoken Iraqi Arabic. We know that there were two main
Arabic Grammar Schools of Al-Kufah and Al-Basrah. They were
within the then Islamic-Arabic state. They have always been
referred to as Grammar schools of Arabic. They never been related
to Iraq as a geographical location, but rather to the cities where
their scholars worked. Sibawayh and Al-Khalil b. Ahmad (called
Halil in the book) were not Iraqi nationals. As a state, there was no
Iraq in the eighth century AD. Iraq was a region within that state.
The modern Iraq as a state came into being after the first world war.

Using the adjective 'Iraqi' is misleading in this context.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:40 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:40 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Textbooks based on Quran response
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: Raji Rammuny <raram at umich.edu>
Subject:Textbooks based on Quran response

Assalaamu 'Alaikum:

I recommend The Arabic Islamic Readers Book 1 & 2 by Raji Rammuny,
published by The Intrnational Book Center Box 295, Troy-Michigan, USA
Telephone &Fax
(248)879-8436.

Raji Rammuny

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:46 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:46 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Corpus Query
Message-ID: <MON.24.MAR.2003.162046.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: latifa <latifa at comp.leeds.ac.uk>
Subject:Corpus Query

Dear All,

I am hoping to develop a corpus of Modern Standard Arabic, and I would
like
your views on the types of texts that should be included in this corpus.
Answering my questionnaire on the this website:

http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~scsla/index.html

will enable me to get a clear idea of the kinds of texts to collect.

Thank you

Latifa

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon Mar 24 23:20:54 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:20:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:more Mother of ...
Message-ID: <MON.24.MAR.2003.162054.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From:
Subject:more Mother of ...

In his *Kitaab  al-AdDaaD*,  Ibn al-Anbaarii noted that "Mr. T." is
"the mother of all mothers."


              Mike Schub

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Tue Mar 25 00:09:00 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:09:00 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Original 'mother' response
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Date: 24 Mar 2003
From: Jan Hoogland <j.hoogland at let.kun.nl>
Subject:Original 'mother' response

[This message was inadvertently misplaced.  It was actually the first
reply I received to the original message--Dil]

> The phrase is clearly foreign to the English language style, culture
> and
> norms of use. It is very interesting how in a global world, languages
> are influencing each other regardless of the balance of power between
> them.   As  a phenomenon,  It is worthy of study.
> Does anyone have an explanation?

I would say it's just a cynical way to make a fool of Saddam Hussein.
This devastating piece of weaponry might probably be used against him
(but
probably killing thousands of Iraqi citizens instead) soon.

Of course it would be even more interesting if this would be translated
as
'umm al-qanabil'.
I was able to find one occurrence of this string through Google.
http://www.alwatan.com/graphics/2001/Dec/17.12/heads/ot2.htm

Jan Hoogland


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Mar 26 19:07:57 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:07:57 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:SAIS Summer Program
Message-ID: <WED.26.MAR.2003.120757.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 26 Mar 2003
From: kassem wahba <kassem_wahba at yahoo.com>
Subject:SAIS Summer Program

The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International
Studies, the professional school of international
affairs within The Johns Hopkins University, will
offer intensive Arabic courses as part of its Summer
Programs 2003.  Located in the heart of the
intellectual and cultural resources of Washington,
D.C., SAIS offers summer courses in international
studies, emerging markets and foreign languages.  SAIS
Summer Language Institute courses meet Monday through
Thursday evenings from June 2 - July 24 and are worth
eight graduate-level credits each.

The following Arabic courses will be offered:

Iraqi Arabic
Basic Arabic
Basic Arabic II
Intermediate Arabic I
Intermediate Arabic II (News and Media)

Additionally, the following two non-language graduate
courses will be offered as part of the Summer
International Studies Program.  These courses meet two
evenings a week from June 2 - July 24 and are worth
four graduate-level credits each.

Islam and American Foreign Policy
Comparative Law: The Islamic Legal System

For additional information about the SAIS Summer
Language Institute or International Studies Program,
please visit the SAIS Summer Programs Web site at
www.sais-jhu.edu/summer.

Office of Summer Programs
The Johns Hopkins University
Paul H. Nitze School
of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel:  202.663.5713
Fax: 202.663.5656
E-mail: sais.summer at jhu.edu
Web site: www.sais-jhu.edu/summer

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Mar 26 19:08:04 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:08:04 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Still time to join NMELRC Arabic Instructors Seminar
Message-ID: <WED.26.MAR.2003.120804.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Still time to join NMELRC Arabic Instructors Seminar

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Date: 26 Mar 2003
From:Stan Jarvis <stan_jarvis at byu.edu>
Subject:Still time to join NMELRC Arabic Instructors Seminar

There are still a few spaces remaining for the Arabic Instructor's  
Seminar to be held at Middlebury this coming summer.  All interested  
are invited to apply.  Here is the original message:


NMELRC is happy to announce that it will offer its first Arabic  
Instructor Training Seminar, to be?held inMiddlebury,VermontJuly 18-  
August 1, 2003in cooperation withMiddleburyCollege.??The?seminar  
activities will be carried out in conjunction?with the Middlebury  
College School of Arabic, which will?provide?participants with the  
opportunity to immerse themselves in an intensive?learning and teaching  
environment at all levels of proficiency.?

The?seminar will focus on all aspects of college level Arabic  
instruction: syllabus design,?developing students' abilities in the  
various skills, teaching grammar and vocabulary, facilitating small  
group work, assessment and testing.??It will provide both theoretical  
training in pedagogy and hands-on training through class observation  
and?practice teaching.

Training sessions?will be led by?Dr. Kristen Brustad (EmoryUniversity),  
Dr. Mahdi Alosh (OhioState), Dr. Mahmoud Abdallah?(WashingtonUniv.St  
Louis &?MiddleburyCollege, and Dr.Mahmoud Al-Batal(Emory).

The cost for participation in this seminar includes personal  
transportation to Middlebury and $600 for room and board for two weeks  
for?participants who?opt to live in the same residence hall?in which  
students and faculty of theSchoolofArabiclive.?The accommodations are  
in suites with shared facilities.? Any who would prefer to live off  
campus can do so by contacting some of the?hotels or motels in the  
Middlebury area. Please note that living off campus requires a car.??

Only 15 people can be accommodated for this year?s seminar.? Therefore  
the process of acceptance will be competitive.? Much of the decision  
will be based on the statement of purpose submitted in individual  
applications.? The Arabic Language Board of NMELRC will consider the  
applications and make the final selection.?Final selections are  
expected by May 10to give sufficient time for those who are accepted to  
send their room and board fees to Middlebury and to handle their  
personal travel arrangements.

?

All interested applicants should send the following information  
immediately to NMELRCathttp://nmelrc.byu.edu.

APPLICATION TO ATTEND THE 2003 ARABIC INSTRUCTOR TRAINING SEMINAR ?

A. PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. Name:????????-

2. Institution: ? -

3. Position: ??? -

4. Campus address:

????????????????????????????????????

5. Campus phone???? :?????????? ??????????? ??????????????????????? fax:

6. Campus e-mail:

?

7. Home address:

??

8. Home phone:

9. Home e-mail:

?

?

B. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

??????????? 1. How much experience teaching Arabic in US?

??????????? 2. What prior training in language instruction?

3. Have you had overseas learning in Arabic?

4. Do you have native language Arabic capability?

?

?

C. CONSIDERATION STATEMENT

Please submit a statement of purpose of 500 words or less to explain  
your future career goals and how this teacher training seminar will  
help you achieve these goals. Also discuss your expectations from  
participation in the seminar.

?

?

?

Stan Jarvis
Coordinator, NMELRC
Stan_Jarvis at byu.edu
801 422-7192

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Mar 26 19:08:01 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:08:01 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NMELRC Small Grants Program
Message-ID: <WED.26.MAR.2003.120801.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 26 Mar 2003
From:
Subject:NMELRC Small Grants Program

The National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) announces
its Small Grants Program. These grants are designed to encourage
individuals and institutions to work together towards common
objectives in a comprehensive framework that will facilitate
cost-effective development of learning, teaching, and training
resources. Grants will usually be in the form of matching funds.
Deliverables will include such products as courseware, training
materials, program improvements, assessment instruments, and
strategic research projects. For more information see:

http://nmelrc.byu.edu/small%20grants.html

In addition, we would like to make you aware of the following
training and professional development opportunities:

April 4-6  Western Consortium Multi-Language Conference, Tucson,
Arizona Theory and Practice: Making the Connection

May 2-4   NCOLCTL conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.  "Focus
on the Learner in the LCTLs: Profiles, Motivations & Opportunities."

May 14-16   Technology, Curriculum Design & Material Development
Workshop,  Emory University,  Atlanta, Georgia

May 29-30  Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language, NCLRC Summer
Institutes,  Washington, D.C.

July 2-3    Teaching Arabic K-12:  Materials and Methods, NCLRC
Summer Institutes,  Washington, D.C.

You can access additional information through the links at:

http://nmelrc.byu.edu/news%20coming.html

Best,

Kirk

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Wed Mar 26 19:08:07 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:08:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Info on AIDA URL
Message-ID: <WED.26.MAR.2003.120807.0700.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Info on AIDA URL
2) Subject:Info on AIDA URL
3) Subject:Info on AIDA URL

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Date: 26 Mar 2003
From: miller <miller at hera.mmsh.univ-aix.fr>
Subject:Info on AIDA URL

Aida's new web site is currently under construction and will be delayed
a little bit due to the web master personal situation. When it will be
ready its URL will be circulated on Arabic list

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Date: 26 Mar 2003
From: Melissa Barkat <Melissa.Barkat at univ-lyon2.fr>
Subject:Info on AIDA URL

http://www.asso-aida.fr.st/

I'm currently building the web site.

Sincerely,
Melissa BARKAT-DEFRADAS (CR)
Laboratoire Dynamique du Langage (UMR 5596)
Institut des Sciences de l'Homme
14, avenue Berthelot 69363 Lyon Cedex 07
Tel (ligne directe) : 04 72 72 64 77

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Date: 26 Mar 2003
From: Ignacio Ferrando <ignacio.ferrando at uca.es>
Subject:Info on AIDA URL

Dear list members,

AlthoughAIDA (Association Internationale de Dialectologie Arabe) does
not have a specific,permanent URL, you may consult the information on
the last conference held in Cadiz (Spain), september, 25th to 28th,
including schedules, abstractsof papers presented,and events,at the
next url:

http://webs.ono.com/usr042/ignacioferrando/aida501.htm

I hope this helps you

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