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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 12:51:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALSAlex Final Program
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Date: 03 Apr 2003
From:Dilworth Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:ALS Alex Program

The following is the final ALS program as far as we can tell.  If you  
see yourself on the program, and are not planning to attend, please let  
us know immediately.  Thanks.
Dil
Seventeenth Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics
The Cecil Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt
May 9-10, 2003

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

Morning Session
Sociolinguisitcs, 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

3:15-3:30 	break

Rhetoric
3:30-4:00	rhetorical borrowing: french rhetoric in arabic research  
article introductions
Ahmed Fakhri, West Virginia University

Computational
4:00-4:30	an agfl computational lexicon for arabic nlp applications
Sameh Al-Ansary, Alexandria University

4:30-5:00	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, Alexandria University

11:45-12:15	phonological processes in connected speech
Hanaa Salem, Alexandria University

Afternoon Session
Syntax
1:15-1:45	light verbs in standard arabic and egyptian arabic
Amr Helmy Ibrahim, L’Université de Franche-Comté

1:45 – 2:15	causative verbs in arabic and the vp-shell hypothesis
Mohamed S. Al-Seghayar, Academy of Postgraduate Studies, Benghazi

2:15-2:45	Subatomic Semantics and the Active Participle in Egyptian  
Arabic
Mustafa Mughazy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2:45 - 3:15	isnaad (predication) and clause structure in arabic: a  
minimalist approach
Wafaa A. F. Batran Wahba, Ain Shams University

3:15 – 3:30	break

3:30 – 4:00	epp and case: the subject in arabic
Amira Agameya, Cairo University & American University in Cairo

Variability
4:00 –4:30	future variability: a corpus study of positive and negative  
arabic future particles
Dilworth Parkinson, Brigham Young University

L2 Syntax and Morphology
4:30-5:00	l2 acquisition of arabic morphosyntactic features: temporary  
or permanent Impairment?
Mohammad T. Alhawary, University of Oklahoma

5:00-5:30	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 May  2 17:20:54 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:20:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Internship Opportunity
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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Josephine Abbatiello <josephine at americanvalues.org>
Subject:Internship Opportunity

Internship Opportunity

Organization Name:		Institute for American Values
Contact Person:		Josephine Abbatiello, Assistant to the President
Address:			1841 Broadway, Suite 211
		New York, NY 10023
Telephone:			(212) 246-3942
Fax: 				(212) 541-6665
Email:				
Web site:			

Type of organization:	non-profit, private think tank

Type of Internship
Available:			Unpaid. Immediate/Summer.

Duration:			Summer 2003.

Internship Description:	The Institute for American Values is a private,  
nonpartisan think tank devoted to research, publication, and public  
education on major issues of family well-being and civil society. The  
Institute’s central offices are located in Manhattan, where its staff  
totals five people. Four Affiliate Scholars work full-time from their  
homes on a number of topics including: marriage, fatherhood,  
motherhood, childhood and adolescence, civil society and the definition  
of the human person.

In the past Interns have conducted research for the Institute’s  
Affiliate Scholars either in the New York City public library system  
and/or on the Internet. Interns have also worked on the central office  
staff’s projects, as time has permitted, such as helping to publicize  
the Institute’s reports.

Our current need is for a student who understands or has familiarity  
with the Arabic written language. The Institute is currently preparing  
a book for publication called: “What We’re Fighting For: The  
International Debate”, which stems from the Institute’s release of a  
statement that ignited much discussion in Europe and the  
Arabic-speaking world. The statement and follow-up documents can be  
found at:
.

The student will be working directly with Josephine Abbatiello,  
assistant to the President, to compile the English versions and Arabic  
translations of newspaper articles, commentaries, etc. in preparation  
for publication. The student should therefore have a working knowledge  
of Word, the Internet and Arabic. In addition, the student should be  
organized and methodical, as a bibliography of works will also need to  
be compiled.

How to apply: 	A resume and a cover letter stating the intern's reasons  
for wanting an internship with an organization such as the Institute,  
and how such an internship might help him/her with his/her  
goals/aspirations should be sent either be email (Word attachments are  
preferred) or by mail.

Other:	The Institute is not able to assist the intern in finding  
housing or in making other arrangements for the length of his/her stay  
in New York.


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:23:57 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:23:57 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS program, again
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Date: 02 May 2003
From:Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:ALS program, again

There has been one more cancellation, so here it is again, revised.   
The changes are on Saturday afternoon.  I have also posted the latest  
program at the URL:

asiane.byu.edu/ALSAlex2003/index.html

and the travel info at:

asiane.byu.edu/ALSAlex2003/travel.html

Seventeenth Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics
The Cecil Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt
May 9-10, 2003

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

Morning Session

Sociolinguisitcs, 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

3:15-3:30 	break

Rhetoric
3:30-4:00	rhetorical borrowing: french rhetoric in arabic research  
article introductions
Ahmed Fakhri, West Virginia University

Computational
4:00-4:30	an agfl computational lexicon for arabic nlp applications
Sameh Al-Ansary, Alexandria University

4:30-5:00	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, Alexandria University

11:45-12:15	phonological processes in connected speech
Hanaa Salem, Alexandria University

Afternoon Session

Syntax
1:15-1:45	light verbs in standard arabic and egyptian arabic
Amr Helmy Ibrahim, L’Université de Franche-Comté

1:45 – 2:15	causative verbs in arabic and the vp-shell hypothesis
Mohamed S. Al-Seghayar, Academy of Postgraduate Studies, Benghazi

2:15 – 2:45	isnaad (predication) and clause structure in arabic: a  
minimalist approach
Wafaa A. F. Batran Wahba, Ain Shams University

2:45 – 3:15	epp and case: the subject in arabic
Amira Agameya, Cairo University & American University in Cairo

3:15 – 3:30	break


Variability
3:30 –4:00	future variability: a corpus study of positive and negative  
arabic future particles
Dilworth Parkinson, Brigham Young University

L2 Syntax and Morphology
4:00-4:30	l2 acquisition of arabic morphosyntactic features: temporary  
or permanent Impairment?
Mohammad T. Alhawary, University of Oklahoma

4:30-5:00	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 May  2 17:24:05 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NYU Summer PT teaching jobs
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1) Subject:NYU Summer PT teaching jobs

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: milena.savova at nyu.edu
Subject:NYU Summer PT teaching jobs

The Center for Foreign Languages and Translation at NewYork
University-School of Continuing  and Professional  Studies  is seeking
or two part-time faculty for the summer.   Please contact Milena
Savova,Director, at ms93 at nyu.edu.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:08 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:08 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NYU 3 week Summer Courses
Message-ID: <FRI.2.MAY.2003.112408.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:NYU 3 week Summer Courses

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Milena Savova <milena.savova at nyu.edu>
Subject:NYU 3 week Summer Courses

The Center for Foreign Languages and Translation at NYU-School of
Continuing and Professional Studies will be offering once again its
3-week intensive courses in Modern Standard Arabic.

The Level Iand II course is form June 16 to July 3.Monday through
Friday 3-4 hours every morning.  The curriculum combines  classroom
instruction and cultural fiesld trips to the Arabic-speaking
communities of New York City.

Level  lII and IV  is a continuation of I and II and is offered from
July 7 to July  25.

The courses can be taken as non-credit or for undergarduate credit. For
more information please visit the  website at www.scps.nyu.edu  or
contact  the Center at (212) 998-7030.  Online registration is also
available.


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:15 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:15 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs source of Linguistic aphorism
Message-ID: <FRI.2.MAY.2003.112415.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Needs source of Linguistic aphorism

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: "sattar.izwaini at stud.umist.ac.uk"
<Sattar.Izwaini at student.umist.ac.uk>
Subject:Needs source of Linguistic aphorism

Salam
There is a classical saying in Arabic linguistics that words go hand
in hand: "likuli kalimatin ma'a SAHibatihA maqAm" literally: (every
word has a context with its sister). It is quoted here and there but
with no reference to its origin. Unfortunately I could not trace its
source.
I need to get its original reference or at least where it is quoted with
the reference stated.

Thanks in advance
Sattar Izwaini

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:13 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Lectureship at UVA deadline correction
Message-ID: <FRI.2.MAY.2003.112413.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Lectureship at UVA deadline correction

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Mohammed Sawaie <ms at m.mail.virginia.edu>
Subject:Lectureship at UVA deadline correction

dil,
  please delete the line  Deadline for receipt of application is May 30
from the ad below in connection with the lecturership at uva, and
replace with the following phrase: "the search will continue until the
position is filled."

with many thanks. ms

> The University of Virginia's Department of Asian and Middle Eastern
> Languages and Cultures announces a one-year lecturership in Arabic
> language teaching, beginning Fall 2003.  We are looking for a
> professional, skilled, language instructor with particular competence
> in Modern Standard Arabic and a serious commitment to teaching.
> Applicants should have native or near-native fluency in Modern
> Standard  Arabic, one dialect, and English.  MA in Arabic language
> studies or in  a closely related field is required.  The teaching load
> is twelve to  fifteen hours per week, most likely at the beginning or
> intermediate  levels, or both.  Salary is commensurate with
> qualifications and  experience.
>
> An application letter including a bried description of the applicant's
>  teaching philosophy and methodology, curriculum vitae, supporting
> materials about teaching and three letters of reference should be sent
>  to:
>
> Chair, Arabic Search Committee
> Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
> P. O. Box 400781
> University of Virginia
> Charlottesville, VA 22904
>
The search will continue until the position is filled.
>
> The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
> Employer.  Women and Minorities are ecouraged to apply.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:18 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:18 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Hedayet Institute Summer Session
Message-ID: <FRI.2.MAY.2003.112418.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Hedayet Institute Summer Session

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: nagwa hedayet <nhedayet at yahoo.com>
Subject:Hedayet Institute Summer Session

Dear colleagues,
Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies would like to remind those who are  
interested that the summer intensive course will start on June 22nd,  
2003 for both the 6 week and the 12 week courses. Concentration is on  
MSA and in a lesser way on Egyptian Colloquial Arabic in addition to  
one field trip every two weeks. HIAS tailors courses for small groups  
and advanced students if an enough time notice is given.
 
Nagwa Hedayet
HIAS Director
Cairo, Egypt

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:11 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:11 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Safire needs help with Arabic Names
Message-ID: <FRI.2.MAY.2003.112411.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Safire needs help with Arabic Names

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Jim Rader <jrader at Merriam-Webster.com>
Subject:Safire needs help with Arabic Names

[moderator's note:  although you would need to respond to Kathleen
Miller, address below, I think a lot of subscribers to Arabic-L would
be interested in the response, so go ahead and copy them to Arabic-L as
well.--Dil]

This query from William Safire's research assistant was sent to the
American Name Society list.  I'm forwarding it to Arabic-L in the hopes
that someone can provide reliable information to Safire's office.  Some
totally uninformed comments on Arabic names have been appearing in
U.S. media.  Maybe list members can minimize it.  I don't really have
the qualifications.

Please reply directly to Kathleen Miller.

Jim Rader


From:           	"Kathleen E. Miller" <millerk at NYTIMES.COM>
Subject:        	Query, Arabic Naming Traditions
To:             	ANS-L at LISTSERV.BINGHAMTON.EDU

Mr. Safire is interested in the tradition of naming oneself Abu +
first born son's name.

Especially in the cases of Ahmed Qurie [Abu Ala], Mahmoud Abbas
[Abu
Mazen] and Yasser Arafat [Abu Amr]. Arafat doesn't have a son.  Khalil
al-Wazir's Abu Jihad was easy. But the closest I can come is Arafat is
calling himself "Father of the Administration," "order", "command?"

What do these men's "nicknames" translate as? Obviously it doesn't
have to be the first son's name you're adding "father of" to. I guess
it also wouldn't work with or need an honorific. Do you change your
name upon the birth of the first son, or, in the above cases when you
want to signify something?

And what is the etymology of Abu -- is it based in Aramaic Abba? Or is
it the other way around?

Best,


Kathleen E. Miller
Research Assistant to William Safire
The New York Times

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:23 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:23 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Bateson's Arabic Language Handbook back in print
Message-ID: <FRI.2.MAY.2003.112423.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Bateson's Arabic Language Handbook back in print

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Gail Grella <GRELLAG1 at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Bateson's Arabic Language Handbook back in print

Georgetown University Press is pleased to announce that Mary Catherine
Bateson's "Arabic Language Handbook" is now back in print.

It is the first volume in our Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language and
Literature series, edited by Karin C. Ryding and Margaret Nydell.  This
series makes available seminal publications that have gone out of print.

ISBN 0-87840-386-8, $22.50

See our website at:
http://press.georgetown.edu//
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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:20 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:French/Arabic loan word response
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Date: 02 May 2003
From: aziz abbassi <moustique51 at hotmail.com>
Subject:French/Arabic loan word response

On the matter of French-Arabic loanwords: if the requester needs any
kind of French input into Arabic, I have a chapter of my dissertation
dedicated to 'Borrowing' into Moroccan (and for that matter Maghrebi)
Arabic, with an emphasis on the French 'loans'. The title of the
dissertation is: "A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Multilingualism in
Morocco" (University of Texas, Austin 1977.

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

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:26 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:26 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Tariq Aziz
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2) Subject:Tariq Aziz
3) Subject:Tariq Aziz

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Benjamin Troutman <bentroutman at yahoo.com>
Subject:Tariq Aziz

Check out last Friday's (04/25) Wall Street Journal opinions section on  
Tariq Aziz.  They actually translated his last name as 'rock'?!

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Tim Buckwalter <timbuckwalter at earthlink.net>
Subject:Tariq Aziz

I entered "aziz glorious past" in the Google News area
http://news.google.com/
and was surprised by how many newspapers carried this news item in the
last few days!

Tim
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Date: 02 May 2003
From: dwilmsen <dwilmsen at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Tariq Aziz

Oh yeah, I heard it on the BBC, so it must be true!
Anybody notice how they are vaunting their knowledge of Arabic all over  
the
airwaves?
Then I found it on several links to newspaper stories.
This is typical of the way falsities about the Middle East quickly gain  
the
status of facts.
You are right, it does nothing to alleviate a dark mood.

David Wilmsen

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:24 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:24 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic Careers Info
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Date: 02 May 2003
From: "Lampe, Gerald" <glampe at nflc.org>
Subject:Arabic Careers Info

Ms. Buckmaster:

Most jobs require not only certain levels of proficiency in Arabic but
also some knowledge and expertise in another field. Apart from the
teaching and research positions in academia and innumerable jobs in the
US Government (foreign service officer, development program officer,
intelligence analyst, government relations specialist, translator or
interpreter, etc.), in the communications field one might become a
foreign correspondent, reporter, or translator, in the international
finance field an international banker, international consultant, or
political risk analyst, in industry the manager of government relations
for an oil company or a market analyst for an export company, and in the
field of law a contractual and corporative consultant. These are just a
few of the jobs where Arabic language and culture skills can be a very
important factor. Hang in there!

Gerald E. Lampe, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Foreign Language Center
1029 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 637-8881 ext. 22
glampe at nflc.org
www.nflc.org

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:10 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs contact info
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: mushira.eid at m.cc.utah.edu
Subject:Needs contact info

I am looking for contact information via email for the following:
Ferid Chekili, Ruqaia Hassan, Barbara Johstone, Nfisi Abdelhamid,
Mohamed
Heliel, David Justice, Wafa Wahba. I appreciate any help I can get.

Thanks.
Mushira Eid
Email: mushira.eid at utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-5994

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:16 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:16 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Loanword phonology query
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: decaen at origin.chass.utoronto.ca
Subject:Loanword phonology query

dear friends,
i'm interested in the phonology of loanwords into arabic: what
characteristic processes do they undergo?
i'm especially interested in the changes that loans from aramaic and
hebrew might undergo.
the only sources i have found are quite out of date. is there something
recent and general ... ?
thanx,
V

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:22 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:22 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:TV series based on Baha Taher's novel
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Martha Schulte-Nafeh <marthas at u.arizona.edu>
Subject:TV series based on Baha Taher's novel

Dear Colleagues (especially those of you in Cairo),

I have a materials development project for the summer that I need help
with.
I am going to be developing materials for a curriculum for language
proficiency development based on the novel "xalti Safiya w-ad-diir" by
Baha
Taher. As part of the curriculum I would like to be able to show some
selections from the TV series that was done based on the story. Does
anyone
know how I would go about getting hold of it? Does the TV broadcast
station
have the rights to the series or the producer of the series? I would
really
appreciate any help anyone might be able to give me to track this down
or
suggestions for who else I might contact.

Peace,
Martha

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:28 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:28 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Internet Discussion of JAIS articles
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: "Joseph N. Bell" <joseph.bell at msk.uib.no>
Subject:Internet Discussion of JAIS articles

Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies

<http://www.uib.no/jais>
<http://enlil.ff.cuni.cz/jais/jais.htm>

We would like to call attention to the fact that we publish comments on
JAIS articles on the Internet, along with possible replies from the
authors. These are linked to title in the Table of Contents of the
volume in question. We will also provide e-mail addresses of those
authors who have given their consent to anyone who would like to
comment privately on an article.

Best regards,
Joseph Bell

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:31 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:New JAIS Article
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: "Joseph N. Bell" <joseph.bell at msk.uib.no>
Subject:New JAIS Article

Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
<http://www.uib.no/jais>
<http://enlil.ff.cuni.cz/jais/jais.htm>

The prepublication version of Baian Rayhanova. "Mythological and
Folkloric Motifs in Syrian Prose: The Short Stories of Zakariyya Tamir"
(Adobe Acrobat 5.0 PDF file, 159 kB, pp. 1-12) has been posted
(abstract below). The HTML version is to be posted later. The first
page and every other page thereafter contains a faint gray
pre-publication watermark (on the screen and when printed on a laser
printer). If you have problems with the watermark, please let me know.

Two further articles are in preparation to close vol. 4. There is still
some room in vol. 5.

Best regards,

Joseph Bell

Abstract: The interest of Arab authors in ancient forms of artistic
thinking has grown considerably in recent times and is revealed in
different ways: through ethnographical studies, literary adaptations,
the publication of legends and myths, and the inclusion of mythological
and folkloric material in modern narrative texts. The present paper is
an attempt to analyze Zakariyya Tamir's short stories, which are among
the most outstanding products of Syrian literature, and to reveal the
function of well-known motifs such as the motif of the bewitched place,
the motif of the quest for treasure, the motif of the miraculous birth,
and others in his works.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:38 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs copy of Al-Berghouti's Dictionary
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: shahin at interchange.ubc.ca
Subject:Needs copy of Al-Berghouti's Dictionary

Dear Dil,

As-salaamu 'aleekum.
Sincerest greetings from Vancouver.

I am trying to obtain a copy of Al-Berghouti's dictionary of
Palestinian Arabic. It is cited in a review article, for which I have
the information below:

Volume/Issue: 7
Date of Article: 2001
Author of Article: Haseeb Shehadah
Title of Article: A Review of Al-Berghouti's Dictionary of Palestinian
Arabic (In
Pagination: ? (=last article in this issue)
Source of Information: Arabic-L: 03 Aug 2001
Title: Languages & Linguistics: A Review of Al-Berghouti's Dictionary
of Palestinian Arabic (In

Do you know who published Al-Berghouti's dictionary, also what journal
of Languages & Linguistics the Shehadah review appeared in? I just
can't get anywhere on this, so far.

thanks in advance, so much, for your kind trouble.

- Kimary Shahin
Linguistics, UBC

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:40 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic Career info
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Milena Savova <ms93 at nyu.edu>
Subject:Arabic Career info

Another field open to people proficient in Arabic is translation.  NYU
is starting a non-degree certificate program in Arabic-into-English
translation this fall.  It will be delivered online.  In the next year
or so we will also be  adding Arabic to our Master of  Science degree
in translation.

For more information visit our website at www.scps.nyu.edu     or call
(212) 998-7030.

Milena Savova

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:48 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Technology Workshops at Georgetown
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Karin Ryding <rydingk at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Technology Workshops at Georgetown

Two Free Workshops:

Using Technology
to Teach and Research
the Middle East, the Islamic World
& Arabic Language Resources


Workshop I
Tuesday, May 20, 2003; 1:30 - 3:00
Dubin Room, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University

Presenters of Workshop I:
al-Husein Madhany, Arabic information technology guru at the GU Arabic
Department
Brenda Bickett, Bibliographer for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at
GU
Libraries


Workshop II
Tuesday, May 20, 2003; 3:30 - 5:00
Dubin Room, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University

Presenters of Workshop II:
Brenda Bickett, Bibliographer for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at
GU
Libraries
Sandy Hussey, Reference Librarian and Library Research Instruction
Coordinator at GU


If you are affiliated with Georgetown, please register to attend by
going to
http://cndls.georgetown.edu/ and then clicking on top right link for the

Teaching & Learning Technology Summer Institute (TLTSI) conference.

Non-Georgetown faculty, staff, and students are most welcome to attend.
You do not need to register online, however we would appreciate a call
or email to let us know you are attending one or both workshop(s).

Amber Shifflett (National Resource Center on the Middle East)
202-687-9101 or shifflal at georgetown.edu
Brenda Bickett (Bibliographer at Georgetown University Libraries)
202-687-4482 or bickettb at georgetown.edu

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:45 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-:L:LING:Arabic Names Responses
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: <Sattar.Izwaini at student.umist.ac.uk>
Subject:Arabic Naming Traditions Response

In the Arabic culture, naming and addressing someone with the
name of his eldest son or daughter as abu x (father of) or uma x
(mother of) and not by his/her first name is a form of respect.
One does not change his/her name upon the birth of his/her first
son or daughter. It is an addressing form within the family and
close friends even for those who might have no children. It is the
least formal among other forms.

Some of these 'names' are fixed for certain names, e.g. Hasan is
abu Ali (in Egypt) and abu falAH in Iraq, Ali is abu hussain in Iraq.
Yasir is abu 'amAr. Most of these are after the names of historical
figures. Some people do name their children according to this
pattern. So you can find a lot of people called Ali Hussain and
Hussain Ali as the surnames are usually (but not always) the
father's first name.

Another usage is figurative; to refer to a person or a thing as the
source of, the place of, the most abundant or greatest, e.g. abu al-
mashAkil (the source of trouble), um al-qurA (the best of towns or
the town of towns), um al-m'Arik (the battle of battles) etc.

Some people use this form as a nickname for other people or for
themselves, or because they do not want to reveal their real
names. Some of these forms have some implication like Abu jihAd
and abu nidhal (for freedom-fighting). Many Arabic names, if not the
majority, have a meaning. But they are names and need not to (or
should not) be translated.

Sattar Izwaini

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Date: 19 May 2003
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject:Arabic Naming Traditions Response

Arab traditions are loaded with niceties, pride, honor, hospitality,
generosity, and attachment to family and children (sorry CNN/
FOX/Media, this may not be politically correct, as far as the likes
are concerned).

Wishing for the first born to be a male, does not supersede God's
Will, and is a misunderstood phenomenon, which plays well for the
anti-Arab hysteria, concerning treatment of women. An Arab family,
by having a male first born, will guarantee continuity and family pride,
not a male Vs. female issue. Thus, the "Abu", "father of first born"
tradition; Abu Leila (a female name) is not unheard of, either.

I am not sure if Yasser Arafat's father was named Ammar! Abu Ammar,
also, being a civil engineer, prior to being a Palestinian leader;  
maybe,
he was called upon as the one who builds, remember the Lebanese
folklore song "3ammir Ya M'3aLLim Le'3mar" by Wadih Al Safi!

Concerning the "Abu(s)", above, each of the leaders, even the fighters  
of
Harakat ATtahhreer AL-FiLasteeniya (Arabic acronym: Fat'h, reversed),
were given or known by the "movement name" or "issm eL Harakee"
"Abu  X/FuLan". I think that was adopted due to security reasons,
since "AL Moqawama" or the Palestinian Resistance, against the
Israeli occupation, was underground.

Culturally, the tradition is to name your first born by the name of
your father, particularly, if you were father's first born. So,  
regularly,
in the manner of pride, love and respect, the father's friends, family
and cousins call the first born "Abu [the father's name]". Note also
the father, who was being called Abu (his father's name and so on),
since he was a kid himself, and while his wife is pregnant, not even
knowing the sex of the child! In the end, God's Will "Mashee'at Allah"
is to be accepted and obeyed. Gosh, that was confusing: Call me for
an explanation!

Please, note that the same goes for the woman mother, she is
also called emm/imm/umm/omm [dialect] or "mother of...".

Best Regards,

George N. Hallak  (Abu Andrawes/Andrew)
AramediA Group (Arabic Software)
761 Adams Street    
Boston, MA 02122, USA  


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:20:02 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:20:02 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:How to become UN Translator Query
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Hany Farag <mutarjim_hany at yahoo.com>
Subject:How to become UN Translator Query

A very dedicated student of mine recently asked me how
people become translators and interpretors for the
United Nations. It occurs to me that I never thought
about it. There has to be some sort of program that
would teach, Arabic to native speakers of, say,
Swahili and vice versa. Does anyone know of this
training program or have any contacts at the UN that
we might talk to?

Thanks,
Hany

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:56 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Needs Arabic version of US Constitution
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Aida Bamia <abamia at aall.ufl.edu>
Subject:Needs Arabic version of US Constitution

Does anyone know whether the US Constitution is translated into Arabic?
Thank you for your help.
Best regards,
Aida Bamia

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:52 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:52 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs help with Proverb
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Safa Jubran <safa.alferd at terra.com.br>
Subject:Needs help with Proverb

Dear friends
Wafaqa Shunna Tabaqah is an ancient arabic proverb, can you help me on  
any references about it´s origin, what is the story behind it?
thank´s
Safa

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Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Language Learning and Technology Issue
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Date: 19 May 2003
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Subject:Language Learning and Technology Issue

We are happy to announce that Volume 7, Number 2 of Language Learning &  
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Negotiation of Meaning and Codeswitching in Online Tandems by Markus  
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Tele-Collaborative Projects: Monsters.com?

Emerging Technologies by Bob Godwin-Jones
Blogs and Wikis: Environments for On-line Collaboration

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The ETS job announcement that was posted last Tuesday was posted in
error.  There is no ETS job of the kind described.  Please ignore the
announcement, and pretend that you never saw it.  If anyone asks you if
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Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:23:58 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:waafaqa shannun Tabaqata proverb responses
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Gert Borg <g.borg at let.kun.nl>
Subject:waafaqa shannun Tabaqata proverb response

Dear Safa,

I couldn't find this proverb in my edition of Maydaani's Majma`  
al-Amthaal, but in my edition of al-`Askari's Jamharat al-Amthaal it is  
no. 1796 (II, 336-7). It is rendered as:
waafaqa shannun Tabaqata
Tabaqa would be the name of a tribe and shann is thought to be Shann  
ibn AfSaa (?) Ibn Du`mii ibn Jadiila etc.
Commentaries by al-ASma`ii and al-Sharqii ibn al-QuTaamii

Best wishes,

Gert Borg

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Date: 23 May 2003
From:rberjak at shaw.ca
Subject:waafaqa shannun Tabaqata proverb response

Wafaqa Shanon Tabaqah is reported in Mujammaa Al- Alamthal ( The  
Collection of Proverbs) by Al-Maidani . The story goes like this. Chan,  
a clever young man was traveling in search of a wife that suits him. In  
his journey he would meet an old man and escort him . Shan asks the old  
man “ do you like to carry me, or do you like me to carry you?” “ you  
are so ignorant, we are both riding our own horses” the old man  
exclaims. Shan is quiet. They reach a field with ripen harvest, “ has  
this crop been eaten yet” asks Shan. “ you are so ignorant. How could  
this crop be eaten while it is still in the ground? Shan is quiet. They  
continue their trip. They pass by a funeral “ is that corpse dead or  
alive?” Shan asks. “ You are so ignorant. It is a corpse and you wonder  
if it is still alive” Shan is quiet.  When they reached the house of  
the old man he would invite Shan over. The old man has a pretty  
daughter and he would complain to he from the stupidity of his friend.  
Tabaqah, which was the name of the young lady explains to her father  
all Shan’s questions. He would go back to him and tell him “ look I  
understand all your questions. In the first one you meant if I would  
rather entertain you or you entertain me so the road would be shorter  
and our journey less boring. And in your question about the crop you  
wondered if the farmr who owns that feild had already arrnged the sail  
of his crop and ate from the pre-paid price. And if the dead person had  
left children so his/her memory will continue to be alive in them.

Shan, “ Impressive though this understanding is not from you, some one  
told this.”

The old man "yes that is Tabaqah my daughter."

Shan thought that is it. This youg lady is his perfect match and his  
future wife and they ended up marrying.

Hoping this helps.

Rafik Berjak
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada


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Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:24:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Arabic Editor
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From: Summitsoft [mailto:Admin at summitsoft.co.uk]
Subject:Arabic Editor Ad

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:24:01 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:More on 'abu fulaan' names
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From: Samira Farwaneh <farwaneh at email.arizona.edu>
Subject:More on 'abu fulaan' names

Yasser Arafat's technonym as Abu Ammar comes from the historical figure  
9ammaar bin yaaser, the first martyr in Islam.

Best,
Samira

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From: Benjamin Troutman <bentroutman at yahoo.com>
Subject:More on 'abu fulaan' names

Not always is it the case that naming or addressing someone "abu" is as  
a form of respect.  In Morocco an Islamic fundamentalist is widely  
referred to as "bu laHya", or 'father of the beard.'
 
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From: Vehbi Baysan <vbaysan at yahoo.com>
Subject:Needs Sunni/Shia demographics, maps, figures

Dear colleagues,

I have an urgent request: Can any of you recommend
contemporary resources (print and electronic), which
provide figures and maps on the Islamic world in
particular demographics, distribution, repartition of
Sunni and Shia, religious breakdown within the
countries of the world.

Many thanks in advance

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Subject:New Book:Lg Ac in Semitic

Title: Language Processing and Acquisition in Languages of Semitic,
        Root-Based, Morphology
Series Title: Language Acquisition and Language Disorders 28
			
Publication Year: 2003
Publisher: John Benjamins
            http://www.benjamins.com/, http://www.benjamins.nl		
			
Book URL:
http://www.benjamins.nl/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=LALD_28

Editor: Joseph  Shimron, University of Haifa
				
Hardback: ISBN: 1588112349, Pages: vi, 394 pp., Price: USD 110.00
Hardback: ISBN: 902722496X, Pages: vi, 394 pp., Price: EUR 110.00
			
Abstract:

This book puts together contributions of linguists and psycholinguists
whose main interest here is the representation of Semitic words in the
mental lexicon of Semitic language speakers. The central topic of the
book confronts two views about the morphology of Semitic words. The
point of the argument is: Should we see Semitic words' morphology as
"root-based" or "word-based?" The proponents of the root-based
approach, present empirical evidence demonstrating that Semitic
language speakers are sensitive to the root and the template as the
two basic elements (bound morphemes) of Semitic words. Those
supporting the word-based approach, present arguments to the effect
that Semitic word formation is not based on the merging of roots and
templates, but that Semitic words are comprised of word stems and
affixes like we find in Indo-European languages. The variety of
evidence and arguments for each claim should force the interested
readers to reconsider their views on Semitic morphology.


Table of contents

1. Semitic languages: Are they really root-based?
      Joseph Shimron  1-28
2. Semitic verb structure within a universal perspective
      Outi Bat-El  29-59
3. The verbal morphology of Maltese
      Robert D. Hoberman and Mark Aronoff  61-78
4. The formation of Ethiopian Semitic internal reduplication
      Sharon Rose  79-97
5. The role of the imperfective template in Arabic morphology
      Elabbas Benmamoun  99-114
6. Arabic derivational ablaut, processing strategies, and consonantal
    "roots"
      Jeffrey G. Heath  115-129
7. The 'roots' of denominative Hebrew verbs
      Shmuel Bolozky  131-146
8. Opacity in Hebrew word morphology
      Ora (Rodrigue) Schwarzwald  147-163
9. Lexical organization and lexical access in a non-concatenated
    morphology
      Avital Deutsch and Ram Frost  165-186
10. When degree of semantic similarity influences morphological
     processing
      Laurie Beth Feldman and Michal Raveh  187-200
11. What is a root? Evidence from the obligatory contour principle
      Iris Berent and Joseph Shimron  201-222
12. Root-morpheme processing during word recognition in Hebrew
     speakers across the adult life span
      Mira Goral and Loraine K. Obler  223-242
13. Children's lexical innovations: Developmental perspectives on
     Hebrew verb structure
      Ruth A. Berman  243-291
14. A developmental perspective on root perception in Hebrew and
     Palestinian Arabic
      Dorit Ravid  293-319
15. Computing argument structure: The early grammar
      Hagit Borer  321-362
16. 'Empty' subjects in Hebrew: A developmental perspective
      Yonata Levy and Anne Vainikka  363-384
Index of names  385-388
Index of subjects  389-392

Lingfield(s):   Language Acquisition
		Morphology
			
Language Family(ies):  Afroasiatic

Written In:  English (Language Code: ENG)


      See this book announcement on our website:
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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:23:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Loanword Phonology Response
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Daniel Newman <d.newman at planetinternet.be>
Subject:Loanword Phonology Response

Hello,

Here are a few sources that may be of use to you:

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spoken
in the Tripoli
region, Unpubl. PhD thesis, University of Arizona.
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pan-Arabic socio-
  linguistic study, Unpubl. PhD thesis, University of Texas at Austin.
Abderrahman, Wajih Ahmad (1995): “A linguistic study of the impact of
English on Arabic word
  formation”, Islamic Studies, 34:2, pp. 223-31.
Abderrahman, W. (1981): The role of derivation in the process of
neologisation in Modern
  Literary Arabic, Unpubl. PhD thesis, London University.
Ali, Abdul Sahib Mehdi (1987): A linguistic study of the development of
scientific vocabulary in
Standard Arabic, London: Kegan Paul.
Anani, M. (1985): “Differences in distribution between Arabic /l/, /r/  
and
English /l/, /r/”, Papers
and Studies in Contrastive Linguistics, 17, pp. 79-84.
Baccouche, Taïeb (1994): L’emprunt en arabe moderne, Tunis: Beït
Al-Hikma-Cathage &
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Bahumaid, S. A. (1990): Lexical interference of English in colloquial  
Aden
Arabic, Unpubl. PhD
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Beaumont, Jean-Claude (1987): “L’emprunt en arabe marocain: facteurs
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Butros, Albert (1963): English loan-words in the colloquial Arabic of
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Butros, A. (1973): “Turkish, Italian and French loanwords in the  
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Arabic of  Palestine and Jordan”, Studies in Linguistics, 23, pp.  
87-104.
Chalabi, S. (1984): “Modern Arabic terminology and bilingual  
lexicography:
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Drozdik, Ladislav (1979): “Lexical innovation through borrowing as  
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Drozdik, L. (1981): “Semantic aspects of lexical borrowing in Arabic”,  
Asian
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El-Noory, A. Y. (1985): “Egyptian Arabic and English: nativization  
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Studies in African
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Arabic dialect,
Albany NY: State University of New York Press.
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Arabic, (Library
of Arabic Linguistics, 9), London/New York; Kegan Paul International.
Issawi, Charles (1967): “European loanwords in contemporary Arabic  
writing:
a case study in
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into Modern Arabic,
Unpubl. PhD thesis, University of Liverpool.
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al-ammiyya.
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sur le
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  marocain”, Archives Marocaines, 6, pp. 417-22.
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Etudes et Documents,
  III), Paris: Klincksieck.
Naïm, Samia (1998):”L’aventure des mots arabes venus d’ailleurs.  
Emprunts et
pharyngalisation”,
Linguistique, 34:2, pp. 91-102.
Newman, D. L. (2002):  “The European influence on Arabic during the  
Nahda:
lexical borrowing from European languages (ta'rib) in 19th-century
literature', Arabic Language and Literature, Vol. 5, No 2, pp. 1-32.
Sa’id, Majid Farhan (1967): Lexical renovation through borrowing in  
Modern
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Bloomington: Indiana University.
Teyssier, Paul (1962): “Le vocabulaire d’origine espagnole dans  
l’industrie
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  offerts à Marcel Bataillon par les hispanistes français), pp. 732-40.
Thornburg, L. (1980): “Arabic loan phonology: the assimilation of  
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  Linguistics, 18, pp. 523-42.
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Sprache in Ägypten”,
  Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 41 (1887), pp.
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  (1896), pp. 607-57; 51 (1897), pp. 291-326, 343-364.
Wehr, H. (1934): Die Besonderheiten des heutigen Hocharabischen mit
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  der Einwirkung der europäischen Sprachen, Berlin: Reichsdruckerei.
Al-Ziarah, Abdul Karim (1953): The English loan-words in the Arabic  
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M.A. Diss.,University of Texas at Austin.

With kind regards,

Daniel Newman

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Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:23:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Need raters for Written Proficiency Evaluations
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From: julie.datres at worldlearning.org
Subject:Need raters for Written Proficiency Evaluations

Hello,

I am looking for an individual who is proficient in reading and writing
Gulf
Arabic with a teaching background to assist with rating written
proficiency
evaluations.  By the end of the month, we will have 6-10 evaluations
that will
need to be rated.  The proficiency rating system that we use and the
details of
the assignment will be provided to all interested and qualified parties.
Additionally, there are other Gulf Arabic projects that we are working
on that
we will also need contractor help with over the summer.  If you are
interested
and would like more information, please contact me.

Thank you,

Julie Datres
Language Training Supervisor
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Brattleboro, VT 05302
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Date: 23 May 2003
From:rberjak at shaw.ca
Subject:Needs Internet Arabic PhD

Can anyone tell me where I can get my PhD in Arabic via the internet
from a recognized university. I hold BA in Arabic lit from the U of
Damascus and MEd-from the U of Alberta. Iam teaching Arabic in Edmonton
in the Public system

Rafik Berjak

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:23:53 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Call for Submissions: CALI in Non-Roman Script
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Date: 23 May 2003
From:Kirk Belnap <belnap at byu.edu>
Subject:Call for Submissions: CALI in Non-Roman Script

C A L L   F O R   S U B M I S S I O N S

Special Issue of
The CALICO Journal:
The World Wide Web in Non-Roman Script: CALI in Arabic and Hebrew

Editors:  
Samer M. Ali, Ph.D., and
Esther L. Raizen, Ph.D.

Publication date:  May 2004
CALICO, the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, is a  
professional organization that serves a membership involved in both  
education and high technology. CALICO has an emphasis on modern  
language teaching and learning, but reaches out to all areas that  
employ the languages of the world to instruct and to learn. The CALICO  
Journal is a peer-reviewed publication devoted to the dissemination of  
information concerning the application of technology to language  
teaching and language learning. The Journal invites submissions of  
articles for a special issue addressing the distinct challenges of  
using Arabic and Hebrew in web-based environments.

Description:
A decade of popular use of the World Wide Web has left Hebrew and  
Arabic lagging behind in almost every aspect, from the design of  
personal web sites to the development of efficient search engines to  
the creation of instructional sites and web-based applications capable  
of making use of all the advantages that the medium offers.  The two  
languages are written from right to left, using non-Roman script and  
relying heavily on diacritics.   Each one of these orthographic  
characteristics is sufficiently complex to challenge web developers,  
left to struggle with compatibility issues and platform independence  
even within the environment of unicode-aware browsers.  While the  
development of commercial applications for Arabic and Hebrew  
instruction has picked up in recent years, web-based applications and  
authoring tools that are cost effective and widely available, and, as  
such, lend themselves well to use in the academic environment, have not  
been made available to developers of Computer Assisted Language  
Instruction (CALI) materials.

In response the reality in this field, editors of this CALICO special  
issue welcome submissions from single authors or collaborative teams  
that confront linguistic and/or technological issues. Articles may  
treat topics related to assessment of needs, the difficulties posed for  
both developers and users of web applications in Arabic and Hebrew, and  
advances in the development of e-mail programs, listervs, distance  
learning programs, and text-to-speech tools. This issue will attempt to  
provide justification for investing in the development of such  
materials and their effective use in the classroom, and call for the  
adaptation of effectiveness-evaluation tools of the kind used by  
languages written in Roman script. We also hope to provide guidelines  
for the development of fully accessible sites in Hebrew and Arabic, and  
argue for cooperation between developers across languages. Articles  
will need to be submitted by  September 30, 2003.

Guidelines for Submission:
Authors are invited to submit articles that  have not previously been  
published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Authors can submit  
manuscripts on diskette, CD or as an e-mail attachments to the CALICO  
editors at the address below. The manuscript should be in either  
MS-Word or WordPerfect format (Macintosh or PC). Graphics, pictures,  
and screen shots should be included in the manuscript and also sent as  
separate files, preferably in .PICT or .EPS format. Authors should  
follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological  
Association, 4th ed. (1994).

Manuscripts requirements:
-doubled spaced;

-no more than 30 pages in length (excluding bibliography, tables,  
notes, etc.);

-a title page stating the name of (each of) the author(s), plus  
address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address (of each  
author);


-an abstract of no more than 200 words and a keywords list of up to  
five salient words describing the content of the article;

-accompanied by a biostatement of (each of) the author(s) not to exceed  
120 words per author.

Please send submissions to either editor:
Samer M. Ali, Ph.D.
<saali at mail.utexas.edu>

or
Esther L. Raizen, Ph.D.
<er at uts.cc.utexas.edu>

Postal address:
CALICO Journal Special Issue
Department of Middle Eastern Studies
1 University Station, F1500
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX  78712  USA

Phone: 512-471-1365
Fax: 512-471-4197

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May 23 16:24:08 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:24:08 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Al-Berghouti Dictionary Responses
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1) Subject:Al-Berghouti Dictionary Response

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Date: 23 May 2003
From: < Ernest McCarus > enm at umich.edu
Subject:Al-Berghouti Dictionary Response

There is a review of Al-Berghouti's Palestinian Arabic Dictionary by  
Haseeb Shehadeh in Languages and Linguistics, Issue No. 7, edited by  
Thami Benkirane & Moha Ennaji, 1A.  The journal URL is  
www.fesnet.ma/lang-ling/Plan7.htm.

I have not seen the review but Shehadeh is quoted as calling it "an  
invaluable contribution to...Palestinian Arabic language and culture."

Ernest McCarus

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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Paul Auchterlonie <J.P.C.Auchterlonie at exeter.ac.uk>
Subject:Al-Berghouti Dictionary Response

Abd al-Latif al-Barghuthi's dictionary was self-published in Ramallah
in 2001. The full title in Arabic is:
al-Qamus al-‘arabi al-sha‘bi al-filastini - al-lahjah al-filastiniyah
al-darijah and there is an added title-page (and brief preface) in
English = Dictionary of colloquial Palestinian Arabic dialect.
Exeter's copy came via the Library's participation in a collaborative
acquisition scheme - I don't know how private individuals might
acquire it, as no address for Dr. Al-Barghuthi or even the printer is
given anywhere in the dictionary.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May 23 16:24:18 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:24:18 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Thanks for ALS Alex
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: zeinab Ibrahim <zeinabib at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Thanks for ALS Alex

On behalf of participants in the ALS conference, I congratulate both
Drs. Dil
Parkinson and Reem Bassiouny for their tremendous efforts in making this
conference a great success.
Zeinab Ibrahim

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May 23 16:24:13 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:24:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:How to become a UN Translator Responses
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1) Subject:How to become a UN Translator Response
2) Subject:How to become a UN Translator Response
3) Subject:How to become a UN Translator Response

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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Milena Savova <ms93 at nyu.edu>
Subject:How to become a UN Translator Response

Periodically, the UN conducts examinations for translators and  
interpreters.  There was one announced a week ago (the information is  
probably available on the UN website) . The exams will be in September.  
  However, these are exams for people who know how to translate.  The UN  
does not have translator training courses.  They have language training  
courses open only to their staff.  So one has to learn the languages   
as well as translation somewhere else before applying to take those  
exams.   I hope this answers the question.

Milena Savova
Director
Center for Foreign Languages and Translation
New York University

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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Dorota Kowalska <dorota at aaahawk.com>
Subject:How to become a UN Translator Response

Most UN Translators are recruited or pass through the l’Ecole de  
Traduction et d’interprétation, Universite de Geneve, Switzerland. Here  
is their web site (French & Italian only): http://www.unige.ch/eti/

Dorota Kowalska

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3)
Date: 23 May 2003
From: Jan Hoogland <j.hoogland at let.kun.nl>
Subject:How to become a UN Translator Response

> .Swahili and vice versa. Does anyone know of this
> training program or have any contacts at the UN that
> we might talk to?
Mohamed Didaoui, who used to work at UNIDO in Vienna has also published  
on translator training, and I think he was the editor of the dalil  
al-mutarjim, two volumes of UN materials, including information on the  
tests translators have to pass to become UN translators.
It is a UNIDO publication:
2 volumes: Sales No. A/E.89.III.E.2
ISBN: 92-1-006010-5

Jan

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May 23 16:24:46 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:24:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:New LISTSERV for Arabic
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Rachid Aadnani <raadnani at wellesley.edu>
Subject:New LISTSERV for Arabic

ARABICA is a newly established listserv that seeks to facilitate the
distribution of information related to the Arabic language, literature,
arts and any other related field.

To subscribe to ARABICA simply send a blank email to
majordomo at wellesley.edu

include the following command in the body of your message

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 26 17:18:38 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 11:18:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Sunni/Shia demographics responses
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2) Subject:Sunni/Shia demographics response
3) Subject:Sunni/Shia demographics response

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Date: 26 May 2003
From:Mutarjm at aol.com
Subject:Sunni/Shia demographics response

Greetings.

For Iraq, I can provide some materials and URLs for some data (varying
widely, however), maps, table breakouts on the Sunnis and Shiia (along
with populations of Assyrians, Chaldeans, Kurds, Jews, Faellis,
Mandeans, Turkomen, and Yezidis).

Please furnish details on your project,e specially re Iraq.

Hope this helps. Khair, in sha' Allah.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
Los Angeles
(Iraq-bound later this summer, perhaps)

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2)
Date: 26 May 2003
From: S.Abdelhalim at westminster.ac.uk
Subject:Sunni/Shia demographics response

Hello Vehbi,

Haven't seen you in some time.  Hope all is well.

For maps on the Islamic world try "Stanfords", they will either have
what
you're looking for or be able to point you in the right direction.

Nearest underground station is 'Covent Garden'.  Here's the address:
Customer
Services Department,Stanfords, 12-14 Long Acre, London WC2E 9LP, United
Kingdom.  Their Call Centre is open Monday to Friday between
09:00-17:30 GMT
and on Saturdays between 10:00-17:00 GMT +44 020 7836 1321.  You can
also
email them at: customer.services at stanfords.co.uk.  And this is their
website:
http://www.stanfords.co.uk/
http://www.stanfords.co.uk/

Let me know how it goes.

Kind regards,
Sherin Abdel-Halim

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3)
Date: 26 May 2003
From: Benjamin Troutman <bentroutman at yahoo.com>
Subject:Sunni/Shia demographics response

An Introduction to Shia Islam by Moojan Momen (Yale University Press)
is an excellent place to start.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 26 17:18:31 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 11:18:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Abu fulaan names
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1)
Date: 26 May 2003
From: dwilmsen <dwilmsen at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Abu fulaan names

I think rather that as "abu" in this sense functions like the 'dhu' of
written
Arabic, that
abu laHya means "bearded"

David Wilmsen

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2)
Date: 26 May 2003
From: SadokM at aol.com
Subject:Abu fulaan names

More on ABU: Those who are interested in the many uses and meanings of
Abu in
Iraqi Arabic may refer to Sadok Masliyah's article: Abu and Umm in the
Iraqi
dialect, JSS Vol. 43, No. 1, 113-129.
SM

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:29 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:AUC TAFL program announcement
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Date: 29 May 2003
From: zeinab Ibrahim <zeinabib at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:AUC TAFL program announcement

Master of Arts in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language
WWW.AUCEGYPT.EDU
Master of Arts

Interest in the Arabic language has increased greatly throughout the
world.
With this has come a demand for professionals trained in the field. The
master's degree program in teaching Arabic as a foreign language (TAFL(
in the Arabic Language Institute, based on modern theory and practice,
is
especially designed to meet this need.
The master's degree requires two years' residence and covers the
Following areas: linguistics, contrastive analysis in second-language
teaching and
learning, and methods of teaching foreign languages. In addition,
practice teaching is required. The courses have been structured to
promote
research as well as to develop highly trained teachers. In addition, a
number of issues
related to the role of Arabic in modern society are freshly examined,
such as current methods of teaching Arabic to children, reform of the
writing
system, grammar reform movements, and the problem of diglossia. The TAFL
program seeks to inspire new approaches to these problems.

Admission

Applicants for the Master of Arts degree in TAFL should hold a bachelor
of arts degree specializing in Arabic language, Islamic studies, Middle
East
area studies, or a modern language. Applicants should also meet general
University admission requirements. Applicants with undergraduate
specialization in
modern language other than Arabic must take a number of additional
courses in the field of Arabic studies. Applicants for the Master of
Arts degree
in TAFL should have teaching experience prior to admission into the
program or
must acquire this experience concurrently with the program.

Language

Non-native speakers of Arabic and holders of degrees other than
Arabic  language or Islamic studies must demonstrate in an
examination that their  proficiency in Arabic is adequate
for study in the program. The level of  language proficiency
required for admission is not less than the level Superior as specified
by the
guidelines of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign
Languages ACTFL). An applicant who is not a native speaker of English
must have
sufficient command of English to qualify for admission as an AUC
graduate student. Those with less but showing exceptional promise may be
recommended for AUC preparatory training for a period not to exceed one
year.
A limited number of fellowships are awarded on a merit basis.
Comprehensive Examination

The comprehensive examination consists of a written examination
followed by an oral examination. It is required only of students not
writing theses
and may not be taken more than twice.




Thesis

The thesis is usually required for graduation. In some circumstances
and with the adviser's approval, a candidate may be allowed to replace
the
thesis with two additional courses, increasing the total number of
minimum credit
hours required from 30 to 36. In such cases the candidate would be
required
take the comprehensive examination.  The student writing a thesis must
produce a professional paper on some aspect of TAFL. The thesis
must be prepared under the guidance and close supervision of a
faculty adviser and a designated committee.

Courses Required for the Master Degree

A minimum of 30 graduate credit hours and a thesis are required except
As indicated in the Thesis section below. Required of all students:
                  TAFL 501 Principles of Linguistic Analysis
                  TAFL 503 Psychological Factors in Language Learning
                  TAFL 510-511 Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language
                  TAFL 515 The Phonetics of Arabic
                  TAFL 520 Research Methods and Experimental Design
                  TAFL 565 Observation and Evaluation of Language
Teaching
Electives should complete the required number of credit hours. Choice
will depend upon the thesis topic and the student's undergraduate field
of
study and must be approved by the adviser. While they are normally
selected from
among
500 level TAFL courses, with the adviser's approval, electives may
include up to two non-TAFL courses. No more than two 400-level courses
may be
counted toward the degree.

Other TAFL Courses :

  -502 Testing and Evaluation in Language Teaching
  -506 Resources for Teaching a Foreign Language
        - 516 The Linguistics of Arabic
-        525 Contrastive Analysis in Second-Language Teaching/Learning .
        -542   Selected Topics in Applied Linguistics
        -550Language Pragmatics
        -551Advanced Arabic Grammar
       -553 Sociolinguistics
       - 555 Research Seminar
       -560 Supervised Study in TAFL
       - 588Comprehensives
       -599 Research Guidance and Thesis







Faculty Research Interests

The research interests of the Arabic Language Institute faculty cover
many theoretical and applied aspects of Arabic language linguistics.
These
include:

Acquisition of Arabic as a first language
Acquisition of Arabic as a second foreign language
Sociolinguistic investigation of the language situation in the Arab
World
Methodology of teaching foreign and second languages
Relationship between Arabic and current linguistic theory
Computerized analyses of Arabic/Computer assisted language learning
Textbooks and teaching materials development
Illiteracy: roots and eradication
Geopolitics of language
Contrastive studies between and/or among Arabic and other languages:
English, French, German, Japanese, Mandarim Chinese, etc  Language
related learning disabilities
Language maintenance, change and shift

TAFL Faculty

BADAWI, EL-SAID Professor and Director of the Arabic Language
Institute: B.A. 1954 Dar Al Ulum; M.A. 1960, Ph.D 1965, University of
London.

ELGIBALI, ALAA Associate Professor of Linguistics, and Director of the
TAFL
Program: B.A. 1976, Ain Shams University; M.A. 1979, American
University in Cairo; Ph.D. 1985, University of Pittsburgh.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:36 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:UofWestminster Summer Arabic Course
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Date: 29 May 2003
From: Sherin Abdelhalim <S.Abdelhalim at westminster.ac.uk>
Subject:UofWestminster Summer Arabic Course

our-week Intensive Arabic Course

The University of Westminster is offering a Four-week Intensive Arabic  
Course this
summer, which may be taken as university credits, or just out of  
interest.

COURSE CODE: 1LIB406 Intensive Modern Standard Arabic

DATES:  22nd July – 15th August 2003

TIMES:  Classes are held between 10:00am and 1:00pm, Monday to Friday.   
Afternoons
are kept free so that you can study on your own, explore London, and/or  
join our cultural
programme.

ENTRY LEVEL:  This course is open to complete Beginners, but is also  
especially suitable
for students who may already know a little Arabic: for instance, those  
who can read the
alphabet (e.g. through familiarity with the Qur’an) but have not  
studied the grammar, or
those who have learned a bit of the language (e.g. self-taught or on  
holiday) and now wish
to study it more formally.

COURSE DETAILS:  By the end of the module, students will be able to  
conduct basic
conversations in Standard Arabic, read and write simple texts.  This  
module is an intensive
introduction to Modern Standard Arabic, covering both written and  
spoken Arabic.  The
module goes at a brisk pace, and includes formal assessment at the end.  
  For this reason it
is also suitable for students who may be considering part-time study in  
the Autumn, but
who would like an intensive ‘burst’ to get them going.  The type of  
language and
vocabulary taught is primarily that of the modern media and personal  
communication.

CREDIT VALUE OR NON-CREDIT:  This course carries 15 credits, based on  
the
standard UK 120-credit academic year.  This means that you may use the  
credits gained
with us towards an award at your home college, although you must  
confirm with your own
institution that credit is transferable in this way.  If you elect to  
study for credits you will be
required to complete assessed coursework and/or an examination.   
Students successfully
completing a module on a ‘credit bearing’ basis will be awarded a  
Certificate of Special
Study.  Alternatively, you may chose to take this module on a  
‘non-credit’ basis, simply for
fun and intellectual stimulation, in which case you will not be  
required to submit assessed
work.  Students taking a module on this basis will be presented with a  
letter of attendance.

STUDY FACILITIES:
Summer School students have full access to the library and computing  
facilities of the
University, including the Internet, e-mail and library borrowing  
rights.  Our fully up-to-date
facilities make use of the latest standard computing software, and a  
helpdesk is on hand to
offer advice and support.  Our Training Officer offers an induction  
programme to make
sure that all students can make full use of our IT facilities.

CULTURAL PROGRAMME:  There is a popular programme of low-cost visits in  
the
afternoons and evenings to places of interest in and around London, and  
day trips at the
weekends.  You can join in a trip to Hampton Court, St. Paul's, the  
Houses of Parliament,
to some of London's huge variety of museums and galleries, or relax in  
one of the many
restaurants, parks or cafés, which London has to offer.

ACCOMODATION:  Students can reserve accommodation in one of our Halls of
Residence, which are close to the University and to many of London's  
major attractions.
Each student has a single room.  The 2003 fee for three weeks'  
accommodation in halls
from Sunday 20 July to Friday 8 August will be £410. Additional nights'  
accommodation
can be reserved at a fee of £21.50 per night.  For further details,  
please visit our website at
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Email: regent at wmin.ac.uk

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:38 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Needs Edition of Farabi Book
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Date: 29 May 2003
From: decaen at origin.chass.utoronto.ca (Vincent DeCaen)
Subject:Needs Edition of Farabi Book

dear friends,

re: muhsin mahdi's edition, "Alfarabi's Book of Religion and Related
Texts" (1968)

do we have published translations of any or all of these texts? i'm
especially interested in the Kitaab al-Milla (Book of Religion).

salaam,
V

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:33 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Dissertaion on Requesting
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Date: 29 May 2003
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Dissertaion on Requesting

Institution: Ain Shams University
Program: Department of English
Dissertation Status: Completed
Degree Date: 2002

Author: Hala Tawfik Sourour

Dissertation Title: Gender Differences in requesting speech act: a
contrastive sociolinguistic study of standard american and the variety
of the educated Cairene

Linguistic Field: Sociolinguistics

Subject Language: English (code: ENG )

Dissertation Director 1: Mohamed Ramzy Radwan
Dissertation Director 2: Soheir Gamal Mahfouz

Dissertation Abstract:

The study addresses the impact the independent variable of gender has
on the levels of directness/indirectness as well as politeness in the
request acts performed by Am. and Eg. Cairene native speakers.  Like
other speech acts, requests can be revealing as far as social
arrangements and values are concerned. The study is an attempt to
reveal social variation: how males and females may differ in their
linguistic behavior in the same situation.

The main instrument used to collect data is a questionnaire that
successfully elicited the total number of 2461 requests, provided by
four groups: Am. males, Am. females, Eg. males and Eg. females.  The
questionnaire items are designed according to four main variables: sex
of addressee, power, social distance, and degree of imposition. Each
item is a snapshot of a "Speech Event" with the main components of
Ends, Setting, and Participants.

The elicited requesting acts are analyzed on the levels of syntactic
patterns, and strategy types to measure the levels of directness/
indirectness. Referential strategies, internal modifiers, and
supportive moves are examined as potential indicators of
politeness/impoliteness strategies. Results and findings are
substantiated by tables and figures.  Through inter-group comparison,
similarities and differences between Am. and Eg. males and females are
detected in one aspect of communicative competence: requesting.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:42 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:NLP Phonology query
Message-ID: <THU.29.MAY.2003.113342.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 29 May 2003
From:hanady Ahmed <hanady at ccl.umist.ac.uk>
Subject:NLP Phonology query

Dear All,
 
I have built the NLP to the Arabic TTS .The syllabification has been  
carried out and the place of the lexical accent has been determined in  
the level of words.  I try to assign the boundaries of phonological  
phrases and the major phrase tone.I have a couple of questions. I would  
be pleased if someone could give me answers for :-
 
1-  where should the reader do pauses during reading? (normal reading ,  
nothing related to semantic or pragmatic factors).
 
2-if i divided the utterance to chunks according to the  
syntactic structures:-
will happen to the stress of the phonological words when they are been  
groped in the phonological phrase?
 and  where would the phrase tone be placed ?
 
my best regards
Hanady Ahmed

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:47 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:47 -0600
Subject: Araboc-L:LING:more on Abu fulaan names
Message-ID: <THU.29.MAY.2003.113347.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1) Subject:Abu fulaan names
2) Subject:Abu fulaan names
3) Subject: plural of abu da2n query
4) Subject: A William Safire piece relating to Abu fulaan

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1)
Date: 29 May 2003
From: "Schub, Michael" <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject: Abu fulaan names

Best not to leave out  Ibn  Abii-hi, lit. "the son of his father" for
one with an unknown or missing  pop.


                                      Mike Schub
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2)
Date: 29 May 2003
From: Srpko Lestaric <srpkole at EUnet.yu>
Subject: Abu fulaan names

Not only that abu-l-laHya means "bearded" as David says, but on streets
abu-t-toyoota means clearly "the one with the Toyota" or, in general
Iraqi
pronunciation, obviously in some cute way connected with the sound and
thence notion of el-valvaat = valves, abu-l-valvo will mean "the one
with
the Volvo".

In Enno Littmann's MODERN ARABIC TALES, volume I, ARABIC TEXT (Part VI
of
The Publications of an American Archaeological Expedition to Syria in
1899-1900 - Under The Patronage of V. Everit Macy, Clarence M. Hyde, B.
Talbot B. Hyde and I. N. Phelps Stokes), Leiden 1905, the tenth tale,
pg.117, is entitled Had(d)uute es-sejere umm it-tilt 3uruuf = the
three-branched tree.

In Aziz Jasim al-Hajjiyya's six-volumed work entitled baghdaadiyyaat,
published in Baghdad from 1967 to 1991, in the tale named saalifa
el-fettaaH
faal wa merta, vol.3, pg's 180-191, the young woman who has yet no
children
is called umm el-ghaayib, which litterally means "the mother of the
absent
one", though it sounds as "Ghayib's mother".

Srpko Lestaric,
Belgrade

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3)
Date: 29 May 2003
From: mughazy <mughazy at students.uiuc.edu>
Subject: plural of abu da2n query

Just a quick question
Does anyone know why abu-da2n (the Egyptian equivalent of Abu-liHya)
has the
plural form ummaat du2uun (the mothers of beards)?

Mustafa A. Mughazy
Graduate student
Depatment of Linguistics
University of Illinois
Urbana Champaign

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4)
Date: 29 May 2003
From: Samia Montasser <montasser at un.org>
Subject:  William Safire piece relating to Abu fulaan

On the same subject refer to an article published in the NYTimes on May
18th

"On Language by William Safire. a.k.a. abu"
"A newsmaker with two monikers".

I am trying to get a copy, once I get it I'll e-mail it.
Samia Montasser

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:44 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:44 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Becoming a UN Translator
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Date: 29 May 2003
From: Samia Montasser <montasser at un.org>
Subject:Becoming a UN Translator

Dear Colleagues,

To work as a translator at the UN, one must have a previous experience
in
translation, and familiarity with the UN terminology helps a lot. Going
through training at the UN and to the school in Geneva is rarely done.
Most
translators have never been to that school, it is private any one can go
to.
To be a translator, one has to enter and pass the exam when an
announcement
is done. According to the results, some are hired and others are kept
on a
list for several years after which results are not valid any more.
Degrees held are not important in choosing candidates, translators come
from different educational backgrounds, science, commerce, literature,
English, ...etc. What is important is having experience in translation
in
all fields
as there is no specialization.
Sometimes, candidates on the roster are hired for short periods when
need
is greater like during the General Assembly
annual meetings.

Samia S. Montasser
Arabic Language Coordinator
The United Nations
R-S606A
New York - New York 10017
Tel: (212)963-9506
Fax: (212) 963 -6016

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May  1 18:51:35 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 12:51:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALSAlex Final Program
Message-ID: <THU.1.MAY.2003.125135.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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1)
Date: 03 Apr 2003
From:Dilworth Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:ALS Alex Program

The following is the final ALS program as far as we can tell.  If you  
see yourself on the program, and are not planning to attend, please let  
us know immediately.  Thanks.
Dil
Seventeenth Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics
The Cecil Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt
May 9-10, 2003

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

Morning Session
Sociolinguisitcs, 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

3:15-3:30 	break

Rhetoric
3:30-4:00	rhetorical borrowing: french rhetoric in arabic research  
article introductions
Ahmed Fakhri, West Virginia University

Computational
4:00-4:30	an agfl computational lexicon for arabic nlp applications
Sameh Al-Ansary, Alexandria University

4:30-5:00	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, Alexandria University

11:45-12:15	phonological processes in connected speech
Hanaa Salem, Alexandria University

Afternoon Session
Syntax
1:15-1:45	light verbs in standard arabic and egyptian arabic
Amr Helmy Ibrahim, L?Universit? de Franche-Comt?

1:45 ? 2:15	causative verbs in arabic and the vp-shell hypothesis
Mohamed S. Al-Seghayar, Academy of Postgraduate Studies, Benghazi

2:15-2:45	Subatomic Semantics and the Active Participle in Egyptian  
Arabic
Mustafa Mughazy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2:45 - 3:15	isnaad (predication) and clause structure in arabic: a  
minimalist approach
Wafaa A. F. Batran Wahba, Ain Shams University

3:15 ? 3:30	break

3:30 ? 4:00	epp and case: the subject in arabic
Amira Agameya, Cairo University & American University in Cairo

Variability
4:00 ?4:30	future variability: a corpus study of positive and negative  
arabic future particles
Dilworth Parkinson, Brigham Young University

L2 Syntax and Morphology
4:30-5:00	l2 acquisition of arabic morphosyntactic features: temporary  
or permanent Impairment?
Mohammad T. Alhawary, University of Oklahoma

5:00-5:30	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, 2 May 2003 11:20:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Internship Opportunity
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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Josephine Abbatiello <josephine at americanvalues.org>
Subject:Internship Opportunity

Internship Opportunity

Organization Name:		Institute for American Values
Contact Person:		Josephine Abbatiello, Assistant to the President
Address:			1841 Broadway, Suite 211
		New York, NY 10023
Telephone:			(212) 246-3942
Fax: 				(212) 541-6665
Email:				
Web site:			

Type of organization:	non-profit, private think tank

Type of Internship
Available:			Unpaid. Immediate/Summer.

Duration:			Summer 2003.

Internship Description:	The Institute for American Values is a private,  
nonpartisan think tank devoted to research, publication, and public  
education on major issues of family well-being and civil society. The  
Institute?s central offices are located in Manhattan, where its staff  
totals five people. Four Affiliate Scholars work full-time from their  
homes on a number of topics including: marriage, fatherhood,  
motherhood, childhood and adolescence, civil society and the definition  
of the human person.

In the past Interns have conducted research for the Institute?s  
Affiliate Scholars either in the New York City public library system  
and/or on the Internet. Interns have also worked on the central office  
staff?s projects, as time has permitted, such as helping to publicize  
the Institute?s reports.

Our current need is for a student who understands or has familiarity  
with the Arabic written language. The Institute is currently preparing  
a book for publication called: ?What We?re Fighting For: The  
International Debate?, which stems from the Institute?s release of a  
statement that ignited much discussion in Europe and the  
Arabic-speaking world. The statement and follow-up documents can be  
found at:
.

The student will be working directly with Josephine Abbatiello,  
assistant to the President, to compile the English versions and Arabic  
translations of newspaper articles, commentaries, etc. in preparation  
for publication. The student should therefore have a working knowledge  
of Word, the Internet and Arabic. In addition, the student should be  
organized and methodical, as a bibliography of works will also need to  
be compiled.

How to apply:?	A resume and a cover letter stating the intern's reasons  
for wanting an internship with an organization such as the Institute,  
and how such an internship might help him/her with his/her  
goals/aspirations should be sent either be email (Word attachments are  
preferred) or by mail.

Other:	The Institute is not able to assist the intern in finding  
housing or in making other arrangements for the length of his/her stay  
in New York.


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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:23:57 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS program, again
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Date: 02 May 2003
From:Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:ALS program, again

There has been one more cancellation, so here it is again, revised.   
The changes are on Saturday afternoon.  I have also posted the latest  
program at the URL:

asiane.byu.edu/ALSAlex2003/index.html

and the travel info at:

asiane.byu.edu/ALSAlex2003/travel.html

Seventeenth Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics
The Cecil Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt
May 9-10, 2003

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

Morning Session

Sociolinguisitcs, 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

3:15-3:30 	break

Rhetoric
3:30-4:00	rhetorical borrowing: french rhetoric in arabic research  
article introductions
Ahmed Fakhri, West Virginia University

Computational
4:00-4:30	an agfl computational lexicon for arabic nlp applications
Sameh Al-Ansary, Alexandria University

4:30-5:00	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, Alexandria University

11:45-12:15	phonological processes in connected speech
Hanaa Salem, Alexandria University

Afternoon Session

Syntax
1:15-1:45	light verbs in standard arabic and egyptian arabic
Amr Helmy Ibrahim, L?Universit? de Franche-Comt?

1:45 ? 2:15	causative verbs in arabic and the vp-shell hypothesis
Mohamed S. Al-Seghayar, Academy of Postgraduate Studies, Benghazi

2:15 ? 2:45	isnaad (predication) and clause structure in arabic: a  
minimalist approach
Wafaa A. F. Batran Wahba, Ain Shams University

2:45 ? 3:15	epp and case: the subject in arabic
Amira Agameya, Cairo University & American University in Cairo

3:15 ? 3:30	break


Variability
3:30 ?4:00	future variability: a corpus study of positive and negative  
arabic future particles
Dilworth Parkinson, Brigham Young University

L2 Syntax and Morphology
4:00-4:30	l2 acquisition of arabic morphosyntactic features: temporary  
or permanent Impairment?
Mohammad T. Alhawary, University of Oklahoma

4:30-5:00	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, 2 May 2003 11:24:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NYU Summer PT teaching jobs
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Date: 02 May 2003
From: milena.savova at nyu.edu
Subject:NYU Summer PT teaching jobs

The Center for Foreign Languages and Translation at NewYork
University-School of Continuing  and Professional  Studies  is seeking
or two part-time faculty for the summer.   Please contact Milena
Savova,Director, at ms93 at nyu.edu.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:08 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:08 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NYU 3 week Summer Courses
Message-ID: <FRI.2.MAY.2003.112408.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Milena Savova <milena.savova at nyu.edu>
Subject:NYU 3 week Summer Courses

The Center for Foreign Languages and Translation at NYU-School of
Continuing and Professional Studies will be offering once again its
3-week intensive courses in Modern Standard Arabic.

The Level Iand II course is form June 16 to July 3.Monday through
Friday 3-4 hours every morning.  The curriculum combines  classroom
instruction and cultural fiesld trips to the Arabic-speaking
communities of New York City.

Level  lII and IV  is a continuation of I and II and is offered from
July 7 to July  25.

The courses can be taken as non-credit or for undergarduate credit. For
more information please visit the  website at www.scps.nyu.edu  or
contact  the Center at (212) 998-7030.  Online registration is also
available.


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:15 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:15 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs source of Linguistic aphorism
Message-ID: <FRI.2.MAY.2003.112415.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: "sattar.izwaini at stud.umist.ac.uk"
<Sattar.Izwaini at student.umist.ac.uk>
Subject:Needs source of Linguistic aphorism

Salam
There is a classical saying in Arabic linguistics that words go hand
in hand: "likuli kalimatin ma'a SAHibatihA maqAm" literally: (every
word has a context with its sister). It is quoted here and there but
with no reference to its origin. Unfortunately I could not trace its
source.
I need to get its original reference or at least where it is quoted with
the reference stated.

Thanks in advance
Sattar Izwaini

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:13 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Lectureship at UVA deadline correction
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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Mohammed Sawaie <ms at m.mail.virginia.edu>
Subject:Lectureship at UVA deadline correction

dil,
  please delete the line  Deadline for receipt of application is May 30
from the ad below in connection with the lecturership at uva, and
replace with the following phrase: "the search will continue until the
position is filled."

with many thanks. ms

> The University of Virginia's Department of Asian and Middle Eastern
> Languages and Cultures announces a one-year lecturership in Arabic
> language teaching, beginning Fall 2003.  We are looking for a
> professional, skilled, language instructor with particular competence
> in Modern Standard Arabic and a serious commitment to teaching.
> Applicants should have native or near-native fluency in Modern
> Standard  Arabic, one dialect, and English.  MA in Arabic language
> studies or in  a closely related field is required.  The teaching load
> is twelve to  fifteen hours per week, most likely at the beginning or
> intermediate  levels, or both.  Salary is commensurate with
> qualifications and  experience.
>
> An application letter including a bried description of the applicant's
>  teaching philosophy and methodology, curriculum vitae, supporting
> materials about teaching and three letters of reference should be sent
>  to:
>
> Chair, Arabic Search Committee
> Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
> P. O. Box 400781
> University of Virginia
> Charlottesville, VA 22904
>
The search will continue until the position is filled.
>
> The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
> Employer.  Women and Minorities are ecouraged to apply.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:18 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:18 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Hedayet Institute Summer Session
Message-ID: <FRI.2.MAY.2003.112418.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: nagwa hedayet <nhedayet at yahoo.com>
Subject:Hedayet Institute Summer Session

Dear colleagues,
Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies would like to remind those who are  
interested that the summer intensive course will start on June 22nd,  
2003 for both the 6 week and the 12 week courses. Concentration is on  
MSA and in a lesser way on Egyptian Colloquial Arabic in addition to  
one?field trip every two weeks. HIAS tailors courses for small groups  
and advanced students if an enough time notice is given.
?
Nagwa Hedayet
HIAS Director
Cairo, Egypt

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:11 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:11 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Safire needs help with Arabic Names
Message-ID: <FRI.2.MAY.2003.112411.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Jim Rader <jrader at Merriam-Webster.com>
Subject:Safire needs help with Arabic Names

[moderator's note:  although you would need to respond to Kathleen
Miller, address below, I think a lot of subscribers to Arabic-L would
be interested in the response, so go ahead and copy them to Arabic-L as
well.--Dil]

This query from William Safire's research assistant was sent to the
American Name Society list.  I'm forwarding it to Arabic-L in the hopes
that someone can provide reliable information to Safire's office.  Some
totally uninformed comments on Arabic names have been appearing in
U.S. media.  Maybe list members can minimize it.  I don't really have
the qualifications.

Please reply directly to Kathleen Miller.

Jim Rader


From:           	"Kathleen E. Miller" <millerk at NYTIMES.COM>
Subject:        	Query, Arabic Naming Traditions
To:             	ANS-L at LISTSERV.BINGHAMTON.EDU

Mr. Safire is interested in the tradition of naming oneself Abu +
first born son's name.

Especially in the cases of Ahmed Qurie [Abu Ala], Mahmoud Abbas
[Abu
Mazen] and Yasser Arafat [Abu Amr]. Arafat doesn't have a son.  Khalil
al-Wazir's Abu Jihad was easy. But the closest I can come is Arafat is
calling himself "Father of the Administration," "order", "command?"

What do these men's "nicknames" translate as? Obviously it doesn't
have to be the first son's name you're adding "father of" to. I guess
it also wouldn't work with or need an honorific. Do you change your
name upon the birth of the first son, or, in the above cases when you
want to signify something?

And what is the etymology of Abu -- is it based in Aramaic Abba? Or is
it the other way around?

Best,


Kathleen E. Miller
Research Assistant to William Safire
The New York Times

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:23 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:23 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Bateson's Arabic Language Handbook back in print
Message-ID: <FRI.2.MAY.2003.112423.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Gail Grella <GRELLAG1 at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Bateson's Arabic Language Handbook back in print

Georgetown University Press is pleased to announce that Mary Catherine
Bateson's "Arabic Language Handbook" is now back in print.

It is the first volume in our Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language and
Literature series, edited by Karin C. Ryding and Margaret Nydell.  This
series makes available seminal publications that have gone out of print.

ISBN 0-87840-386-8, $22.50

See our website at:
http://press.georgetown.edu//
detail.html?session=5222d8593a9835f389e5b89ce80efa53&id=0878403868


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:20 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:20 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:French/Arabic loan word response
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Date: 02 May 2003
From: aziz abbassi <moustique51 at hotmail.com>
Subject:French/Arabic loan word response

On the matter of French-Arabic loanwords: if the requester needs any
kind of French input into Arabic, I have a chapter of my dissertation
dedicated to 'Borrowing' into Moroccan (and for that matter Maghrebi)
Arabic, with an emphasis on the French 'loans'. The title of the
dissertation is: "A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Multilingualism in
Morocco" (University of Texas, Austin 1977.

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

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:26 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:26 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Tariq Aziz
Message-ID: <FRI.2.MAY.2003.112426.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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2) Subject:Tariq Aziz
3) Subject:Tariq Aziz

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Benjamin Troutman <bentroutman at yahoo.com>
Subject:Tariq Aziz

Check out last Friday's (04/25) Wall Street Journal opinions section on  
Tariq Aziz.? They actually translated his last name?as?'rock'?!

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Date: 02 May 2003
From: Tim Buckwalter <timbuckwalter at earthlink.net>
Subject:Tariq Aziz

I entered "aziz glorious past" in the Google News area
http://news.google.com/
and was surprised by how many newspapers carried this news item in the
last few days!

Tim
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Date: 02 May 2003
From: dwilmsen <dwilmsen at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Tariq Aziz

Oh yeah, I heard it on the BBC, so it must be true!
Anybody notice how they are vaunting their knowledge of Arabic all over  
the
airwaves?
Then I found it on several links to newspaper stories.
This is typical of the way falsities about the Middle East quickly gain  
the
status of facts.
You are right, it does nothing to alleviate a dark mood.

David Wilmsen

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May  2 17:24:24 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 11:24:24 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic Careers Info
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Date: 02 May 2003
From: "Lampe, Gerald" <glampe at nflc.org>
Subject:Arabic Careers Info

Ms. Buckmaster:

Most jobs require not only certain levels of proficiency in Arabic but
also some knowledge and expertise in another field. Apart from the
teaching and research positions in academia and innumerable jobs in the
US Government (foreign service officer, development program officer,
intelligence analyst, government relations specialist, translator or
interpreter, etc.), in the communications field one might become a
foreign correspondent, reporter, or translator, in the international
finance field an international banker, international consultant, or
political risk analyst, in industry the manager of government relations
for an oil company or a market analyst for an export company, and in the
field of law a contractual and corporative consultant. These are just a
few of the jobs where Arabic language and culture skills can be a very
important factor. Hang in there!

Gerald E. Lampe, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Foreign Language Center
1029 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 637-8881 ext. 22
glampe at nflc.org
www.nflc.org

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:10 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:10 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs contact info
Message-ID: <MON.19.MAY.2003.101910.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 19 May 2003
From: mushira.eid at m.cc.utah.edu
Subject:Needs contact info

I am looking for contact information via email for the following:
Ferid Chekili, Ruqaia Hassan, Barbara Johstone, Nfisi Abdelhamid,
Mohamed
Heliel, David Justice, Wafa Wahba. I appreciate any help I can get.

Thanks.
Mushira Eid
Email: mushira.eid at utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-5994

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:16 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:16 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Loanword phonology query
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: decaen at origin.chass.utoronto.ca
Subject:Loanword phonology query

dear friends,
i'm interested in the phonology of loanwords into arabic: what
characteristic processes do they undergo?
i'm especially interested in the changes that loans from aramaic and
hebrew might undergo.
the only sources i have found are quite out of date. is there something
recent and general ... ?
thanx,
V

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:22 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:22 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:TV series based on Baha Taher's novel
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Martha Schulte-Nafeh <marthas at u.arizona.edu>
Subject:TV series based on Baha Taher's novel

Dear Colleagues (especially those of you in Cairo),

I have a materials development project for the summer that I need help
with.
I am going to be developing materials for a curriculum for language
proficiency development based on the novel "xalti Safiya w-ad-diir" by
Baha
Taher. As part of the curriculum I would like to be able to show some
selections from the TV series that was done based on the story. Does
anyone
know how I would go about getting hold of it? Does the TV broadcast
station
have the rights to the series or the producer of the series? I would
really
appreciate any help anyone might be able to give me to track this down
or
suggestions for who else I might contact.

Peace,
Martha

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:28 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:28 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Internet Discussion of JAIS articles
Message-ID: <MON.19.MAY.2003.101928.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 19 May 2003
From: "Joseph N. Bell" <joseph.bell at msk.uib.no>
Subject:Internet Discussion of JAIS articles

Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies

<http://www.uib.no/jais>
<http://enlil.ff.cuni.cz/jais/jais.htm>

We would like to call attention to the fact that we publish comments on
JAIS articles on the Internet, along with possible replies from the
authors. These are linked to title in the Table of Contents of the
volume in question. We will also provide e-mail addresses of those
authors who have given their consent to anyone who would like to
comment privately on an article.

Best regards,
Joseph Bell

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:31 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:New JAIS Article
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: "Joseph N. Bell" <joseph.bell at msk.uib.no>
Subject:New JAIS Article

Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
<http://www.uib.no/jais>
<http://enlil.ff.cuni.cz/jais/jais.htm>

The prepublication version of Baian Rayhanova. "Mythological and
Folkloric Motifs in Syrian Prose: The Short Stories of Zakariyya Tamir"
(Adobe Acrobat 5.0 PDF file, 159 kB, pp. 1-12) has been posted
(abstract below). The HTML version is to be posted later. The first
page and every other page thereafter contains a faint gray
pre-publication watermark (on the screen and when printed on a laser
printer). If you have problems with the watermark, please let me know.

Two further articles are in preparation to close vol. 4. There is still
some room in vol. 5.

Best regards,

Joseph Bell

Abstract: The interest of Arab authors in ancient forms of artistic
thinking has grown considerably in recent times and is revealed in
different ways: through ethnographical studies, literary adaptations,
the publication of legends and myths, and the inclusion of mythological
and folkloric material in modern narrative texts. The present paper is
an attempt to analyze Zakariyya Tamir's short stories, which are among
the most outstanding products of Syrian literature, and to reveal the
function of well-known motifs such as the motif of the bewitched place,
the motif of the quest for treasure, the motif of the miraculous birth,
and others in his works.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:38 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs copy of Al-Berghouti's Dictionary
Message-ID: <MON.19.MAY.2003.101938.0600.DILWORTHPARKINSON@BYU.EDU>

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Date: 19 May 2003
From: shahin at interchange.ubc.ca
Subject:Needs copy of Al-Berghouti's Dictionary

Dear Dil,

As-salaamu 'aleekum.
Sincerest greetings from Vancouver.

I am trying to obtain a copy of Al-Berghouti's dictionary of
Palestinian Arabic. It is cited in a review article, for which I have
the information below:

Volume/Issue: 7
Date of Article: 2001
Author of Article: Haseeb Shehadah
Title of Article: A Review of Al-Berghouti's Dictionary of Palestinian
Arabic (In
Pagination: ? (=last article in this issue)
Source of Information: Arabic-L: 03 Aug 2001
Title: Languages & Linguistics: A Review of Al-Berghouti's Dictionary
of Palestinian Arabic (In

Do you know who published Al-Berghouti's dictionary, also what journal
of Languages & Linguistics the Shehadah review appeared in? I just
can't get anywhere on this, so far.

thanks in advance, so much, for your kind trouble.

- Kimary Shahin
Linguistics, UBC

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic Career info
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Milena Savova <ms93 at nyu.edu>
Subject:Arabic Career info

Another field open to people proficient in Arabic is translation.  NYU
is starting a non-degree certificate program in Arabic-into-English
translation this fall.  It will be delivered online.  In the next year
or so we will also be  adding Arabic to our Master of  Science degree
in translation.

For more information visit our website at www.scps.nyu.edu     or call
(212) 998-7030.

Milena Savova

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:48 2003
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Technology Workshops at Georgetown
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Karin Ryding <rydingk at georgetown.edu>
Subject:Technology Workshops at Georgetown

Two Free Workshops:

Using Technology
to Teach and Research
the Middle East, the Islamic World
& Arabic Language Resources


Workshop I
Tuesday, May 20, 2003; 1:30 - 3:00
Dubin Room, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University

Presenters of Workshop I:
al-Husein Madhany, Arabic information technology guru at the GU Arabic
Department
Brenda Bickett, Bibliographer for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at
GU
Libraries


Workshop II
Tuesday, May 20, 2003; 3:30 - 5:00
Dubin Room, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University

Presenters of Workshop II:
Brenda Bickett, Bibliographer for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at
GU
Libraries
Sandy Hussey, Reference Librarian and Library Research Instruction
Coordinator at GU


If you are affiliated with Georgetown, please register to attend by
going to
http://cndls.georgetown.edu/ and then clicking on top right link for the

Teaching & Learning Technology Summer Institute (TLTSI) conference.

Non-Georgetown faculty, staff, and students are most welcome to attend.
You do not need to register online, however we would appreciate a call
or email to let us know you are attending one or both workshop(s).

Amber Shifflett (National Resource Center on the Middle East)
202-687-9101 or shifflal at georgetown.edu
Brenda Bickett (Bibliographer at Georgetown University Libraries)
202-687-4482 or bickettb at georgetown.edu

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:45 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-:L:LING:Arabic Names Responses
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: <Sattar.Izwaini at student.umist.ac.uk>
Subject:Arabic Naming Traditions Response

In the Arabic culture, naming and addressing someone with the
name of his eldest son or daughter as abu x (father of) or uma x
(mother of) and not by his/her first name is a form of respect.
One does not change his/her name upon the birth of his/her first
son or daughter. It is an addressing form within the family and
close friends even for those who might have no children. It is the
least formal among other forms.

Some of these 'names' are fixed for certain names, e.g. Hasan is
abu Ali (in Egypt) and abu falAH in Iraq, Ali is abu hussain in Iraq.
Yasir is abu 'amAr. Most of these are after the names of historical
figures. Some people do name their children according to this
pattern. So you can find a lot of people called Ali Hussain and
Hussain Ali as the surnames are usually (but not always) the
father's first name.

Another usage is figurative; to refer to a person or a thing as the
source of, the place of, the most abundant or greatest, e.g. abu al-
mashAkil (the source of trouble), um al-qurA (the best of towns or
the town of towns), um al-m'Arik (the battle of battles) etc.

Some people use this form as a nickname for other people or for
themselves, or because they do not want to reveal their real
names. Some of these forms have some implication like Abu jihAd
and abu nidhal (for freedom-fighting). Many Arabic names, if not the
majority, have a meaning. But they are names and need not to (or
should not) be translated.

Sattar Izwaini

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Date: 19 May 2003
From: GnhBos at aol.com
Subject:Arabic Naming Traditions Response

Arab traditions are loaded with niceties, pride, honor, hospitality,
generosity, and attachment to family and children (sorry CNN/
FOX/Media, this may not be politically correct, as far as the likes
are concerned).

Wishing for the first born to be a male, does not supersede God's
Will, and is a misunderstood phenomenon, which plays well for the
anti-Arab hysteria, concerning treatment of women. An Arab family,
by having a male first born, will guarantee continuity and family pride,
not a male Vs. female issue. Thus, the "Abu", "father of first born"
tradition; Abu Leila (a female name) is not unheard of, either.

I am not sure if Yasser Arafat's father was named Ammar! Abu Ammar,
also, being a civil engineer, prior to being a Palestinian leader;  
maybe,
he was called upon as the one who builds, remember the Lebanese
folklore song "3ammir Ya M'3aLLim Le'3mar" by Wadih Al Safi!

Concerning the "Abu(s)", above, each of the leaders, even the fighters  
of
Harakat ATtahhreer AL-FiLasteeniya (Arabic acronym: Fat'h, reversed),
were given or known by the "movement name" or "issm eL Harakee"
"Abu? X/FuLan". I think that was adopted due to security reasons,
since "AL Moqawama" or the Palestinian Resistance, against the
Israeli occupation, was underground.

Culturally, the tradition is to name your first born by the name of
your father, particularly, if you were father's first born. So,  
regularly,
in the manner of pride, love and respect, the father's friends, family
and cousins call the first born "Abu [the father's name]". Note also
the father, who was being called Abu (his father's name and so on),
since he was a kid himself, and while his wife is pregnant, not even
knowing the sex of the child! In the end, God's Will "Mashee'at Allah"
is to be accepted and obeyed. Gosh, that was confusing: Call me for
an explanation!

Please, note that the same goes for the woman mother, she is
also called emm/imm/umm/omm [dialect] or "mother of...".

Best Regards,

George N. Hallak? (Abu Andrawes/Andrew)
AramediA Group (Arabic Software)
761 Adams Street????
Boston, MA 02122, USA??


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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:20:02 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:20:02 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:How to become UN Translator Query
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Hany Farag <mutarjim_hany at yahoo.com>
Subject:How to become UN Translator Query

A very dedicated student of mine recently asked me how
people become translators and interpretors for the
United Nations. It occurs to me that I never thought
about it. There has to be some sort of program that
would teach, Arabic to native speakers of, say,
Swahili and vice versa. Does anyone know of this
training program or have any contacts at the UN that
we might talk to?

Thanks,
Hany

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:56 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:56 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Needs Arabic version of US Constitution
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Aida Bamia <abamia at aall.ufl.edu>
Subject:Needs Arabic version of US Constitution

Does anyone know whether the US Constitution is translated into Arabic?
Thank you for your help.
Best regards,
Aida Bamia

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:52 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:52 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs help with Proverb
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Safa Jubran <safa.alferd at terra.com.br>
Subject:Needs help with Proverb

Dear friends
Wafaqa Shunna Tabaqah is an ancient arabic proverb, can you help me on  
any references about it?s origin, what is the story behind it?
thank?s
Safa

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 19 16:19:59 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:19:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Language Learning and Technology Issue
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Date: 19 May 2003
From: Language Learning & Technology <llt at hawaii.edu>
Subject:Language Learning and Technology Issue

We are happy to announce that Volume 7, Number 2 of Language Learning &  
Technology is now available at http://llt.msu.edu. This is a Special  
Issue on "Telecollaboration" and was guest edited by Julie A. Belz in  
conjunction with Associate Editor Rick Kern. The contents are listed  
below.

Please visit the LLT Web site and be sure to enter your free  
subscription if you have not already done so. Also, we welcome your  
contributions for future issues. Check our guidelines for submission at  
http://llt.msu.edu/contrib.html.

Sincerely,

Mark Warschauer and Dorothy Chun, Editors
Language Learning & Technology (http://llt.msu.edu)
***Feature Articles***
Artifacts and Cultures-of-Use in Intercultural Communication by Steven  
L. Thorne

Linguistic Perspectives on the Development of Intercultural Competence  
in Telecollaboration by Julie A. Belz

Understanding the "Other Side": Intercultural Learning in a  
Spanish-English E-Mail Exchange by Robert O'Dowd

Negotiation of Meaning and Codeswitching in Online Tandems by Markus  
K?tter
***Columns***
On the Net by by Jean W. LeLoup & Robert Ponterio
Tele-Collaborative Projects: Monsters.com?

Emerging Technologies by Bob Godwin-Jones
Blogs and Wikis: Environments for On-line Collaboration

***Reviews***
Edited by Rafael Salaberry

Language and the Internet by David Crystal
Reviewed by Steven L. Thorne

Network-Based Language Teaching: Concepts and Practice, Mark Warschauer  
& Rick Kern (Eds.)
Reviewed by Marisol Fern?ndez-Garc?a

Pronunciaci?n y Fon?tica, version 2.1 (software) by Patricia V. Lunn
Reviewed by Phillip Elliot

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:23:28 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Ignore ETS Job Announcement
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Date: 23 May 2003
From:moderator
Subject:Ignore ETS Job Announcement

The ETS job announcement that was posted last Tuesday was posted in
error.  There is no ETS job of the kind described.  Please ignore the
announcement, and pretend that you never saw it.  If anyone asks you if
you saw it, say no.
Dil

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May 23 16:23:58 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:23:58 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:waafaqa shannun Tabaqata proverb responses
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Gert Borg <g.borg at let.kun.nl>
Subject:waafaqa shannun Tabaqata proverb response

Dear Safa,

I couldn't find this proverb in my edition of Maydaani's Majma`  
al-Amthaal, but in my edition of al-`Askari's Jamharat al-Amthaal it is  
no. 1796 (II, 336-7). It is rendered as:
waafaqa shannun Tabaqata
Tabaqa would be the name of a tribe and shann is thought to be Shann  
ibn AfSaa (?) Ibn Du`mii ibn Jadiila etc.
Commentaries by al-ASma`ii and al-Sharqii ibn al-QuTaamii

Best wishes,

Gert Borg

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Date: 23 May 2003
From:rberjak at shaw.ca
Subject:waafaqa shannun Tabaqata proverb response

Wafaqa Shanon Tabaqah is reported in Mujammaa Al- Alamthal ( The  
Collection of Proverbs) by Al-Maidani . The story goes like this. Chan,  
a clever young man was traveling in search of a wife that suits him. In  
his journey he would meet an old man and escort him . Shan asks the old  
man ? do you like to carry me, or do you like me to carry you?? ? you  
are so ignorant, we are both riding our own horses? the old man  
exclaims. Shan is quiet. They reach a field with ripen harvest, ? has  
this crop been eaten yet? asks Shan. ? you are so ignorant. How could  
this crop be eaten while it is still in the ground??Shan is quiet. They  
continue their trip. They pass by a funeral ? is that corpse dead or  
alive???Shan asks. ? You are so ignorant. It is a corpse and you wonder  
if it is still alive? Shan is quiet.??When they reached the house of  
the old man he would invite Shan over. The old man has a pretty  
daughter and he would complain to he from the stupidity of his friend.  
Tabaqah, which?was the name of the young lady explains to her father  
all Shan?s questions. He would go back to him and tell him ? look I  
understand all your questions. In the first one you meant if I would  
rather entertain you or?you entertain me so the road would be shorter  
and our journey less boring. And in your question about the crop you  
wondered if the farmr who owns that feild had already arrnged the sail  
of his crop and ate from the pre-paid price. And?if the dead person had  
left children so his/her memory will continue to be alive?in them.

Shan, ? Impressive though this understanding is not from you, some one  
told this.?

The old man "yes that is Tabaqah my daughter."

Shan thought that is it. This youg lady is his perfect match and his  
future wife and they ended up marrying.

Hoping this helps.

Rafik Berjak
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada


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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:24:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Arabic Editor
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Summitsoft [mailto:Admin at summitsoft.co.uk]
Subject:Arabic Editor Ad

Kind Salaam,

We are pleased to advise you that we have released an Arabic Editor
allowing users to write a better Arabic on any computer with out using
other software.

The full details about the product and a Free Demo are available from
our web site
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We hope the above is of interest to you and we would be grateful if you
could mention about
this new solution in your web site as it could benefit other people

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May 23 16:24:01 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:24:01 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:More on 'abu fulaan' names
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Samira Farwaneh <farwaneh at email.arizona.edu>
Subject:More on 'abu fulaan' names

Yasser Arafat's technonym as Abu Ammar comes from the historical figure  
9ammaar bin yaaser, the first martyr in Islam.

Best,
Samira

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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Benjamin Troutman <bentroutman at yahoo.com>
Subject:More on 'abu fulaan' names

Not always is it the case that naming or addressing someone "abu"?is?as  
a?form of respect.? In Morocco an Islamic fundamentalist?is?widely  
referred to as "bu laHya", or 'father of the beard.'
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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:23:32 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs Sunni/Shia demographics, maps, figures
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Vehbi Baysan <vbaysan at yahoo.com>
Subject:Needs Sunni/Shia demographics, maps, figures

Dear colleagues,

I have an urgent request: Can any of you recommend
contemporary resources (print and electronic), which
provide figures and maps on the Islamic world in
particular demographics, distribution, repartition of
Sunni and Shia, religious breakdown within the
countries of the world.

Many thanks in advance

Vehbi Baysan

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May 23 16:23:48 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:23:48 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book:Lg Ac in Semitic
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Date: 23 May 2003
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book:Lg Ac in Semitic

Title: Language Processing and Acquisition in Languages of Semitic,
        Root-Based, Morphology
Series Title: Language Acquisition and Language Disorders 28
			
Publication Year: 2003
Publisher: John Benjamins
            http://www.benjamins.com/, http://www.benjamins.nl		
			
Book URL:
http://www.benjamins.nl/cgi-bin/t_bookview.cgi?bookid=LALD_28

Editor: Joseph  Shimron, University of Haifa
				
Hardback: ISBN: 1588112349, Pages: vi, 394 pp., Price: USD 110.00
Hardback: ISBN: 902722496X, Pages: vi, 394 pp., Price: EUR 110.00
			
Abstract:

This book puts together contributions of linguists and psycholinguists
whose main interest here is the representation of Semitic words in the
mental lexicon of Semitic language speakers. The central topic of the
book confronts two views about the morphology of Semitic words. The
point of the argument is: Should we see Semitic words' morphology as
"root-based" or "word-based?" The proponents of the root-based
approach, present empirical evidence demonstrating that Semitic
language speakers are sensitive to the root and the template as the
two basic elements (bound morphemes) of Semitic words. Those
supporting the word-based approach, present arguments to the effect
that Semitic word formation is not based on the merging of roots and
templates, but that Semitic words are comprised of word stems and
affixes like we find in Indo-European languages. The variety of
evidence and arguments for each claim should force the interested
readers to reconsider their views on Semitic morphology.


Table of contents

1. Semitic languages: Are they really root-based?
      Joseph Shimron  1-28
2. Semitic verb structure within a universal perspective
      Outi Bat-El  29-59
3. The verbal morphology of Maltese
      Robert D. Hoberman and Mark Aronoff  61-78
4. The formation of Ethiopian Semitic internal reduplication
      Sharon Rose  79-97
5. The role of the imperfective template in Arabic morphology
      Elabbas Benmamoun  99-114
6. Arabic derivational ablaut, processing strategies, and consonantal
    "roots"
      Jeffrey G. Heath  115-129
7. The 'roots' of denominative Hebrew verbs
      Shmuel Bolozky  131-146
8. Opacity in Hebrew word morphology
      Ora (Rodrigue) Schwarzwald  147-163
9. Lexical organization and lexical access in a non-concatenated
    morphology
      Avital Deutsch and Ram Frost  165-186
10. When degree of semantic similarity influences morphological
     processing
      Laurie Beth Feldman and Michal Raveh  187-200
11. What is a root? Evidence from the obligatory contour principle
      Iris Berent and Joseph Shimron  201-222
12. Root-morpheme processing during word recognition in Hebrew
     speakers across the adult life span
      Mira Goral and Loraine K. Obler  223-242
13. Children's lexical innovations: Developmental perspectives on
     Hebrew verb structure
      Ruth A. Berman  243-291
14. A developmental perspective on root perception in Hebrew and
     Palestinian Arabic
      Dorit Ravid  293-319
15. Computing argument structure: The early grammar
      Hagit Borer  321-362
16. 'Empty' subjects in Hebrew: A developmental perspective
      Yonata Levy and Anne Vainikka  363-384
Index of names  385-388
Index of subjects  389-392

Lingfield(s):   Language Acquisition
		Morphology
			
Language Family(ies):  Afroasiatic

Written In:  English (Language Code: ENG)


      See this book announcement on our website:
      http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=6210.

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:23:45 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Loanword Phonology Response
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Daniel Newman <d.newman at planetinternet.be>
Subject:Loanword Phonology Response

Hello,

Here are a few sources that may be of use to you:

Abdu, H. R. (1988): Italian loanwords in colloquial Libyan Arabic as  
spoken
in the Tripoli
region, Unpubl. PhD thesis, University of Arizona.
Abou-Seida, A. (1971): Diglossia in Egyptian Arabic: Prolegomena to a
pan-Arabic socio-
  linguistic study, Unpubl. PhD thesis, University of Texas at Austin.
Abderrahman, Wajih Ahmad (1995): ?A linguistic study of the impact of
English on Arabic word
  formation?, Islamic Studies, 34:2, pp. 223-31.
Abderrahman, W. (1981): The role of derivation in the process of
neologisation in Modern
  Literary Arabic, Unpubl. PhD thesis, London University.
Ali, Abdul Sahib Mehdi (1987): A linguistic study of the development of
scientific vocabulary in
Standard Arabic, London: Kegan Paul.
Anani, M. (1985): ?Differences in distribution between Arabic /l/, /r/  
and
English /l/, /r/?, Papers
and Studies in Contrastive Linguistics, 17, pp. 79-84.
Baccouche, Ta?eb (1994): L?emprunt en arabe moderne, Tunis: Be?t
Al-Hikma-Cathage &
I.B.V.-Universit? de Tunis I.
Bahumaid, S. A. (1990): Lexical interference of English in colloquial  
Aden
Arabic, Unpubl. PhD
  thesis, University of Exeter.
Beaumont, Jean-Claude (1987): ?L?emprunt en arabe marocain: facteurs
sociolinguistinques
d?int?gration?, McGill Working Papers in Linguistics, 4:2, pp. 53-88.
Butros, Albert (1963): English loan-words in the colloquial Arabic of
Palestine (1917-48) and
Jordan (1948-62), Unpubl. Diss. Columbia University.
Butros, A. (1973): ?Turkish, Italian and French loanwords in the  
colloquial
Arabic of  Palestine and Jordan?, Studies in Linguistics, 23, pp.  
87-104.
Chalabi, S. (1984): ?Modern Arabic terminology and bilingual  
lexicography:
activities and
problems?, in J. Swales & H. Mustapha eds., English for Specific  
Purposes in
the Arabic
world, Aston.
Cifoletti, Guido (1975): ?Prestiti italiani nel dialetto del Cairo?,
Incontri Linguistici, 2, pp. 135-
47.
Collin, Georges S. (1937): Pour lire la presse arabe. Vocabulaire des  
princi
paux n?ologismes
usit?s dans l?arabe moderne, Rabat.
Dobrisan, Nicolae (1978): ?Assimilation of word borrowings from European
languages into the
  Arabic language?, Romano-Arabica, II, (ed. M. Anghelescu), pp. 53-9.
Drozdik, Ladislav (1979): ?Lexical innovation through borrowing as  
presented
by Arab
  scholars?, Asian and African Studies, XV, pp. 21-9.
Drozdik, L. (1981): ?Semantic aspects of lexical borrowing in Arabic?,  
Asian
and African
Studies, 5:1, pp. 23-40.
El-Noory, A. Y. (1985): ?Egyptian Arabic and English: nativization  
process?,
Studies in African
Linguistics, Sup. 9, pp. 100-104.
Fahmi, Hasan Husayn (1958): al-Marji fi ta'rib al-mustalahat al-ilmiyya  
wa
al-fanniyya wa al-
handasiyya, Cairo.
Heath, Jeffrey G. (1987): Ablaut and ambiguity: phonology of a Moroccan
Arabic dialect,
Albany NY: State University of New York Press.
Heath, J. (1989): From code switching to borrowing: a case study of  
Moroccan
Arabic, (Library
of Arabic Linguistics, 9), London/New York; Kegan Paul International.
Issawi, Charles (1967): ?European loanwords in contemporary Arabic  
writing:
a case study in
  modernization?, Middle Eastern Studies, 10, pp. 110-33.
Al-Jawadi, K. H. (1973): A linguistic analysis of borrowing from English
into Modern Arabic,
Unpubl. PhD thesis, University of Liverpool.
Al-Mahasini, Marwan [n.d.]: al-Kalimat al-Italiyya fi lughatina  
al-ammiyya.
Dirasa tarikhiyya
lughawiyya, Beirut.
Mercier, Louis (1906): ?L?influence des langues berb?re et espagnole  
sur le
dialecte arabe
  marocain?, Archives Marocaines, 6, pp. 417-22.
Monteil, Vincent (1960): L?Arabe moderne, (Etudes arabes et Islamiques.
Etudes et Documents,
  III), Paris: Klincksieck.
Na?m, Samia (1998):?L?aventure des mots arabes venus d?ailleurs.  
Emprunts et
pharyngalisation?,
Linguistique, 34:2, pp. 91-102.
Newman, D. L. (2002):  ?The European influence on Arabic during the  
Nahda:
lexical borrowing from European languages (ta'rib) in 19th-century
literature', Arabic Language and Literature, Vol. 5, No 2, pp. 1-32.
Sa?id, Majid Farhan (1967): Lexical renovation through borrowing in  
Modern
Standard Arabic,
Princteton: Princeton University Press.
Secchi (1944): ?Genre des mots arabes emprunt?s du fran?ais?, Bulletin  
des
Etudes Arabes d?Alger,
  15.
Sher, A. (1908): Les mots ?trangers introduits dans l?arabe, n.p.
Smeaton, Hunter B. (1973): Lexical expansion due to technical change as
illustrated by the Arabic
of Al hasa, Saudi Arabia, (Indiana University Language Science  
Monographs,
10),
Bloomington: Indiana University.
Teyssier, Paul (1962): ?Le vocabulaire d?origine espagnole dans  
l?industrie
tunisienne de la
  ch?chia?, Bulletin Hispanique, 64 (M. Chevalier, R. Ricard, N. Salmon  
eds.,
M?langes
  offerts ? Marcel Bataillon par les hispanistes fran?ais), pp. 732-40.
Thornburg, L. (1980): ?Arabic loan phonology: the assimilation of  
English
lexical items?,
  Linguistics, 18, pp. 523-42.
Vollers, Karl (1887-97): ?Beitr?ge zur Kenntnis der lebenden arabischen
Sprache in ?gypten?,
  Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenl?ndischen Gesellschaft, 41 (1887), pp.
365-402; 50
  (1896), pp. 607-57; 51 (1897), pp. 291-326, 343-364.
Wehr, H. (1934): Die Besonderheiten des heutigen Hocharabischen mit
Ber?cksichtigung
  der Einwirkung der europ?ischen Sprachen, Berlin: Reichsdruckerei.
Al-Ziarah, Abdul Karim (1953): The English loan-words in the Arabic  
language
of Iraq, Unpubl.
M.A. Diss.,University of Texas at Austin.

With kind regards,

Daniel Newman

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:23:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Need raters for Written Proficiency Evaluations
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: julie.datres at worldlearning.org
Subject:Need raters for Written Proficiency Evaluations

Hello,

I am looking for an individual who is proficient in reading and writing
Gulf
Arabic with a teaching background to assist with rating written
proficiency
evaluations.  By the end of the month, we will have 6-10 evaluations
that will
need to be rated.  The proficiency rating system that we use and the
details of
the assignment will be provided to all interested and qualified parties.
Additionally, there are other Gulf Arabic projects that we are working
on that
we will also need contractor help with over the summer.  If you are
interested
and would like more information, please contact me.

Thank you,

Julie Datres
Language Training Supervisor
World Learning for Business
Kipling Road, Box 676
Brattleboro, VT 05302
Tel: 802/258-3410
Fax: 802/258-3406

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May 23 16:23:39 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:23:39 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Internet Arabic PhD
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Date: 23 May 2003
From:rberjak at shaw.ca
Subject:Needs Internet Arabic PhD

Can anyone tell me where I can get my PhD in Arabic via the internet
from a recognized university. I hold BA in Arabic lit from the U of
Damascus and MEd-from the U of Alberta. Iam teaching Arabic in Edmonton
in the Public system

Rafik Berjak

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May 23 16:23:53 2003
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Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:23:53 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Call for Submissions: CALI in Non-Roman Script
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Date: 23 May 2003
From:Kirk Belnap <belnap at byu.edu>
Subject:Call for Submissions: CALI in Non-Roman Script

C A L L ??F O R ??S U B M I S S I O N S

Special Issue of
The CALICO Journal:
The World Wide Web in Non-Roman Script: CALI in Arabic and Hebrew

Editors: ?
Samer M. Ali, Ph.D., and
Esther L. Raizen, Ph.D.

Publication date: ?May 2004
CALICO, the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium, is a  
professional organization that serves a membership involved in both  
education and high technology. CALICO has an emphasis on modern  
language teaching and learning, but reaches out to all areas that  
employ the languages of the world to instruct and to learn. The CALICO  
Journal is a peer-reviewed publication devoted to the dissemination of  
information concerning the application of technology to language  
teaching and language learning. The Journal invites submissions of  
articles for a special issue addressing the distinct challenges of  
using Arabic and Hebrew in web-based environments.

Description:
A decade of popular use of the World Wide Web has left Hebrew and  
Arabic lagging behind in almost every aspect, from the design of  
personal web sites to the development of efficient search engines to  
the creation of instructional sites and web-based applications capable  
of making use of all the advantages that the medium offers. ?The two  
languages are written from right to left, using non-Roman script and  
relying heavily on diacritics. ??Each one of these orthographic  
characteristics is sufficiently complex to challenge web developers,  
left to struggle with compatibility issues and platform independence  
even within the environment of unicode-aware browsers. ?While the  
development of commercial applications for Arabic and Hebrew  
instruction has picked up in recent years, web-based applications and  
authoring tools that are cost effective and widely available, and, as  
such, lend themselves well to use in the academic environment, have not  
been made available to developers of Computer Assisted Language  
Instruction (CALI) materials.

In response the reality in this field, editors of this CALICO special  
issue welcome submissions from single authors or collaborative teams  
that confront linguistic and/or technological issues. Articles may  
treat topics related to assessment of needs, the difficulties posed for  
both developers and users of web applications in Arabic and Hebrew, and  
advances in the development of e-mail programs, listervs, distance  
learning programs, and text-to-speech tools. This issue will attempt to  
provide justification for investing in the development of such  
materials and their effective use in the classroom, and call for the  
adaptation of effectiveness-evaluation tools of the kind used by  
languages written in Roman script. We also hope to provide guidelines  
for the development of fully accessible sites in Hebrew and Arabic, and  
argue for cooperation between developers across languages. Articles  
will need to be submitted by ?September 30, 2003.

Guidelines for Submission:
Authors are invited to submit articles that ?have not previously been  
published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Authors can submit  
manuscripts on diskette, CD or as an e-mail attachments to the CALICO  
editors at the address below. The manuscript should be in either  
MS-Word or WordPerfect format (Macintosh or PC). Graphics, pictures,  
and screen shots should be included in the manuscript and also sent as  
separate files, preferably in .PICT or .EPS format. Authors should  
follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological  
Association, 4th ed. (1994).

Manuscripts requirements:
-doubled spaced;

-no more than 30 pages in length (excluding bibliography, tables,  
notes, etc.);

-a title page stating the name of (each of) the author(s), plus  
address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address (of each  
author);


-an abstract of no more than 200 words and a keywords list of up to  
five salient words describing the content of the article;

-accompanied by a biostatement of (each of) the author(s) not to exceed  
120 words per author.

Please send submissions to either editor:
Samer M. Ali, Ph.D.
<saali at mail.utexas.edu>

or
Esther L. Raizen, Ph.D.
<er at uts.cc.utexas.edu>

Postal address:
CALICO Journal Special Issue
Department of Middle Eastern Studies
1 University Station, F1500
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX ?78712 ?USA

Phone: 512-471-1365
Fax: 512-471-4197

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:24:08 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Al-Berghouti Dictionary Responses
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: < Ernest McCarus > enm at umich.edu
Subject:Al-Berghouti Dictionary Response

There is a review of Al-Berghouti's Palestinian Arabic Dictionary by  
Haseeb Shehadeh in Languages and Linguistics, Issue No. 7, edited by  
Thami Benkirane & Moha Ennaji, 1A.  The journal URL is  
www.fesnet.ma/lang-ling/Plan7.htm.

I have not seen the review but Shehadeh is quoted as calling it "an  
invaluable contribution to...Palestinian Arabic language and culture."

Ernest McCarus

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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Paul Auchterlonie <J.P.C.Auchterlonie at exeter.ac.uk>
Subject:Al-Berghouti Dictionary Response

Abd al-Latif al-Barghuthi's dictionary was self-published in Ramallah
in 2001. The full title in Arabic is:
al-Qamus al-?arabi al-sha?bi al-filastini - al-lahjah al-filastiniyah
al-darijah and there is an added title-page (and brief preface) in
English = Dictionary of colloquial Palestinian Arabic dialect.
Exeter's copy came via the Library's participation in a collaborative
acquisition scheme - I don't know how private individuals might
acquire it, as no address for Dr. Al-Barghuthi or even the printer is
given anywhere in the dictionary.

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Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:24:18 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Thanks for ALS Alex
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: zeinab Ibrahim <zeinabib at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Thanks for ALS Alex

On behalf of participants in the ALS conference, I congratulate both
Drs. Dil
Parkinson and Reem Bassiouny for their tremendous efforts in making this
conference a great success.
Zeinab Ibrahim

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Fri May 23 16:24:13 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:24:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:How to become a UN Translator Responses
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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Milena Savova <ms93 at nyu.edu>
Subject:How to become a UN Translator Response

Periodically, the UN conducts examinations for translators and  
interpreters.  There was one announced a week ago (the information is  
probably available on the UN website) . The exams will be in September.  
  However, these are exams for people who know how to translate.  The UN  
does not have translator training courses.  They have language training  
courses open only to their staff.  So one has to learn the languages   
as well as translation somewhere else before applying to take those  
exams.   I hope this answers the question.

Milena Savova
Director
Center for Foreign Languages and Translation
New York University

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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Dorota Kowalska <dorota at aaahawk.com>
Subject:How to become a UN Translator Response

Most UN Translators are recruited or pass through the l?Ecole de  
Traduction et d?interpr?tation, Universite de Geneve, Switzerland. Here  
is their web site (French & Italian only): http://www.unige.ch/eti/

Dorota Kowalska

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Date: 23 May 2003
From: Jan Hoogland <j.hoogland at let.kun.nl>
Subject:How to become a UN Translator Response

> .Swahili and vice versa. Does anyone know of this
> training program or have any contacts at the UN that
> we might talk to?
Mohamed Didaoui, who used to work at UNIDO in Vienna has also published  
on translator training, and I think he was the editor of the dalil  
al-mutarjim, two volumes of UN materials, including information on the  
tests translators have to pass to become UN translators.
It is a UNIDO publication:
2 volumes: Sales No. A/E.89.III.E.2
ISBN: 92-1-006010-5

Jan

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Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:24:46 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:New LISTSERV for Arabic
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From: Rachid Aadnani <raadnani at wellesley.edu>
Subject:New LISTSERV for Arabic

ARABICA is a newly established listserv that seeks to facilitate the
distribution of information related to the Arabic language, literature,
arts and any other related field.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Mon May 26 17:18:38 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 11:18:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Sunni/Shia demographics responses
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Date: 26 May 2003
From:Mutarjm at aol.com
Subject:Sunni/Shia demographics response

Greetings.

For Iraq, I can provide some materials and URLs for some data (varying
widely, however), maps, table breakouts on the Sunnis and Shiia (along
with populations of Assyrians, Chaldeans, Kurds, Jews, Faellis,
Mandeans, Turkomen, and Yezidis).

Please furnish details on your project,e specially re Iraq.

Hope this helps. Khair, in sha' Allah.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
Los Angeles
(Iraq-bound later this summer, perhaps)

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2)
Date: 26 May 2003
From: S.Abdelhalim at westminster.ac.uk
Subject:Sunni/Shia demographics response

Hello Vehbi,

Haven't seen you in some time.  Hope all is well.

For maps on the Islamic world try "Stanfords", they will either have
what
you're looking for or be able to point you in the right direction.

Nearest underground station is 'Covent Garden'.  Here's the address:
Customer
Services Department,Stanfords, 12-14 Long Acre, London WC2E 9LP, United
Kingdom.  Their Call Centre is open Monday to Friday between
09:00-17:30 GMT
and on Saturdays between 10:00-17:00 GMT +44 020 7836 1321.  You can
also
email them at: customer.services at stanfords.co.uk.  And this is their
website:
http://www.stanfords.co.uk/
http://www.stanfords.co.uk/

Let me know how it goes.

Kind regards,
Sherin Abdel-Halim

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Date: 26 May 2003
From: Benjamin Troutman <bentroutman at yahoo.com>
Subject:Sunni/Shia demographics response

An Introduction to Shia Islam by Moojan Momen (Yale University Press)
is an excellent place to start.

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From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 11:18:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Abu fulaan names
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2) Subject:Abu fulaan names

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Date: 26 May 2003
From: dwilmsen <dwilmsen at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Abu fulaan names

I think rather that as "abu" in this sense functions like the 'dhu' of
written
Arabic, that
abu laHya means "bearded"

David Wilmsen

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2)
Date: 26 May 2003
From: SadokM at aol.com
Subject:Abu fulaan names

More on ABU: Those who are interested in the many uses and meanings of
Abu in
Iraqi Arabic may refer to Sadok Masliyah's article: Abu and Umm in the
Iraqi
dialect, JSS Vol. 43, No. 1, 113-129.
SM

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:29 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:AUC TAFL program announcement
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Date: 29 May 2003
From: zeinab Ibrahim <zeinabib at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:AUC TAFL program announcement

Master of Arts in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language
WWW.AUCEGYPT.EDU
Master of Arts

Interest in the Arabic language has increased greatly throughout the
world.
With this has come a demand for professionals trained in the field. The
master's degree program in teaching Arabic as a foreign language (TAFL(
in the Arabic Language Institute, based on modern theory and practice,
is
especially designed to meet this need.
The master's degree requires two years' residence and covers the
Following areas: linguistics, contrastive analysis in second-language
teaching and
learning, and methods of teaching foreign languages. In addition,
practice teaching is required. The courses have been structured to
promote
research as well as to develop highly trained teachers. In addition, a
number of issues
related to the role of Arabic in modern society are freshly examined,
such as current methods of teaching Arabic to children, reform of the
writing
system, grammar reform movements, and the problem of diglossia. The TAFL
program seeks to inspire new approaches to these problems.

Admission

Applicants for the Master of Arts degree in TAFL should hold a bachelor
of arts degree specializing in Arabic language, Islamic studies, Middle
East
area studies, or a modern language. Applicants should also meet general
University admission requirements. Applicants with undergraduate
specialization in
modern language other than Arabic must take a number of additional
courses in the field of Arabic studies. Applicants for the Master of
Arts degree
in TAFL should have teaching experience prior to admission into the
program or
must acquire this experience concurrently with the program.

Language

Non-native speakers of Arabic and holders of degrees other than
Arabic  language or Islamic studies must demonstrate in an
examination that their  proficiency in Arabic is adequate
for study in the program. The level of  language proficiency
required for admission is not less than the level Superior as specified
by the
guidelines of the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign
Languages ACTFL). An applicant who is not a native speaker of English
must have
sufficient command of English to qualify for admission as an AUC
graduate student. Those with less but showing exceptional promise may be
recommended for AUC preparatory training for a period not to exceed one
year.
A limited number of fellowships are awarded on a merit basis.
Comprehensive Examination

The comprehensive examination consists of a written examination
followed by an oral examination. It is required only of students not
writing theses
and may not be taken more than twice.




Thesis

The thesis is usually required for graduation. In some circumstances
and with the adviser's approval, a candidate may be allowed to replace
the
thesis with two additional courses, increasing the total number of
minimum credit
hours required from 30 to 36. In such cases the candidate would be
required
take the comprehensive examination.  The student writing a thesis must
produce a professional paper on some aspect of TAFL. The thesis
must be prepared under the guidance and close supervision of a
faculty adviser and a designated committee.

Courses Required for the Master Degree

A minimum of 30 graduate credit hours and a thesis are required except
As indicated in the Thesis section below. Required of all students:
                  TAFL 501 Principles of Linguistic Analysis
                  TAFL 503 Psychological Factors in Language Learning
                  TAFL 510-511 Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language
                  TAFL 515 The Phonetics of Arabic
                  TAFL 520 Research Methods and Experimental Design
                  TAFL 565 Observation and Evaluation of Language
Teaching
Electives should complete the required number of credit hours. Choice
will depend upon the thesis topic and the student's undergraduate field
of
study and must be approved by the adviser. While they are normally
selected from
among
500 level TAFL courses, with the adviser's approval, electives may
include up to two non-TAFL courses. No more than two 400-level courses
may be
counted toward the degree.

Other TAFL Courses :

  -502 Testing and Evaluation in Language Teaching
  -506 Resources for Teaching a Foreign Language
        - 516 The Linguistics of Arabic
-        525 Contrastive Analysis in Second-Language Teaching/Learning .
        -542   Selected Topics in Applied Linguistics
        -550Language Pragmatics
        -551Advanced Arabic Grammar
       -553 Sociolinguistics
       - 555 Research Seminar
       -560 Supervised Study in TAFL
       - 588Comprehensives
       -599 Research Guidance and Thesis







Faculty Research Interests

The research interests of the Arabic Language Institute faculty cover
many theoretical and applied aspects of Arabic language linguistics.
These
include:

Acquisition of Arabic as a first language
Acquisition of Arabic as a second foreign language
Sociolinguistic investigation of the language situation in the Arab
World
Methodology of teaching foreign and second languages
Relationship between Arabic and current linguistic theory
Computerized analyses of Arabic/Computer assisted language learning
Textbooks and teaching materials development
Illiteracy: roots and eradication
Geopolitics of language
Contrastive studies between and/or among Arabic and other languages:
English, French, German, Japanese, Mandarim Chinese, etc  Language
related learning disabilities
Language maintenance, change and shift

TAFL Faculty

BADAWI, EL-SAID Professor and Director of the Arabic Language
Institute: B.A. 1954 Dar Al Ulum; M.A. 1960, Ph.D 1965, University of
London.

ELGIBALI, ALAA Associate Professor of Linguistics, and Director of the
TAFL
Program: B.A. 1976, Ain Shams University; M.A. 1979, American
University in Cairo; Ph.D. 1985, University of Pittsburgh.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:36 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:UofWestminster Summer Arabic Course
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Date: 29 May 2003
From: Sherin Abdelhalim <S.Abdelhalim at westminster.ac.uk>
Subject:UofWestminster Summer Arabic Course

our-week Intensive Arabic Course

The University of Westminster is offering a Four-week Intensive Arabic  
Course this
summer, which may be taken as university credits, or just out of  
interest.

COURSE CODE: 1LIB406 Intensive Modern Standard Arabic

DATES:  22nd July ? 15th August 2003

TIMES:  Classes are held between 10:00am and 1:00pm, Monday to Friday.   
Afternoons
are kept free so that you can study on your own, explore London, and/or  
join our cultural
programme.

ENTRY LEVEL:  This course is open to complete Beginners, but is also  
especially suitable
for students who may already know a little Arabic: for instance, those  
who can read the
alphabet (e.g. through familiarity with the Qur?an) but have not  
studied the grammar, or
those who have learned a bit of the language (e.g. self-taught or on  
holiday) and now wish
to study it more formally.

COURSE DETAILS:  By the end of the module, students will be able to  
conduct basic
conversations in Standard Arabic, read and write simple texts.  This  
module is an intensive
introduction to Modern Standard Arabic, covering both written and  
spoken Arabic.  The
module goes at a brisk pace, and includes formal assessment at the end.  
  For this reason it
is also suitable for students who may be considering part-time study in  
the Autumn, but
who would like an intensive ?burst? to get them going.  The type of  
language and
vocabulary taught is primarily that of the modern media and personal  
communication.

CREDIT VALUE OR NON-CREDIT:  This course carries 15 credits, based on  
the
standard UK 120-credit academic year.  This means that you may use the  
credits gained
with us towards an award at your home college, although you must  
confirm with your own
institution that credit is transferable in this way.  If you elect to  
study for credits you will be
required to complete assessed coursework and/or an examination.   
Students successfully
completing a module on a ?credit bearing? basis will be awarded a  
Certificate of Special
Study.  Alternatively, you may chose to take this module on a  
?non-credit? basis, simply for
fun and intellectual stimulation, in which case you will not be  
required to submit assessed
work.  Students taking a module on this basis will be presented with a  
letter of attendance.

STUDY FACILITIES:
Summer School students have full access to the library and computing  
facilities of the
University, including the Internet, e-mail and library borrowing  
rights.  Our fully up-to-date
facilities make use of the latest standard computing software, and a  
helpdesk is on hand to
offer advice and support.  Our Training Officer offers an induction  
programme to make
sure that all students can make full use of our IT facilities.

CULTURAL PROGRAMME:  There is a popular programme of low-cost visits in  
the
afternoons and evenings to places of interest in and around London, and  
day trips at the
weekends.  You can join in a trip to Hampton Court, St. Paul's, the  
Houses of Parliament,
to some of London's huge variety of museums and galleries, or relax in  
one of the many
restaurants, parks or caf?s, which London has to offer.

ACCOMODATION:  Students can reserve accommodation in one of our Halls of
Residence, which are close to the University and to many of London's  
major attractions.
Each student has a single room.  The 2003 fee for three weeks'  
accommodation in halls
from Sunday 20 July to Friday 8 August will be ?410. Additional nights'  
accommodation
can be reserved at a fee of ?21.50 per night.  For further details,  
please visit our website at
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/static/accommodation.asp.

TUITION FEES:  450.00GBP for EU students / 675.00 GBP for Non-EU  
students /
Current University of Westminster home students are eligible for a  
reduced fee of ?175 per
module.

LOCATION:  The University of Westminster occupies a set of  
architecturally distinctive
buildings in superb positions in the West End of London. All teaching  
on the Liberal Arts
Summer School takes place either in our Regent Street headquarters, or  
two minutes' walk
away in Little Titchfield Street, both right in the heart of central  
London.
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/sshl/llass/location.html

HOW TO APPLY:
Please use the following link to download our application form in Adobe  
pdf format. You
will need a copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader to do so.....
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/sshl/llass/llass_apply.pdf

We would ask you to complete the form and return it to us (with your  
payment) by post.
You can also write to us requesting an application form, which needs to  
be completed and
sent with fees to the following address:

Address:  The Liberal Arts Summer School Administrator, University of  
Westminster, 16
Riding House Street, London W1W 7UW

Tel: +44 (0)20 7911 5088

Fax: +44(0) 20 7911 5175

Email: regent at wmin.ac.uk

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:38 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Needs Edition of Farabi Book
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Date: 29 May 2003
From: decaen at origin.chass.utoronto.ca (Vincent DeCaen)
Subject:Needs Edition of Farabi Book

dear friends,

re: muhsin mahdi's edition, "Alfarabi's Book of Religion and Related
Texts" (1968)

do we have published translations of any or all of these texts? i'm
especially interested in the Kitaab al-Milla (Book of Religion).

salaam,
V

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:33 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Dissertaion on Requesting
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Date: 29 May 2003
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Dissertaion on Requesting

Institution: Ain Shams University
Program: Department of English
Dissertation Status: Completed
Degree Date: 2002

Author: Hala Tawfik Sourour

Dissertation Title: Gender Differences in requesting speech act: a
contrastive sociolinguistic study of standard american and the variety
of the educated Cairene

Linguistic Field: Sociolinguistics

Subject Language: English (code: ENG )

Dissertation Director 1: Mohamed Ramzy Radwan
Dissertation Director 2: Soheir Gamal Mahfouz

Dissertation Abstract:

The study addresses the impact the independent variable of gender has
on the levels of directness/indirectness as well as politeness in the
request acts performed by Am. and Eg. Cairene native speakers.  Like
other speech acts, requests can be revealing as far as social
arrangements and values are concerned. The study is an attempt to
reveal social variation: how males and females may differ in their
linguistic behavior in the same situation.

The main instrument used to collect data is a questionnaire that
successfully elicited the total number of 2461 requests, provided by
four groups: Am. males, Am. females, Eg. males and Eg. females.  The
questionnaire items are designed according to four main variables: sex
of addressee, power, social distance, and degree of imposition. Each
item is a snapshot of a "Speech Event" with the main components of
Ends, Setting, and Participants.

The elicited requesting acts are analyzed on the levels of syntactic
patterns, and strategy types to measure the levels of directness/
indirectness. Referential strategies, internal modifiers, and
supportive moves are examined as potential indicators of
politeness/impoliteness strategies. Results and findings are
substantiated by tables and figures.  Through inter-group comparison,
similarities and differences between Am. and Eg. males and females are
detected in one aspect of communicative competence: requesting.

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:42 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:NLP Phonology query
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Date: 29 May 2003
From:hanady Ahmed <hanady at ccl.umist.ac.uk>
Subject:NLP Phonology query

Dear All,
?
I have built the NLP to the Arabic TTS .The syllabification has been  
carried out and the place of the lexical accent has been determined in  
the level of words.??I try to assign the boundaries of phonological  
phrases and the major phrase tone.I have a couple of questions.?I would  
be pleased if?someone could give me answers for :-
?
1-? where should the reader do pauses during reading? (normal reading ,  
nothing related to semantic or pragmatic factors).
?
2-if i divided the utterance to chunks according to the  
syntactic?structures:-
will happen to the stress of the phonological words when they are been  
groped?in the phonological phrase?
?and? where would the phrase tone be placed ?
?
my best regards
Hanady Ahmed

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:47 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:47 -0600
Subject: Araboc-L:LING:more on Abu fulaan names
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3) Subject: plural of abu da2n query
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1)
Date: 29 May 2003
From: "Schub, Michael" <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject: Abu fulaan names

Best not to leave out  Ibn  Abii-hi, lit. "the son of his father" for
one with an unknown or missing  pop.


                                      Mike Schub
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2)
Date: 29 May 2003
From: Srpko Lestaric <srpkole at EUnet.yu>
Subject: Abu fulaan names

Not only that abu-l-laHya means "bearded" as David says, but on streets
abu-t-toyoota means clearly "the one with the Toyota" or, in general
Iraqi
pronunciation, obviously in some cute way connected with the sound and
thence notion of el-valvaat = valves, abu-l-valvo will mean "the one
with
the Volvo".

In Enno Littmann's MODERN ARABIC TALES, volume I, ARABIC TEXT (Part VI
of
The Publications of an American Archaeological Expedition to Syria in
1899-1900 - Under The Patronage of V. Everit Macy, Clarence M. Hyde, B.
Talbot B. Hyde and I. N. Phelps Stokes), Leiden 1905, the tenth tale,
pg.117, is entitled Had(d)uute es-sejere umm it-tilt 3uruuf = the
three-branched tree.

In Aziz Jasim al-Hajjiyya's six-volumed work entitled baghdaadiyyaat,
published in Baghdad from 1967 to 1991, in the tale named saalifa
el-fettaaH
faal wa merta, vol.3, pg's 180-191, the young woman who has yet no
children
is called umm el-ghaayib, which litterally means "the mother of the
absent
one", though it sounds as "Ghayib's mother".

Srpko Lestaric,
Belgrade

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Date: 29 May 2003
From: mughazy <mughazy at students.uiuc.edu>
Subject: plural of abu da2n query

Just a quick question
Does anyone know why abu-da2n (the Egyptian equivalent of Abu-liHya)
has the
plural form ummaat du2uun (the mothers of beards)?

Mustafa A. Mughazy
Graduate student
Depatment of Linguistics
University of Illinois
Urbana Champaign

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4)
Date: 29 May 2003
From: Samia Montasser <montasser at un.org>
Subject:  William Safire piece relating to Abu fulaan

On the same subject refer to an article published in the NYTimes on May
18th

"On Language by William Safire. a.k.a. abu"
"A newsmaker with two monikers".

I am trying to get a copy, once I get it I'll e-mail it.
Samia Montasser

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From Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu  Thu May 29 17:33:44 2003
From: Dilworth_Parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 11:33:44 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Becoming a UN Translator
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Date: 29 May 2003
From: Samia Montasser <montasser at un.org>
Subject:Becoming a UN Translator

Dear Colleagues,

To work as a translator at the UN, one must have a previous experience
in
translation, and familiarity with the UN terminology helps a lot. Going
through training at the UN and to the school in Geneva is rarely done.
Most
translators have never been to that school, it is private any one can go
to.
To be a translator, one has to enter and pass the exam when an
announcement
is done. According to the results, some are hired and others are kept
on a
list for several years after which results are not valid any more.
Degrees held are not important in choosing candidates, translators come
from different educational backgrounds, science, commerce, literature,
English, ...etc. What is important is having experience in translation
in
all fields
as there is no specialization.
Sometimes, candidates on the roster are hired for short periods when
need
is greater like during the General Assembly
annual meetings.

Samia S. Montasser
Arabic Language Coordinator
The United Nations
R-S606A
New York - New York 10017
Tel: (212)963-9506
Fax: (212) 963 -6016

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