From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:24 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:24 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New articles and reviews Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:review of The Arabic Language and National Identiy 1) Subject:article: Lebanese/Arabic and American Children's Discourse in Group-Solving Situations -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:review of The Arabic Language and National Identiy **ANTHROPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS, Volume 46, Number 1 (Spring 2004)** BOOK REVIEWS The Arabic Language and National Identity: A Study in Ideology (Yasir Suleiman), BERNARD SPOLSKY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Lebanese/Arabic and American Children's Discourse in Group-Solving Situations Journal Title: Language and Education Volume Number: 19 Issue Number: 1 Issue Date: 2005 Lebanese/Arabic and American Children's Discourse in Group-Solving Situations Grece Chami-Sather 3279 Woodlyn Hills Drive, Erlanger, KY 41018 Richard R. Kretschmer, Jr University of Cincinnati, PO Box 210002, Cincinnati OH 45221-0002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:37 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:37 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Professorship at University of Exeter Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Professorship at University of Exeter -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:M.S.Omri at exeter.ac.uk Subject:Arabic Professorship at University of Exeter University of Exeter Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies Chair in Arabic Studies (Ref. 9204) Applications are invited for the Chair of Arabic, tenable from September 2005.  The appointee will be expected to have a research and publication record of the highest international standing, and to be playing a leading role in research on Arabic.  On the teaching side, the appointee will similarly be expected to have shown academic leadership in promoting Arabic teaching.  The ability to demonstrate institutional and administrative leadership will be an advantage. Fields of interest may include any part of Arabic studies, including the linguistic basis, classical and modern literature, early and later Arab philosophical thought, and the interface between Arabic cultural/linguistic fields and Islamic cultural/religious concerns.  Salary will be by negotiation. For an informal discussion of the post please contact Professor Tim Niblock at t.c.niblock at exeter.ac.uk or +44 (0)1392 26 40 28. For an application pack contact www.ex.ac.uk/jobs, fax (01392) 263414 or e-mail A.Howes at exeter.ac.uk quoting reference number 9204. Closing date for completed applications is 22 February 2005. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:41 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:41 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs advice on cheap intensive Arabic Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs advice on cheap intensive Arabic -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:polywannabe at hotmail.com Subject:Needs advice on cheap intensive Arabic I'm in a dilemma.  I'm going to grad school full-time here in DC and have been taking evening Arabic classes at the Middle East Institute but we seem to be progressing at a snail's pace.  This summer I am wanting to do some sort of intensive Arabic program to jumpstart things a bit.  I was leaning toward an AUK program but I'm starting to feel reluctant because of the price and because I'm suddenly not sure I want an Egyptian accent.  Middlebury also seems way out of my price range, though I should probably look into scholarships or something. I looked a little into a program at Birzeit University, but then I'd have an Israeli stamp in my passport again and I do plan on traveling through some non-Israeli-stamp-loving countries the end of the summer (Algeria & Libya). Some people have recommended going to Damascus but I have no idea where any good programs are.  I would love to do a random country like Oman, but I'm really wanting a high quality program and a semi-understandable colloquial dialect.  And basically pay nothing.  =)  I'm finding millions and millions of programs online, but I'm hesitant to commit to one if I've never seen it or know someone who's attended... Any advice or magic solutions? Thanks, Heather heba at gwu.edu   ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:34 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:34 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Emphatics in Classical Arabic query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Emphatics in Classical Arabic query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:Rnorm25 at aol.com Subject:Emphatics in Classical Arabic query I have a question about classical Arabic. I have read that some theorize that most or all of the emphatics were original voiced in classical Arabic. (Given their description as majhoor by the grammarians) Has anything been written about the possibility that there was no voiced/voiceless distinction in the emphatic consonants in proto-Arabic and classical Arabic; that these were actually just allophones of the same phonemes. This is the case with T/D in many modern Bedouin Arabic dialects. Also even in some readings of the Quran there is emphatic Saad read as Zaad with voicing. Any information on this subject and the conditions that may have caused this allophonic variation would be appreciated. Thanks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:31 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:31 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:References on Arabic Collocations response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:References on Arabic Collocations response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:hobeika.faten at worldonline.fr Subject:References on Arabic Collocations response علي القاسمي ، التعابير الإصطلاحية و السياقية ، المنظمة العربية للتربية و الثقافة و العلوم ، ‘Ali al-Qâsimî, At-ta’âbîr al-istilâhiyya wa l-lafziyya, ALECSO (Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization), vol.17, 1979, p.17-33. حسن غزالة ، ترجمة المتلازمات اللفظية (عربي – إنكليزي) Hasan Gazâla, Tarjamat al-mutalâzimât al-lafziyya in Turjuman, revue de traduction et d’interprétation, Tanger, Maroc, éditée par l’Ecole Supérieure Roi Fahd de Traduction, volume 2, numéro 1, avril 1993, p.7-44. محمد محمد حلمي هليل ، معجم المتلازمات اللفظية خطوة نحو النهوض بالترجمة Muhammad Muhammad Hilmî Hulayl,  « Mu’jam al-mutlâzimât al-lafziyya, hatwa nahwa n-nuhûd bi t-tarjama” (Lexique de collocations: vers un développement de la traduction), in Turjuman, revue de traduction et d'interprétation, Tanger, Maroc, éditée par l'Ecole Supérieure Roi Fahd de Traduction, volume 3, numéro 1, avril 1994, p.35-59. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Join the CINDOR team to extend our state-of-the-art cross-language information retrieval system to Arabic. This position reports to the Director of Science. Key Responsibilities include: 1. Optimize linguistic algorithms and custom toolkit for cross-language text mining. 2. Use toolkit to build an Arabic lexical database associated with Princeton WordNet. 3. Develop query disambiguation, translation, and optimization to target multiple search engines. 4. Measure precision/recall of the system and design new ways to improve accuracy. Job Requirements: 1. Ph.D. (or M.S. with 2+ years commercial experience) in computational linguistics, computer science, or related area. 2. Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in: - Natural Language Processing (NLP); - Cross-Language Information Retrieval (CLIR); - Text Mining; - TREC evaluations; - WordNet architecture and optimization; - Java / Linux programming. 3. Native or near-native fluency in both English and Modern Standard Arabic, with linguistic knowledge of both. 4. Strong organizational skills. 5. Ability to work both independently and within an existing team. Note: We are also hiring scientists for our Semantic Signatures team to build the world's best contextual advertising search engine (see http://www.textwise.com/commercial). MS/PhD in computer science; experience in search engines, text mining, NLP, and statistical analysis. Address for Applications: Kim Helfrich 1100 Chase Square Rochester, NY 14604 United States of America Application Deadline: Open until filled. Contact Information: Kim Helfrich Email: khelfrich at textwise.com Phone: 585-325-3555 Website: http://www.textwise.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Computational Linguistics Job Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:03:27 From: Elaine Drom < elaine at sehda.com > Subject: Arabic & Computational Linguistics: Translator, Sehda, Inc., CA, USA University or Organization: Sehda, Inc. Job Rank: Translator Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics Required Language: Arabic, Standard (ABV) Description: We are looking for people who are fluent in Arabic and English, and understand several Arabic dialects to assist in Arabic-English and English-Arabic translation, transcription of Arabic recordings into typed Arabic, and writing grammars. The position is full-time or part-time and will start in mid February. Job requirements: - Linguistic training strongly preferred. - Fluent in Arabic and must know how to type in Arabic and English. - Detailed oriented - Experience as an interpreter or simultaneous translation - Applicant must have correct and current documentation for working legally in the U.S, and be able to work on-site at our Mountain View office. We are also looking for several fluent Arabic-speakers to participate in testing the speech-to-speech translation system on a one-time basis. Address for Applications: Elaine Drom 465 N. Fairchild Drive, Suite 123 Mountain View, CA 94043 United States of America Application Deadline: Open until filled. Contact Information: Elaine Drom Email: arabic at sehda.com Website: http://www.sehda.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:39 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:39 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:AD:IBC Sale Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:IBC Sale -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:ibc at ibcbooks.com Subject:IBC Sale International Book Centre is now having a hugh 50% off sale on the following Stacey International Picture books:   Saudi Arabia First Photograph $49.95                50% OFF THESE PRICES WHILE QUANTITIES LAST Bedouin Momads of the Desert $65.00                  Pakistan 65.00                                                          ORDER FROM:  International Book Centre, Inc. Saudi Arabic First Photograph $49.95                        2391 Auburn Road, Shelby Twp., Michigan 48317 Oman and it's Renaissance $65.00                              Phone/Fax 586-254-7230 website: www.ibcbooks.com Larson Butterflies of Saudi Arabic 49.95 Facey Story of East Province of Saudi Arabia $60.00 Guise Riyade $49.95 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 10th edition $65.00 Crewe House $34.95 Wildflowers of Kuwait $49.95 Origins of Arabic $65.00 Bibby, Looking for Dilman $39.95 Jeddah City of Art $65.00 Facey, Dir'iyyah First Saudi State $49.95 Facey, Imirates by First Photographs $49.95   PLEASE NOTE: WHEN PLACING YOUR ORDERS MENTION: 50% OFF SALE   ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:54 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:54 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Corpus Studies query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Corpus Studies query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:latifa at comp.leeds.ac.uk Subject:Arabic Corpus Studies query Do you know any Arabic linguistic studies that are based on a corpus? 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Check the value of "charset" and also try inserting dir="RTL" inside
and

tags. The disconnected-letters problem occurs sometimes in Windows too. To solve it I open the Word file with WordPad and save it as RTF, and then I open the RTF file in Word. If you want, send me the file and I will give it an "extreme makeover" for you. :-) Regards, Tim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:46 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:46 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Mughazy contact info Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Mughazy contact info -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:esseesym at georgetown.edu Subject:Mughazy contact info Dear David, I met Mustafa Mughazy at a conference in Gainesville, FL in the Fall of 2003. As far as I know, he is at Western Michigan University. The email address listed for him on W.MICH.U. website is mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu. Hope this helps, Mohssen Esseesy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:43 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:43 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:New Date for ARAM conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Date for ARAM conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:aram at oriental-institute.oxford.ac.uk Subject:New Date for ARAM conference Dear Colleague, I am writing to inform you that the venue of the ARAM conference won’t be available for Monday 4 July and Thursday 5 July 2005. Therefore, we have made a new booking for 6-8 July 2005. ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organising its twenty first international conference on the subject of “Pilgrimages & Shrines in the Syrian Orient (including the Holy Land and the Sinai) in pre-modern times”, to be held at Oxford University, 6-8 July 2005. The conference will start on Wednesday 6 July at 9am, finishing on Friday 8 July at 6pm. Each speaker’s paper is limited to 30 minutes, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. If you wish to participate in the conference, please contact our ARAM Email address (aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk). Those who are interested in the conference will be provided with the necessary information about accommodation and the speakers’ list. All papers given at the conference will be published in a future edition of the ARAM periodical, subject to editorial review. If you know of colleagues who might like to contribute to the conference, please add their names and addresses to your reply or forward this message to them. I am very sorry for the change of the conference date. Yours sincerely, Shafiq Abouzayd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:52 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:52 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Calligraphy query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Calligraphy query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From: amrhassan2004 at yahoo.com Subject:Arabic Calligraphy query Dear List iam learning Arabic hand writing " calligrophy" and i need help to know sites on Callegrophy, or seminars , or books help me to improve, or competitions on calligrophy. in other words any thing may help me. thanks alot i appreciate your help Amr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:45 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:45 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic tagger response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic tagger response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:andyf at u.washington.edu Subject:Arabic tagger response I posted the following information to the list some time around the start of the new year: > The sunos version of a segmenter, tagger, and assorted tools with > source > ftp://www.innerbrat.org/segementTagDownload/BrillsTagger.121404.tar.gz> > The windows version of same with source plus CMU language modeling > toolkit with source. > ftp://www.innerbrat.org/segementTagDownload/segNtag12142004.zip > If you had problems downloading these images, please try: http://www.innerbrat.org/segementTagDownload/BrillsTagger.121404.tar.gz> http://www.innerbrat.org/segementTagDownload/segNtag12142004.zip all the best, Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:50 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:50 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Business Correspondence responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Business Correspondence response 2) Subject:Business Correspondence response 3) Subject:Business Correspondence response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:Mutarjm at aol.com Subject:Business Correspondence response Greetings.   Re your query on the Arabic-L List   You might buy some of the bilingual books about composing formal / office correspondence. You can find those guidebooks (although some vary in their quality and into-English accuracy) at better-stocked Arabic bookstores near you.   If you are in the NoVA/DCarea, one good store to check is Al-Hikma (might be listed in the VA tel directory as al-Hikmat Bookstore), on Highway 7, as I recall.   If you are located elsewhere and away from such Arabic outlets, I can check the bountifully-stocked bookstores here in southern California and then advise you about titles and prices, etc.   You might visit "Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi" at URL < www.alkitab.com > and search their holdings.     If you get that position there at NED, the following are some operating tips and "lessons learned" from numerous translations I have done on behalf of the US Institute of Peace (USIP) and other NGOs / PVOs involved with Iraq or Arabophone parts of Africa:   1.  For correspondence that relates to most-recurring situations, prepare a register / stock / file of retrievable "format correspondence" -- i.e., standard discussions and responses of text with spaces into which you can insert basic relevant / new data. Do that soon and expand the contents as you go along.   2.   Grants are a somewhat-specialized field, so it may be helpful for you to review and become very, very familiar with the wording, concepts, expressions, and treatments in the English correspondence and associated references about grants and awards, etc.   o   Then, ask your Arab colleagues there to help you with preparing accurate Arabic equivalents and include those in your register / stock / file.   o   Another option is that I can provide that into-Arabic production for your office at a reasonable rate.   Formats would include Arabic MS Word, RTF, PDF or Arabic MS Word in Mac environment.   o  I can also provide your NED office with matching language and culturization services into:    *   Kurdish (four major dialects and both alphabets)  *  Aramaic (if NED might deal with applicants in the Assyrian and Chaldean Christians of Iraq)  *  Turkmen (ditto)  *  Farsi   3.  If your NED office has PCs with MS Windows 2000 or XP (XP is much the better of the two OS), you can create, edit and work with correspondence written / word-processed in those RTL cursive languages.   (NOTE: for RTL cursive Kurdish, you need to support, install and use FARSI support included inside the basic CD for MS Windows, *** not *** Arabic support, as Arabic feature does not support, and therefore garbles/mangles, some distinctive Kurdish characters that are shared and supported in the Farsi environment.)   ==  Your offices does ***not*** need to purchase any customized or exotic bidirectional multilingual software. You'd be fine and capable with MS Windows 2000 / XP and MS Office 2000 or later (add MS Publisher 2K / XP / 2003, just in case)   5.   For production of Arabic-text items in PDF, your office might also add Adobe Acrobat 6.0 or 7.0 Standard; the "professional" version is bloated with bells-and-whistles and somewhat beyond the needs and budget of an ordinary office.   ---  PDF is often a more-useful format with overseas recipients that do not have current or compatible versions of MS Windows and MS Office.   Helpful to include in your PDF note a "tear-off section" or separate page ("please reply here in the spaces below)" which the recipient can enter your requested reply and then fax back.   6.   After you create a piece of bilingual correspondence, you might assign a language article / prefix / suffix (EN and AD), either at the beginning or end of the subject name (MS Word).   Sample:    Grant Applicant Basic Information_EN   and                 Grant Applicant Basic Information_AD_(Date/Name)   __or__   Sample:    EN_Grant Applicant Basic Information_(Date/Name)   and                 AD_Grant Applicant Basic Information_(Date/Name)   Including that language-annotation feature will simplify your cross-referencing and retrieval of your files (plus some of peace of mind).    Hope all this helps. Good luck on your consideration for that position at the NED.   Khair, in sha' Allah.  Regards, Stephen H. Franke San Pedro, California Tel: 310-832-1037 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:ibc at ibcbooks.com Subject:Business Correspondence response Advanced business Arabic is also available from International Book Centre - Available on our website at: www.ibcbooks.com   ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 3) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:Jamal Qureshi Subject:Business Correspondence response I was just sorting through my old books (3 months after a move, typical of my procrastination!), and found an old book that's been useful to me over the years entitled "al-xiTaabaat al-widdiyya wat-tigaariyya"/"Friendly & Business Letters" by Aly S. El Gawhary. I picked it up in Cairo in the late 90s, the publisher is "maktabat ibn sina". It's bilingual with lots of examples, though it was written before email was widespread. The English is a bit poor, but that's not such a problem as it's giving forms of Arabic letters rendering the English rather unnecessary other than for someone whose Arabic needs a little assistance to make sure they're finding the right thing. Nothing spectacular, but for sheer practicality I've certainly appreciated it over the years and would recommend it if you can still track down a copy. Best of luck, Jamal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:01:42 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:01:42 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs refs on difference in Standard Arabic in different countries Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs refs on difference in Standard Arabic in different countries -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:moderator Subject:Needs refs on difference in Standard Arabic in different countries A speech and hearing pathology graduate student at the U. of Florida has contacted me with the following question, which I throw out to you. If you send me the refs, I will see that she gets them. The context is trying to develop hearing tests for adults, and wondering whether word lists read by a speaker from one country, even if read in standard, would be valid for use in another country, given the slight differences in stress rules, phonology, etc. that exist between the way Standard Arabic is pronounced in the various countries. Are there any references you would recommend regarding the issue of difference in the use of standard Arabic in the different Arab countries? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:05:25 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:05:25 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs research and materials on English for Arabic Speakers Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs research and materials on English for Arabic Speakers -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:eissa at comcast.net Subject:Needs research and materials on English for Arabic Speakers Salaam All: I am looking for research and teaching materials in English as a Foreign Language to speakers of Arabic. Your response will be highly appreciated. Salaam Muhammad Eissa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:05:36 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:05:36 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Cheap Intensive Arabic responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic responses -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:dwilmsen at aucegypt.edu Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic responses You are not going to find a program for nothing.  I would suggest the Virginia/Yarmouk program, in which you would pay about half the price of Middlebury, including the ticket to Jordan.  Or at least that is how the price used to be structured.  But do that soon, as the deadline for application is March.   I wonder why you wouldn't want to cultivate an Egyptian accent?  Egyptian Arabic is something of a lingua franca in the Arabaphone world..  If you speak Egyptian, anyone will be able to understand you.  You may not understand them until you get used to their regionalisms, but once they get over the surprise of hearing someone who looks like she might be named Heather speaking Arabic at all, they will be able to understand you quite easily.   David Wilmsen The American University in Cairo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:fbaroudi at acst.intl.tn Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic responses There is the I.B.L.V ( Institut Bourguiba des LAngues Vivantes) in Tunis. Tunisia, where I am now. The prices are affordable around 300 USD whole summer intensive session. They teach MSA. the school is right in the center city. I can find out about further details and get back to you if you feel this is what you are looking for. Fatima Baroudi. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 3) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:Waleed.El-shobaki at manchester.ac.uk Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic responses The Egyptian accent is the one mostly used in teaching Arabic and widely understood though out the Arab World. Even the Gulf soap operas are starting to use it because of it's ability to convey meanings and feelings that is very much promoted by Egyptians ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:05:31 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:05:31 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Job at McNeil Technologies Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Job at McNeil Technologies -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Job at McNeil Technologies From: Cybil Harris < charris at mcneiltech.com > Subject: Arabic/Applied Linguistics: Researcher, McNeil Technologies, Inc., MD, USA University or Organization: McNeil Technologies, Inc. Department: LRC Job Rank: Researcher Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics Required Language: Arabic, Standard (ABV) Description: The Language Research Center, a division of McNeil Technologies, Inc, has an immediate opening for a full-time Arabic, linguist to join our staff to prepare language-training materials such as bilingual dictionaries, readers, grammars, and textbooks. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in linguistics, area studies, or literature, or equivalent work experience. Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the United States. A low-level security clearance is required. Fax 301.864.8956; tcreamer at mcneiltech.com. M/F/V/D - EOE. Address for Applications: Ms. Cybil Harris 6525 Belcrest Road, Suite 550 Hyattsville, MD 20782 United States of America Application Deadline: 31-Mar-2005 Contact Information: Ms. Cybil Harris Email: charris at mcneiltech.com Phone: 301.864.1410 Fax: 301.864.8956 Website: http://mcneiltech.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:05:33 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:05:33 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Calligraphy responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Calligraphy response 2) Subject:Arabic Calligraphy response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:Waleed.El-shobaki at manchester.ac.uk Subject:Arabic Calligraphy response Check the following website , www.sakkal.com/ArtArabicCalligraphy.html Mamoun Sakkal is very helpful. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:ibc at ibcbooks.com Subject:Arabic Calligraphy response This is in response to Arabic Calligraphy Query. International Book Centre has two titles on calligraphy. 1. Arabic Calligraphy Naskh Script for Beginners Price is $10.95. And Masterpieces of Arabic Calligraphy which is a hugh hardbound book 20X16 canvas finished paper ready for framing.Price 75.00. Limit quantity on this one. Claudette Phone/fax: 586-254-7230 Website: www.ibcbooks.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:05:41 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:05:41 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Another Ref for Arabic Collocations Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Another Ref for Arabic Collocations -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:j.hoogland at let.ru.nl Subject:Another Ref for Arabic Collocations One more reference on collocation in Arabic: http://www.let.ru.nl/~j.hoogland/wba/Content2/1.8_Collocation.htm Jan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The successful candidate should hold at least a M.A. degree at the time of appointment and have experience in first-year course development and teaching Arabic at the college level, preferably using creative teaching methods including the use of technology. Native/near native proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic and English are required. Salary: $4,696.50 per course. Send C.V. including names of two references, postmarked no later than February 27, 2005, to: Professor Ana Paula Ferreira, Chair, Search Committee Department of Spanish and Portuguese University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-5275 The University Of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity. -- Lara Deeb Assistant Professor Women's Studies Program 353 Krieger Hall University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-2655 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:05:29 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:05:29 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic English Parallel Corpus from LDC Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic English Parallel Corpus from LDC -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:moderator Subject:Arabic English Parallel Corpus from LDC This is apparently not new, but a posting on the Corpora list made me aware for the first time of the following bilingual corpus: LDC2004T18 Arabic English Parallel News Part 1 Information on the above is available at: http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/Catalog/ByYear.jsp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 14 20:46:59 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:46:59 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDALING:New Student Grammar; New Article Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 14 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Student Grammar 2) Subject:New Article -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:New Student Grammar Title: A Student Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic Publication Year: 2005 Publisher: Cambridge University Press http://us.cambridge.org Book URL: http://www.cambridge.org/9780521833776 Author: Eckehard Schulz Hardback: ISBN: 0521833779 Pages: 264 Price: U.S. $ 75.00 Hardback: ISBN: 0521833779 Pages: 264 Price: U.K. £ 45.00 Abstract: This accessible grammar provides a concise and user-friendly guide to the structure of Modern Standard Arabic. Using familiar terminology and keeping theory to a minimum, it is suitable for beginning students as well as those at a more advanced level. Detailed descriptions of all types of sentence are given, and numerous tables provide a clear presentation of verbs and nouns. The most familiar grammatical terms are given in Arabic as well as in English in order to help the student identify them, and the index is also presented in both languages for fast and straightforward cross referencing. Each pattern or rule described is illustrated with authentic examples from a range of real-life contexts such as newspapers, magazines, business communication and the Internet, as well as from Arabic literary texts. Clearly organised and practical, this book will be an invaluable reference resource for all learners and teachers of Modern Standard Arabic. 1. Sound verbs 2. Derived forms of the verbs 3. Hamzated verbs 4. Doubled verbs 5. Weak verbs 6. Assimilated verbs 7. Hollow verbs 8. Defective verbs 9. Nouns 10. Syntax 11. Types of sentences 12. Cardinal numbers 13. Ordinal numbers. Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics Language Description Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (ABV) Written In: English (ENG) See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=13335 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:New Article Publisher: John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/ Journal Title: Babel Volume Number: 50 Issue Number: 2 Issue Date: 2004 Main Text: 114-131 Translation of English idioms into Arabic Abdul-Fattah Abu-Ssaydeh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 14 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 14 20:47:09 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:47:09 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Using Corpora in Teaching Arabic Query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 14 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Using Corpora in Teaching Arabic Query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:latifa at comp.leeds.ac.uk Subject:Using Corpora in Teaching Arabic Query Dear All, I recently came across several Arabic linguistic studies which are based on corpora. I wonder if corpora are being used in teaching Arabic for foreign learners. If so, 1. What tools are being used for accessing the data? 2. What aspect of language is being explored more? (e.g. grammar, vocabulary,.etc) 3. Have you used written as well as spoken corpora? 4. For what level of students? 5. Are students able to use concordancers and search for answers by themselves? I would appreciate it if you can tell me about your experiences in using corpora for teaching Arabic in classrooms. (I will need it for writing a paper) Thanks Latifa Al-Sulaiti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 14 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 14 20:46:50 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:46:50 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING&GEN:ALS Website Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 14 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:ALS Website -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:benmamou at ad.uiuc.edu Subject:ALS Symposium Website The ALS program is almost ready and will be posted soon. In the meantime, those planning on attending the conference (April 1-3, 2005 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) can check the website for information about accommodations and travel. The URL is: http://www.linguistics.uiuc.edu/als19/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 14 Feb 2005 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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(1)  BBN/AUB DARPA Babylon Levantine Arabic Speech and Transcripts consists of transcribed, spontaneous speech, recorded from subjects speaking in Levantine colloquial Arabic. Levantine Arabic is the dialect of Arabic spoken by ordinary people in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Palestine. It is significantly different from Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), in that it is a spoken rather than a written language. It includes different word pronunciations, and even different words. The corpus would be useful for anyone attempting to do speech recognition in Levantine colloquial Arabic, including for speech translation and spoken dialog systems. BBN/AUB DARPA Babylon Levantine Arabic Speech and Transcripts is distributed on two DVD-ROM. (2)  Chinese Treebank 5.0 is a 500K word corpus of Chinese text with syntactic bracketing. The corpus contains 824K Hanzi, 18K sentences, and 890 data files. The data is drawn from three sources: Xinhua (1994-1998), Information Services Department of HKSAR (1997), and Sinorama magazine, Taiwan (1996-1998 & 2000-2001) All files are GB encoded. Chinese Treebank 5.0 provides four versions of files: bracketed, raw, segmented and POS tagged. The raw, segmented and POS tagged versions are generated from the bracketed version and so do not reflect the previous annotation stages. Chinese Treebank 5.0 is distributed on one CD-ROM.   (3)  Levantine Arabic QT Training Data Set 3 Speech contains 322 telephone conversations and totals about 50 hours of Levantine Arabic speech. Participants were instructed to speak on set topics.  Unlike the previous training data corpora (Set 1 and 2) which are nearly 100% Jordanian speakers, this corpus is mostly Lebanese (72%) plus a combination of others Levantine speakers.  Levantine Arabic QT Training Data Set 3 Speech is distributed on one DVD-ROM. (4)  Levantine Arabic QT Training Data Set 3 Transcripts contains the transcription for the Levantine Arabic QT Training Data Set 3.  There are 322 files is UTF-8 format. The corpus also contains a word list and speaker information files.  Levantine Arabic QT Training Data Set 3 Transcripts is distributed on one CD-ROM. If you need further information, or would like to inquire about membership to the LDC, please email ldc at ldc.upenn.edu or call +1 215 573 2175. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Linguistic Data Consortium Phone: (215) 573-1275 3600 Market Street Fax: (215) 573-2175 Suite 810 ldc at ldc.upenn.edu Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.ldc.upenn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 14 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 14 20:46:54 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:46:54 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Workshop on NLP for Under-Resourced Languages Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 14 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Workshop on NLP for Under-Resourced Languages -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:malek.boualem at francetelecom.com Subject:Workshop on NLP for Under-Resourced Languages [French version below] =========================================== CALL FOR PAPERS for the Workshop NLP for Under-Resourced Languages Friday, 10 June 2005 in Dourdan, near Paris ============================================ Held in conjunction with the conference TALN 2005 (6-10 June 2005) http://www.limsi.fr/TALN05 Many languages have little or no information technology available: they have no substantial presence on the Internet, and existing software has not been adapted for their use. These are languages of countries in the developing world (e.g. Wolof in Senegal), or regional languages in countries where the first language is a global one (e.g. Breton in France). Linguistic work on these languages is often lacking, and must overcome a number of difficulties: - the presence of many lexical alternatives - multiple spellings for the same word, - the lack of exhaustive lexicons, - non-standardized transcription methods - etc. This is why we describe these languages as "under-resourced" or "pi-languages": for political and economic reasons they lack sufficient resources in terms of both linguistic study and information technology. The goal of this workshop is to provide a progress report on techniques being used for Natural Language Processing of under-resourced languages. THEMES Researchers are invited to present work related to any of the following topics: - Methods for measuring the level of technology available for a given language - Assessment of resources for basic computerization, and standardization of these resources (editors, virtual keyboards, printing, sorting, etc.) - Collection of corpora and other linguistic resources (lexicons, grammars); the role of the Internet, diasporas, unsupervised training algorithms - Methodologies for computerization of under-resourced languages (details of techniques) - Specific technologies (OCR, PDA) - Encoding of linguistic data (lexicons, morphology, syntax, and semantics) and genericity of formats. - Reports concerning the computerization of a particular language or group of pi-languages. - Architectures for NLP technologies : adaptation of existing technologies to pi-languages. - Surveys of major problems encountered in this area. SELECTION CRITERIA ------------------------------ Authors are invited to submit papers concerning original research. All submissions will be examined by at least two specialists in the area. Particular attention will be paid to: - appropriateness for the themes of the workshop - importance and originality of the contribution - validity of the technical and scientific content - critical discussion of the results, in particular as they relate to other work in the field - organization and clarity of the presentation The selected articles will be published in the conference proceedings. METHODS OF SUBMISSION ------------------------------ * Submitted articles may not exceed 10 pages in Times 12, single-spaced (about 3000 words), figures, examples, and references included. Articles are to be written in French for French speakers and in English for non-French speakers. * A LaTeX style file and Word template file will be available from the conference web site http://www.limsi.fr/TALN05. * Articles must be submitted as an attachment to an email with the subject "atelier TALN soumission" and containing the title of the article, principal author's name, affiliation, postal address, email address, telephone number, and fax number. Send this email to chantal.enguehard@ univ-nantes.fr. * It is IMPERATIVE that one of the following file formats be used, formatted for A4 paper: PS, PDF, RTF (Word). * In case an email submission is not possible, paper submissions may be accepted. Send 3 paper copies of the article to the following address: Chantal Enguehard - TALN 2005 LINA 2, rue de la Houssinière BP 92208 44322 Nantes Cedex 03 France CALENDAR Submission deadline: Thursday, 10 March 2005 Notification to authors: Tuesday, 5 April 2005 Final version: Friday, 15 April 2005 Conference : Friday, 10 June 2005 PROGRAM COMMITTEE ... Denis Béchet - Laboratoire d'Informatique Nantes-Atlantique . Vincent Berment - Laboratoire Communication Langagière et Interaction Personne-Système ... Christian Boitet - Laboratoire Communication Langagière et Interaction Personne-Système ... Malek Boualem - France Telecom ... Marcel Diki-Kidiri - Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire . Chantal Enguehard - Laboratoire d'Informatique Nantes-Atlantique (President) ... Laura Monceaux - Laboratoire d'Informatique Nantes-Atlantique . Kevin Scannell - Saint Louis University . Monique Slodzian - Centre de Recherche en Ingénierie Multilingue ============================================ APPEL A COMMUNICATIONS de l'atelier TAL et langues peu dotées vendredi 10 juin 2005 à Dourdan en région parisienne ============================================ Dans le cadre de TALN 2005 (6 au 10 juin 2005) http://www.limsi.fr/TALN05 De nombreuses langues n'ont pas franchi l'étape de l'informatisation : elles sont peu présentes sur Internet, les logiciels existants ne sont pas adaptés. Il s'agit de langues de pays en voie de développement (comme le wolof au Sénégal par exemple), ou bien de langues régionales dans des pays où la langue officielle est une langue de dimension internationale (le breton en France). Ces langues souffrent souvent de lacunes dans les travaux linguistiques qui leur sont consacrés et doivent faire face à diverses difficultés : - présence de nombreuses variantes lexicales, - graphies concurrentes pour un même mot, - inexistence de lexiques exhaustifs, - transcription non complètement standardisée - etc. C'est pourquoi nous qualifions ces langues de « peu dotées » ou « langues-pi » : elles sont à la fois peu informatisées et peu étudiées, que ce soit pour des raisons politiques ou économiques. Cet atelier vise à faire le point sur les méthodes à adopter pour développer le Traitement Automatique des Langues pour des langues peu dotées. THEMES Les chercheurs seront invités à présenter des communications autour des thèmes suivants : - Méthodes de mesure du niveau d'informatisation d'une langue. - Bilan des solutions apportées en informatisation de base, standardisation de ces solutions (éditeurs, claviers virtuels, impression , tri lexicographique etc.). - Recueil de corpus et de ressources langagières (lexiques, grammaires) : rôle d'Internet et des diasporas, apport des algorithmes d'apprentissage. - Méthodologie d'informatisation pour les langues-pi (spécificité des techniques d'informatisation). - Technologies d'actualité (ROC ou PDA). - Modélisation des données linguistiques (lexiques, morphologie, syntaxe et sémantique) et généricité des formats adoptés. - Rapports d'expériences sur l'informatisation d'une langue ou d'un groupe de langues-pi. - Architectures des technologies de TALN : adaptation des technologies existantes aux langues-pi. - Panorama des grands types de problèmes linguistiques rencontrés lors du traitement automatique de langues-pi. CRITERES DE SÉLECTION ------------------------------ Les auteurs sont invités à soumettre des travaux de recherche originaux. Les soumissions seront examinées par au moins deux spécialistes du domaine. Seront considérées en particulier: - l'adéquation à la thématique de l'atelier. - l'importance et l'originalité de la contribution, - la correction du contenu scientifique et technique, - la discussion critique des résultats, en particulier par rapport aux autres travaux du domaine, - l'organisation et la clarté de la présentation, Les articles sélectionnés seront publiés dans les actes de la conférence. MODALITÉS DE SOUMISSION ----------------------------------- * Les articles soumis ne devront pas dépasser 10 pages en Times 12, espacement simple, soit environ 3000 mots, figures, exemples et références compris. Les articles seront rédigés en français pour les francophones, en anglais pour les non-francophones. * Une feuille de style LaTeX et un modèle Word seront disponibles sur le site web de la conférence http://www.limsi.fr/TALN05. * Les auteurs devront envoyer leur soumission sous la forme d'un document attaché à un courrier électronique ayant pour titre "atelier TALN soumission" et contenant le titre de la communication, le nom, l'affiliation, l'adresse postale, l'adresse électronique, le numéro de téléphone et le fax de l'auteur principal. Adresser ce courrier à chantal.enguehard at univ-nantes.fr * L'un des formats suivants devra IMPÉRATIVEMENT être employé : PS, PDF, RTF (Word). Les versions devront être au format A4. * En cas d'impossibilité d'envoi par courrier électronique, une soumission "papier" pourra être admise. 3 exemplaires papier de la contribution devront être envoyés à l'adresse suivante: Chantal Enguehard - TALN 2005 LINA 2, rue de la Houssinière BP 92208 44322 Nantes Cedex 03 France CALENDRIER Date limite de soumission : jeudi 10 mars 2005 Notification aux auteurs : mardi 5 avril 2005 Version finale : vendredi 15 avril 2005 Conférence : vendredi 10 juin 2005 COMITE DE PROGRAMME ... Denis Béchet - Laboratoire d'Informatique Nantes-Atlantique . Vincent Berment - Laboratoire Communication Langagière et Interaction Personne-Système ... Christian Boitet - Laboratoire Communication Langagière et Interaction Personne-Système ... Malek Boualem - France Telecom ... Marcel Diki-Kidiri - Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire . Chantal Enguehard - Laboratoire d'Informatique Nantes-Atlantique (Présidente) ... Laura Monceaux - Laboratoire d'Informatique Nantes-Atlantique . Kevin Scannell - Saint Louis University . Monique Slodzian - Centre de Recherche en Ingénierie Multilingue ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 14 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 14 20:47:12 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:47:12 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice thanks and more advice Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 14 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice thanks 2) Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice 3) Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:polywannabe at hotmail.com Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice thanks Thanks to those who responded with helpful suggestions for where to do an intensive Arabic program this summer. I greatly appreciate it. I realized after my message was posted to the listserve that I made it sound like MEI (the Middle East Institute) here in DC was going a little slow. I have to say that MEI has been a wonderful place to take evening Arabic classes. The teachers are all very qualified. They are so flexible and willing to give you extra help, the students are all very interesting and insightful, and I have made many new friends there. MEI's classes are inexpensive and very convenient for people like me who work during the day. I would recommend them over some of the other programs my friends have taken here in the DC area. In addition, MEI hosts excellent panel discussions and activities aimed at helping others learn about and understand peoples of the Middle East. I appreciate that they teach other languages such as Hebrew, Farsi and Turkish. Any frustration at learning Arabic at a slow pace this past fall is focused on myself and *my* slow pace at learning Arabic. Thanks, Heather Heba ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:dwilmsen at aucegypt.edu Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice thanks I neglected to mention that the Arabic and Translation Studies Division at the Center for Adult and Continuing Education at the American University in Cairo can arrange customized Arabic classes for you in the summer.  The price would depend upon the number of participants, with the cheapest rate beginning with four participants (that would be ten US dollars per student per hour - with only one student, i.e., you, the price would be $25 per hour).  So if you have three others who might like the idea of a summer in Cairo (or any other time too, it doesn't have to be summer, it could be Xmas break, for instance - the weather is far more clement in winter, as you might imagine - unless you are from Tucson, AZ, as I am, then even the summers here seem cool most of the time.)  Otherwise, a 72-hour class over twelve weeks (not too intensive , as you can see) would run you $500.   There is also a very intensive summer program at the Arabic Language Institute, which begins around mid June and ends by 31 July.  Fees for that are somewhere in the range of $3,000 (a little less I think).  Check the web site:  www.aucegypt.edu.   BTW, I would be very happy to advise at great length if you have specific questions about your study of Arabic.  I have been arranging these customized classes for years and sheparding students through their Arabic careers, dispensing a lot of advice over the net in the bargain.  So, ask away.    As ever   David Wilmsen The American University in Cairo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 3) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:sanaa at arabacademy.com Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice thanks Here is another inexpensive yet technologically advanced Arabic language program that you can join. It is organized by the Arab Academy (www.arabacademy.com) in Cairo, Egypt. http://www.arabacademy.com/studyabroad Feel free to contact me directly if you need further information. Sanaa Ghanem President, Arab Academy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 14 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:27:43 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:27:43 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Phillips Exeter Academy Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Phillips Exeter Academy Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:"James E. Samiljan" Subject:Phillips Exeter Academy Job PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY A PRIVATE, COEDUCATIONAL BOARDING SCHOOL IN EXETER, NH HAS THE FOLLOWING JOB OPENING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES FOR FALL OF 2005-6 Full time instructor of beginning Arabic and another language, preferably French, Spanish or Japanese. The ideal candidate would have an advanced degree in Arabic and/or Near Eastern Studies, and the training to teach an intensive first-year course in Modern Standard Arabic. Candidates should also be fluent in and able to teach another language, preferably French, Spanish or Japanese. Ability to teach in other subject areas is a plus. Responsibilities include teaching four courses, dormitory residence, sports, and/or other student extracurricular activities. Phillips Exeter Academy was founded in 1781 and originated the system of instruction known as Harkness teaching in 1931. In the spirit of its charter to foster both goodness and knowledge, students come from a wide variety of geographic, economic, racial, and religious backgrounds. The diverse student body comes from approximately 44 states, the District of Columbia, and 29 foreign countries. For more information consult our website: www.exeter.edu. INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD SEND RESUME AND REFERENCES TO: BARBARA EGGERS, DEAN OF FACULTY PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY EXETER, NH 03833 faculty at exeter.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:27:40 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:27:40 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic at Georgetown Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic (CAPA) at Georgetown -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:Elizabeth M. Bergman < emb at georgetown.edu > (reposted from LINGUIST) Subject:CAPA at Georgetown Georgetown University Announces CAPA: The first full-time intensive Arabic program in the academic year. Georgetown University is pleased to announce the opening of the Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic (CAPA). CAPA is supported by the National Security Education Program's (NSEP) National Flagship Language Initiative. CAPA is the first intensive Arabic language program to be offered for a full academic year and in the US. Other special features of the CAPA program include: - intensive advanced level instruction (3 - 5 hours per day) in the academic year - focus on both spoken and written Arabic - frequent testing and diagnostic feedback - high teacher-to-student ratio - individual attention and customized instruction - special course modules to meet students' academic interests and/or professional needs - summer internships in Arabic-only professional environments CAPA invites applications for the fall of 2005. The program is open to graduate students, undergraduates, working professionals, and government employees. Students who plan to study in the Arabic-speaking world in 2006 are especially welcome to apply. The application includes an Arabic proficiency screening test. Those eligible are currently at the ILR 1+ or 2 level (ACTFL intermediate high or advanced). The goal of CAPA is to raise their Arabic skills to the ILR 3 or 3+ (ACTFL superior level). CAPA is located at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Its location gives student access to the outstanding resources of Georgetown University. Students will also take full advantage of the many professional, governmental, and cultural activities, events, and organizations of the area. Qualified students may be eligible for federal funding in the form of tuition scholarships and stipends. This funding is for students who are highly committed to work for the federal government. Other funding may also be available through CAPA. For more information and for application forms, contact CAPA. Dr. Elizabeth M. Bergman, CAPA Program Director phone: 202-687-5743 email: emb at georgetown.edu Application deadline for Fall 2005 is April 20. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:27:56 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:27:56 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:BA and minor in Arabic query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:BA and minor in Arabic query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:moderator Subject:BA and minor in Arabic query I have been asked for a list of US universities that offer a BA and/or a minor in Arabic. I know there is a list of university programs on the AATA webpage, but it doesn't seem to indicate which ones offer degrees. Does anyone know if such a list exists? Dil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:28:00 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:28:00 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Learning style query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Learning style query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:nourahamdan at yahoo.ie Subject:Learning style query Dear colleagues, I am a teacher of Arabic mainly teaching American students. I would like to know if there is any research done on the learning style of American students, what their preferences are and how can An Arab teacher have an atmosphere conducive to learning in his class. I would also appreciate it if teachers of Arabic teaching Americans would like to share their experiences with me and other colleagues. Best, Noura Hamdan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:28:06 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:28:06 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:arabic tagger Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:arabic tagger -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:moderator Subject:arabic tagger The following (probably old) information was recently given on the Corpora list, in response to a request for an Arabic tagger: Salam Siham, check out Mona Diab’s page. She has some Arabic tokenization and part-of-speech tagging software that is available free for download on it (end of the page) http://www.stanford.edu/~mdiab/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:28:03 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:28:03 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NMELRC Online Pedagogical Workshops Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:NMELRC Online Pedagogical Workshop 28 Feb -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:nmelrc-research at byu.edu Subject:NMELRC Online Pedagogical Workshop 28 Feb   We are excited to announce the rest of the Spring Online Pedagogical Workshops.  For those who have not heard of these broadcasts, they are free to all those interested and cover various topics about how to better teach Middle East Languages.  Experienced master teachers will provide the trainings.  All one needs to do is go to our website (www.nmelrc.org) on the date and time listed below and follow the directions to receive a stream of the workshop right at their computer.  More information about the upcoming workshop can be found at www.nmelrc.org.  Also, if you know any other individuals that you think would be interested in these free online workshops please forward them this e-mail and instruct them to send us their e-mail address if they are interested in further notices about the workshops.  For those who missed our January workshop, we have archived it on our web-site under Online Pedagogical Workshops Archives under the main menu on the left hand side.    Monday, Feb. 28  3:00 p.m. EST “Techniques for contextualizing vocabulary”, Professor Salah Hammoud, USAF Academy. Friday, March 25  3:00 p.m. EST “How to create an interactive language classroom?”, Professor Vardit Ringvald, Brandeis University. Friday, April 22  3:00 p.m. EST “Teaching Listening Comprehension”, Professor Suzan Oezel, Indiana University Friday, May 13,  3:00 p.m. EST “Integration of Technology in the Language Classroom”, Professor Esther Raizen, University of Texas & Professor Michael Bush, Brigham Young University. Thank you.  National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) nmelrc-research at byu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:27:52 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:27:52 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Hedayet Institute Intensive Summer Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Hedayet Institute Intensive Summer Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:nhedayet at yahoo.com Subject:Hedayet Institute Intensive Summer Program I am pleased to announce that the intensive summer program at Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies (HIAS) will start towards the end of June 05-exact date will be announced in two weeks. HIAS intensive summer program can be either for 6 or 8 weeks. The program concentrates on Modern Standard Arabic as well as on Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. This program is 20 contact class hours per week; i.e., a total of either 120 or 160 contact class hrs.  Those who are not complete beginners can choose one or two elective courses-depending on their proficiency level (that will be assessed after their arrival) - out of the following: Modern or classical Arabic literature, Arab & Islamic history, calligraphy, oriental music, tajweed al Qur'aan, or Islamic philosophy. Beginners can complete the 20 hours per week by MSA & ECA. HIAS organizes three trips- free of charge- to tourist sites in Cairo during the study term and may help in finding suitable accommodation for its students for reasonable prices. Students can still cut down the housing expenses if two or three share one apartment. Living in Cairo is not as expensive as in US or Europe. Groups of three or more may get reduced tuition fees. Groups prices will be a little less than $10 per hr. and individual rates will be around $13.5/hr. HIAS tailor special courses for special student groups from different US & European universities. An application form is attached with this e-mail message so that if you decide to join our program you may fill it and send it back at this e-mail address before the mid of April 05. Students from different American & European universities who joined HIAS intensive summer program in the past years have been very satisfied.  I wish you all the best in your endeavours to study Arabic. Nagwa Hedayet HIAS Director 72, Rd. No. 10 Maadi, Cairo Egypt Tel: (202)3583915 Cell Phone No.:(2012)2261308 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:41 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:41 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs Arabic politeness refs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs Arabic politeness refs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:ioanna_iosifelli at yahoo.gr Subject:Needs Arabic politeness refs [Moderator's note: the following, from a non-subscriber, was forwarded to me. Please repy to her directly. I'm sure members would also appreciate you posting any refs you have to Arabic-L as well-Dil] My name is Ioanna Iosifelli and i am a greek student in a postgraduate programm of Applied Linguistics in the Faculty of the Greek language and literature in the University of Athens.   In the postgraduate programm we were teached in this semester a seminar in the field of "Pragmatics" and since i have been learning Arabic for 4 years and i love this language very much, i decided the research field of my project in this seminar to be on the politeness (utterance) phenomenon in the greek and the arabic language. In other words i would like to make research on how politeness is uttered in the greek and in the arabic cultures, and to do a contrastive work between the two languages. Moreover i would like to specialise my work, if it was possible, in the use of the tenses for uttering politeness. (For example in the greek language we use past tenses for being more polite. I know that in the arabic language this doesn't exist, but maybe i could find something similar).   My aim by this mail is, if you could help me to find some bibliography (in Greek, English or German) about the utterance of politeness in the arabic language, or about the pragmatic approach of the tenses (past tense) in the arabic language.   I would really appreciate your help and i will be waiting for your answer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:45 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:45 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:BA and Minor response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:BA and Minor response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:raram at umich.edu Subject:BA and Minor response The University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies offers BA  Major and Minor in Arabic.   Raji Rammuny ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:47 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:47 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Need Arabic Concordancer advice Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Need Arabic Concordancer advice -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:georgette-jabbour at uiowa.edu Subject:Need Arabic Concordancer advice I am teaching Arabic at the University of Iowa and would like to use a concordancer for Arabic. Could you please recommend to me a concordancer that works well. Thanks, Georgette Jabbour ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:37 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:37 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:lam with perfective verbs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:lam with perfective verbs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu Subject:lam with perfective verbs Dear List members I have noticed that in some Egyptian folk tales and epic narrations (e.g., al-seera al-hilaaliyya) the past/negative operator lamm is used with perfective verbs. For example, lamm kont (I was not),lam roHt (I did not go) and lamm raDeet (I did not agree). I find this pattern quite interesting because it is different from the negation patterns of MSA/CA and because none of the dialects of Egypt employs lamm as a regular negative operator. Besides, this observation has some implications for a theory of tense in Arabic. My question is Are there any other dialects of Arabic that you are familiar with that allow using lamm with perfective verbs? Do you know of any research done on this particular issue? Thank you Mustafa Mughazy Western Michigan University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:55 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:55 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 19 at U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:ALS 19 at U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:benmamou at ad.uiuc.edu Subject:ALS 19 at U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign The 19th Symposium on Arabic Linguistics will be held April 1-3, 2005, = at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Program is = available on the symposium's website: www.linguistics.uiuc.edu/als19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:59 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:59 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:UofOK and MEI Joint Weekiend Intensive Arabic Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:UofOK and MEI Joint Weekiend Intensive Arabic Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:languages at mideasti.org Subject:UofOK and MEI Joint Weekiend Intensive Arabic Program The University of Oklahoma OUTREACH & Middle East Institute (MEI) May 20-July 3; 2:00pm-7:00pm; Fri., Sat., Sun., and Mon. (Session One) July 8-August 1; 2:00pm-7:00pm; Fri., Sat., Sun., and Mon. (Session Two) The University of Oklahoma and the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC, are pleased to offer a joint Weekend Intensive Arabic program in Washington, DC, during the summer of 2005. There are two sessions: a seven-week session (elementary Arabic) followed by a four-week session (intermediate Arabic). The purpose of these intensive courses is to develop mastery of Arabic orthographic and sound systems and the five language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture) at the beginning and intermediate levels, respectively. Students will develop the ability to interact successfully in a variety of general communicative situations, to read short texts, and to deal generally with language in its most essential uses. Five cultural excursions are scheduled during the first session, three during the second. Activities include visiting mosques, attending lectures on Islam, visiting Arabic restaurants and becoming acquainted with Arabic cuisine, visiting Arabic markets and book stores, meeting with members of the Arabic community, and attending sessions on cultural topics, such as Arabic music and calligraphy. Students may enroll for either session or both sessions. Students also have the option of joining an immersion program in Jordan after completing the first session (for the Jordanoption, please contact Professor Aalhawary—see below) PREREQUISITES for Session One: None. PREREQUISITES for Session Two: completion of beginning Arabic or approval of the instructor. Tuition & Fees: Session One $2,750; Session Two $1,650 Application Deadlines: Session One April 22, 2005; Session Two June 8, 2005 For more information contact the Program Directors: Professor Mohammad T. Alhawary, at malhawary at ou.edu or 405-325-1467; Dr. Shukri Abed, Middle East Institute, at language at mideasti.org or 202-785-2710; or the University of Oklahoma OUTREACH Academic Programs at sgou at ou.edu, or 405-325-7981. Visit us at http://cafe.ou.edu/a&s or www.mideasti.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:23:01 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:23:01 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NMELRC Vocabulary Online Workshop TODAY Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:NMELRC Vocabulary Online Workshop TODAY -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:nmelrc-research at byu.edu Subject:NMELRC Vocabulary On-Line Workshop TODAY Teaching Vocabulary Online Workshop The National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) announces a series of free on-line workshops on various aspects of language pedagogy for teachers of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish. All involved in the teaching of Middle East languages from elementary to graduate level are invited to tune in and participate in these workshops.   Dr. Salah-Dine Hammoud will lecture from the US Air Force Academy on vocabulary instruction at 3:00PM EST today (Monday, February 28). At that time a link will appear on our web-site www.nmelrc.org. to access the video and slides. Notes: 1. If you plan on watching the presentation on an Apple Macintosh computer, you will need to download Windows Media Player 9 for Mac. You can get it here (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/software/Macintosh/osx/ default.aspx). 2. For Safari and FireFox users: When the presentation loads, you will receive a notice that the page is only viewable in Internet Explorer or Netscape. (You may receive this message more than once.) The presentation should, in fact, work properly in your browser, so, click the "Cancel" button. Web-Broadcasts presentations will be offered once a month and will allow language faculty in our four languages to listen to the presentations, post questions, and get answers via the web. Each presentation will last between 90 and 100 minutes and will feature a brief theoretical background to the issue(s) discussed as well as sample materials and classroom techniques. We will archive these events after their broadcast date and post them on the Online Pedagogical Workshop Archive page found under the Main Menu.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:52 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:52 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Call for Papers, LCTL Focuessed CTP conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Call for Papers, LCTL Focuessed CTP conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:sarah.springer at miis.edu Subject:Call for Papers, LCTL Focuessed CTP conference * * DEADLINE REMINDER * * Friday, March 4, 2005 Call for Papers Online at http://ciin.miis.edu/2005_call.html ======================================= CONTENT, TASKS and PROJECTS: Meeting the Challenges of Classroom Implementation *Special Focus on Less-Commonly Taught Languages* Monterey Institute of Int'l Studies, Monterey, CA May 20-22, 2005 (plus pre-conference workshops) ======================================= Plenary speakers: Donna Brinton (UCLA), David Nunan (University of Hong Kong), Amy Ohta (Univ. of Washington) Pre-conference workshop leaders: Peter Shaw, Renee Jourdenais, Jean Turner, Bob Cole (all Monterey Institute) The Graduate School of Language and Educational Linguistics at the Monterey Institute welcomes proposals from language educators using content-based approaches in second and foreign language classrooms. We particularly encourage the participation of instructors of less-commonly taught languages (LCTLs). The conference will once again bring together educators from a variety of languages, levels and contexts to a) identify critical elements in the use of content, tasks and projects, and their relationship to each other, b) share successful program and curricular models, and c) exchange ideas and materials for successful classroom implementation and assessment. Sessions will focus on the following aspects of CBI: * Pedagogy: Aspects of Effective Classroom Implementation * Program, Curriculum & Materials Development * Assessment of Learning * Integration of Technology To access the call for papers, program overview, and general conference flyer, please visit the conference web site at http://ciin.miis.edu/events.html * Please post / distribute * ======================================= Conference home http://ciin.miis.edu/events.html Project overview http://ciin.miis.edu/project.html Email CBI at miis.edu ======================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 22:46:45 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:46:45 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Summer Intensive Arabic Program in Zarqa, Jordan Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Summer Intensive Arabic Program in Zarqa, Jordan -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:malhawary at ou.edu Subject:Summer Intensive Arabic Program in Zarqa, Jordan Summer Intensive Arabic Program in Zarqa, Jordan at The Hashemite University 6 weeks in Jordan July 03 – August 11 2005 The Hashemite University is on the outskirts of the city of Zarqa, the second largest city after the capital city Amman, with a population of about 1.000.000 inhabitants. Zarqa is located in the north of Jordan about 20 miles (25 km) north east of Amman. With its unique location and small size compared to other over-crowded cities in the region, the city of Zarqa is a great choice for an Arabic study abroad program. The program will begin on Sunday, July 3, 2005. Students must arrive in Zarqa on July 2nd. The Summer Arabic program at the Hashemite University (HU) is part of an exchange agreement between The University of Oklahoma (OU) and The Hashemite University a (HU) nd is open for non-OU students as well. The program provides: - Intensive Arabic language instruction of 150 hours: 125 of Modern Standard Arabic and 25 hours in survival colloquial Jordanian. - Small classrooms with individual attention (maximum of 12 students in each class) to develop their Arabic language skills at the Intermediate and advanced levels and beyond. The Summer 2005 program will be limited to instruction at the Intermediate (equivalent to 2nd year Arabic at OU) and advanced (equivalent to 3rd year Arabic at OU) levels. - Basic orientation on the country and culture upon arrival - At least three field trips to historical sites & cultural programs arranged by HU - Off-campus housing in Amman, arranged by HU The deadline for application is April 25, 2005. Textbooks used: Al-Kitaab: Part Two & Three For further information, please contact the program directors: Professor Mohammad T. Alhawary (in the US) malhawary at ou.edu Professor Yaser Al-Tamimi (in Jordan) ytamimi at hu.edu.jo or visit the program website: http://www.hu.edu.jo/Inside/Admissions/Announcements/docs/16.doc ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 22:46:47 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:46:47 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:2nd Issue of Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:2nd Issue of Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:malhawary at ou.edu Subject:2nd Issue of Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition The Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition Group is pleased to announce the second issue (Vol. 2) of: _Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition_ (JALT) http://www.jalt.net Articles in the current issue include: 1-Al-Khalil Ibn Ahmad and Numerical Prosody II By Khashan Mohammad Khashan 2-Sibawayhi's Al-Kitab Chapters 7-13 By Solomon Sara 3- Ibn Sina's Treatise on Phonetics: Asbab Huduth Al-Huruf By Solomon Sara The aim of JALT is to promote a proper and principled understanding of the Arabic linguistics tradition, encompassing the whole range of phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic and other related analyses and the specific contribution of linguists since the tradition’s earliest inception (around the 8th Century). The Journal features fully available articles online. Subscription is free. With Best Wishes, Mohammad T. Alhawary, Editor http://www.jalt.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 22:46:50 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:46:50 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:lam with perfective verbs response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:lam with perfective verbs response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:MaherAwad at virginia.edu Subject:lam with perfective verbs response Dear Mustafa, Can you positively exclude the possibility that this /lam/ is the truncated temporal /lam/, i.e., from /lammaa/ 'when'? One can't be sure from the provided examples. Maher Awad University of Virginia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 22:46:52 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:46:52 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Concordancer response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Concordancer response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:j.hoogland at let.ru.nl Subject:Arabic Concordancer response I have been using Monoconc Pro. For a description of the way I used it see: http://www.let.ru.nl/wba/Content2/1.4.6_Concordancing.htm good luck, Jan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 22:48:23 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:48:23 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:lam with perfective verbs response 2 Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:lam with perfective verbs response 2 -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:srpkole at EUnet.yu Subject:lam with perfective verbs response 2 Dear Mustafa, Dealing with genuine (dialectal) Arab folk tales long since, I've never seen such use of lam (you say lamm -- why, may I ask?). Moreover, I have never come across the use of it with any verbal form as far as "pure" dialectal texts are concerned. This negative operator is simply not found in the colloquials -- not at all, as far as I know. Therefore it might be interesting to hear of what kind are the folk tales you mention in your quest. If they are written in the original dialect, it would worth while if you'd inform me, or, still better, all of us, on your sources. As for al-siira al-hilaaliyya, it is far from being dialectal, unless you've got some special version of it. Cordially, Srpko Lestaric ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:24 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:24 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New articles and reviews Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:review of The Arabic Language and National Identiy 1) Subject:article: Lebanese/Arabic and American Children's Discourse in Group-Solving Situations -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:review of The Arabic Language and National Identiy **ANTHROPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS, Volume 46, Number 1 (Spring 2004)** BOOK REVIEWS The Arabic Language and National Identity: A Study in Ideology (Yasir Suleiman), BERNARD SPOLSKY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Lebanese/Arabic and American Children's Discourse in Group-Solving Situations Journal Title: Language and Education Volume Number: 19 Issue Number: 1 Issue Date: 2005 Lebanese/Arabic and American Children's Discourse in Group-Solving Situations Grece Chami-Sather 3279 Woodlyn Hills Drive, Erlanger, KY 41018 Richard R. Kretschmer, Jr University of Cincinnati, PO Box 210002, Cincinnati OH 45221-0002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:37 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:37 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Professorship at University of Exeter Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Professorship at University of Exeter -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:M.S.Omri at exeter.ac.uk Subject:Arabic Professorship at University of Exeter University of Exeter Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies Chair in Arabic Studies (Ref. 9204) Applications are invited for the Chair of Arabic, tenable from September 2005.? The appointee will be expected to have a research and publication record of the highest international standing, and to be playing a leading role in research on Arabic.? On the teaching side, the appointee will similarly be expected to have shown academic leadership in promoting Arabic teaching.? The ability to demonstrate institutional and administrative leadership will be an advantage. Fields of interest may include any part of Arabic studies, including the linguistic basis, classical and modern literature, early and later Arab philosophical thought, and the interface between Arabic cultural/linguistic fields and Islamic cultural/religious concerns.? Salary will be by negotiation. For an informal discussion of the post please contact Professor Tim Niblock at t.c.niblock at exeter.ac.uk or +44 (0)1392 26 40 28. For an application pack contact www.ex.ac.uk/jobs, fax (01392) 263414 or e-mail A.Howes at exeter.ac.uk quoting reference number 9204. Closing date for completed applications is 22 February 2005. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:41 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:41 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs advice on cheap intensive Arabic Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs advice on cheap intensive Arabic -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:polywannabe at hotmail.com Subject:Needs advice on cheap intensive Arabic I'm in a dilemma.? I'm going to grad school full-time here in DC and have been taking evening Arabic classes at the Middle East Institute but we seem to be progressing at a snail's pace.? This summer I am wanting to do some sort of intensive Arabic program to jumpstart things a bit.? I was leaning toward an AUK program but I'm starting to feel reluctant because of the price and because I'm suddenly not sure I want an Egyptian accent.? Middlebury also seems way out of my price range, though I should probably look into scholarships or something. I looked a little into a program at Birzeit University, but then I'd have an Israeli stamp in my passport again and I do plan on traveling through some non-Israeli-stamp-loving countries the end of the summer (Algeria & Libya). Some people have recommended going to Damascus but I have no idea where any good programs are.? I would love to do a random country like Oman, but I'm really wanting a high quality program and a semi-understandable colloquial dialect.? And basically pay nothing.? =)? I'm finding millions and millions of programs online, but I'm hesitant to commit to one if I've never seen it or know someone who's attended... Any advice?or magic solutions? Thanks, Heather heba at gwu.edu ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:34 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:34 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Emphatics in Classical Arabic query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Emphatics in Classical Arabic query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:Rnorm25 at aol.com Subject:Emphatics in Classical Arabic query I have a question about classical Arabic. I have read that some theorize that most or all of the emphatics were original voiced in classical Arabic. (Given their description as majhoor by the grammarians) Has anything been written about the possibility that there was no voiced/voiceless distinction in the emphatic consonants in proto-Arabic and classical Arabic; that these were actually just allophones of the same phonemes. This is the case with T/D in many modern Bedouin Arabic dialects. Also even in some readings of the Quran there is emphatic Saad read as Zaad with voicing. Any information on this subject and the conditions that may have caused this allophonic variation would be appreciated. Thanks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:31 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:31 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:References on Arabic Collocations response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:References on Arabic Collocations response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:hobeika.faten at worldonline.fr Subject:References on Arabic Collocations response ??? ??????? ? ???????? ?????????? ? ???????? ? ??????? ??????? ??????? ? ??????? ? ?????? ? ?Ali al-Q?sim?, At-ta??b?r al-istil?hiyya wa l-lafziyya, ALECSO (Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization), vol.17, 1979, p.17-33. ??? ????? ? ????? ?????????? ??????? (???? ? ???????) Hasan Gaz?la, Tarjamat al-mutal?zim?t al-lafziyya in Turjuman, revue de traduction et d?interpr?tation, Tanger, Maroc, ?dit?e par l?Ecole Sup?rieure Roi Fahd de Traduction, volume 2, num?ro 1, avril 1993, p.7-44. ???? ???? ???? ???? ? ???? ?????????? ??????? ???? ??? ?????? ???????? Muhammad Muhammad Hilm? Hulayl, ???Mu?jam al-mutl?zim?t al-lafziyya, hatwa nahwa n-nuh?d bi t-tarjama? (Lexique de collocations: vers un d?veloppement de la traduction), in Turjuman, revue de traduction et d'interpr?tation, Tanger, Maroc, ?dit?e par l'Ecole Sup?rieure Roi Fahd de Traduction, volume 3, num?ro 1, avril 1994, p.35-59. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2681 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:48 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:48 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:WATA Translate a Word Service Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:WATA Translate a Word Service -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:moderator Subject:WATA Translate a Word Service The WATA has initiated a 'translate a word' service that you might want to check out at: http://www.arabicwata.org/Arabic/Translation/Translate_a_Word/index.html http://www.arabicwata.org/Arabic/translate_a_word/view.asp dil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:27 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:27 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Jobs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Corpus Linguistics Job 1) Subject:Computational Linguistics Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Corpus Linguistics Job Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:48:41 From: Kim Helfrich < khelfrich at textwise.com > Subject: Arabic/English/Text/Corpus Linguistics: Scientist, TextWise, NY, USA University or Organization: TextWise Job Rank: Scientist Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Translation Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (ABV) English (ENG) Description: [Updated reposting of #15.3440] For over 10 years, TextWise has developed cutting-edge technology to analyze unstructured text for government and commercial applications. Join the CINDOR team to extend our state-of-the-art cross-language information retrieval system to Arabic. This position reports to the Director of Science. Key Responsibilities include: 1. Optimize linguistic algorithms and custom toolkit for cross-language text mining. 2. Use toolkit to build an Arabic lexical database associated with Princeton WordNet. 3. Develop query disambiguation, translation, and optimization to target multiple search engines. 4. Measure precision/recall of the system and design new ways to improve accuracy. Job Requirements: 1. Ph.D. (or M.S. with 2+ years commercial experience) in computational linguistics, computer science, or related area. 2. Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in: - Natural Language Processing (NLP); - Cross-Language Information Retrieval (CLIR); - Text Mining; - TREC evaluations; - WordNet architecture and optimization; - Java / Linux programming. 3. Native or near-native fluency in both English and Modern Standard Arabic, with linguistic knowledge of both. 4. Strong organizational skills. 5. Ability to work both independently and within an existing team. Note: We are also hiring scientists for our Semantic Signatures team to build the world's best contextual advertising search engine (see http://www.textwise.com/commercial). MS/PhD in computer science; experience in search engines, text mining, NLP, and statistical analysis. Address for Applications: Kim Helfrich 1100 Chase Square Rochester, NY 14604 United States of America Application Deadline: Open until filled. Contact Information: Kim Helfrich Email: khelfrich at textwise.com Phone: 585-325-3555 Website: http://www.textwise.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Computational Linguistics Job Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:03:27 From: Elaine Drom < elaine at sehda.com > Subject: Arabic & Computational Linguistics: Translator, Sehda, Inc., CA, USA University or Organization: Sehda, Inc. Job Rank: Translator Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics Required Language: Arabic, Standard (ABV) Description: We are looking for people who are fluent in Arabic and English, and understand several Arabic dialects to assist in Arabic-English and English-Arabic translation, transcription of Arabic recordings into typed Arabic, and writing grammars. The position is full-time or part-time and will start in mid February. Job requirements: - Linguistic training strongly preferred. - Fluent in Arabic and must know how to type in Arabic and English. - Detailed oriented - Experience as an interpreter or simultaneous translation - Applicant must have correct and current documentation for working legally in the U.S, and be able to work on-site at our Mountain View office. We are also looking for several fluent Arabic-speakers to participate in testing the speech-to-speech translation system on a one-time basis. Address for Applications: Elaine Drom 465 N. Fairchild Drive, Suite 123 Mountain View, CA 94043 United States of America Application Deadline: Open until filled. Contact Information: Elaine Drom Email: arabic at sehda.com Website: http://www.sehda.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:39 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:39 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:AD:IBC Sale Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:IBC Sale -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:ibc at ibcbooks.com Subject:IBC Sale International Book Centre is now having a hugh 50% off sale on the following Stacey International Picture books: ? Saudi Arabia First Photograph $49.95??????????????? 50% OFF THESE PRICES WHILE QUANTITIES LAST Bedouin Momads of the Desert $65.00????????????????? Pakistan 65.00????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ORDER FROM:? International Book Centre, Inc. Saudi Arabic First Photograph $49.95????????????????????????2391 Auburn Road, Shelby Twp., Michigan 48317 Oman and it's Renaissance $65.00????????????????????????????? Phone/Fax 586-254-7230 website: www.ibcbooks.com Larson Butterflies of Saudi Arabic 49.95 Facey Story of East Province of Saudi Arabia $60.00 Guise Riyade $49.95 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 10th edition $65.00 Crewe House $34.95 Wildflowers of Kuwait $49.95 Origins of Arabic $65.00 Bibby, Looking for Dilman $39.95 Jeddah City of Art $65.00 Facey, Dir'iyyah First Saudi State $49.95 Facey, Imirates by First Photographs $49.95 ? PLEASE NOTE: WHEN PLACING YOUR ORDERS MENTION: 50% OFF SALE ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:54 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:54 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Corpus Studies query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Corpus Studies query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:latifa at comp.leeds.ac.uk Subject:Arabic Corpus Studies query Do you know any Arabic linguistic studies that are based on a corpus? 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Check the value of "charset" and also try inserting dir="RTL" inside

and

tags. The disconnected-letters problem occurs sometimes in Windows too. To solve it I open the Word file with WordPad and save it as RTF, and then I open the RTF file in Word. If you want, send me the file and I will give it an "extreme makeover" for you. :-) Regards, Tim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:46 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:46 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Mughazy contact info Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Mughazy contact info -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:esseesym at georgetown.edu Subject:Mughazy contact info Dear David, I met Mustafa Mughazy at a conference in Gainesville, FL in the Fall of 2003. As far as I know, he is at Western Michigan University. The email address listed for him on W.MICH.U. website is mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu. Hope this helps, Mohssen Esseesy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:43 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:43 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:New Date for ARAM conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Date for ARAM conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:aram at oriental-institute.oxford.ac.uk Subject:New Date for ARAM conference Dear Colleague, I am writing to inform you that the venue of the ARAM conference won?t be available for Monday 4 July and Thursday 5 July 2005. Therefore, we have made a new booking for 6-8 July 2005. ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organising its twenty first international conference on the subject of ?Pilgrimages & Shrines in the Syrian Orient (including the Holy Land and the Sinai) in pre-modern times?, to be held at Oxford University, 6-8 July 2005. The conference will start on Wednesday 6 July at 9am, finishing on Friday 8 July at 6pm. Each speaker?s paper is limited to 30 minutes, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. If you wish to participate in the conference, please contact our ARAM Email address (aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk). Those who are interested in the conference will be provided with the necessary information about accommodation and the speakers? list. All papers given at the conference will be published in a future edition of the ARAM periodical, subject to editorial review. If you know of colleagues who might like to contribute to the conference, please add their names and addresses to your reply or forward this message to them. I am very sorry for the change of the conference date. Yours sincerely, Shafiq Abouzayd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:52 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:52 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Calligraphy query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Calligraphy query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From: amrhassan2004 at yahoo.com Subject:Arabic Calligraphy query Dear List iam learning Arabic hand writing " calligrophy" and i need help to know sites on Callegrophy, or seminars , or books help me to improve, or competitions on calligrophy. in other words any thing may help me. thanks alot i appreciate your help Amr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:45 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:45 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic tagger response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic tagger response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:andyf at u.washington.edu Subject:Arabic tagger response I posted the following information to the list some time around the start of the new year: > The sunos version of a segmenter, tagger, and assorted tools with > source > ftp://www.innerbrat.org/segementTagDownload/BrillsTagger.121404.tar.gz> > The windows version of same with source plus CMU language modeling > toolkit with source. > ftp://www.innerbrat.org/segementTagDownload/segNtag12142004.zip > If you had problems downloading these images, please try: http://www.innerbrat.org/segementTagDownload/BrillsTagger.121404.tar.gz> http://www.innerbrat.org/segementTagDownload/segNtag12142004.zip all the best, Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 1 18:14:50 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:14:50 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Business Correspondence responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Business Correspondence response 2) Subject:Business Correspondence response 3) Subject:Business Correspondence response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:Mutarjm at aol.com Subject:Business Correspondence response Greetings. ? Re your query on the Arabic-L List ? You might?buy some of the bilingual books about composing formal / office correspondence. You can find those guidebooks (although some vary in their?quality and into-English accuracy)?at better-stocked Arabic bookstores near you. ? If you are in the NoVA/DCarea, one good store to check is Al-Hikma (might be listed in the VA tel directory as al-Hikmat Bookstore), on Highway 7, as I recall. ? If you are located elsewhere and away from such?Arabic outlets, I can check the?bountifully-stocked bookstores here in southern California and then advise you about titles and prices, etc. ? You?might visit "Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi"?at?URL?< www.alkitab.com > and search their holdings. ? ? If you get that position there at NED, the following are some operating tips and "lessons learned"?from?numerous translations I have done on behalf of the?US Institute of Peace (USIP)?and other NGOs / PVOs involved with Iraq or Arabophone parts of Africa: ? 1.? For correspondence that relates to?most-recurring situations,?prepare a?register / stock / file?of retrievable "format correspondence" -- i.e., standard discussions and responses of text with spaces?into which you can insert basic relevant / new data. Do that soon and expand the contents?as you go along. ? 2.?? Grants are a somewhat-specialized field, so it may be helpful for you to review and become very, very familiar with the wording, concepts, expressions, and treatments in the English correspondence and associated references about?grants and awards, etc. ? o?? Then, ask your Arab colleagues there to help you with preparing accurate Arabic equivalents and include those in your register / stock / file. ? o?? Another option is that?I can provide that into-Arabic production for your office?at a reasonable rate. ? Formats would?include Arabic MS Word, RTF, PDF or Arabic?MS Word in Mac environment. ? o? I can also provide your NED office with?matching language and culturization services into: ? ?*? ?Kurdish (four major dialects and both alphabets) ?* ?Aramaic (if NED might?deal with applicants in the Assyrian and Chaldean Christians of Iraq) ?* ?Turkmen (ditto) ?*??Farsi ? 3.? If your NED office has PCs with MS Windows 2000 or XP (XP is much the better of the two OS), you can create, edit and work with correspondence written / word-processed in those RTL cursive?languages. ? (NOTE: for RTL cursive Kurdish, you need to support, install and use FARSI support included?inside the basic CD for?MS Windows, *** not *** Arabic support, as Arabic feature does not support, and therefore garbles/mangles,?some distinctive Kurdish characters that are shared and supported?in the Farsi environment.) ? ==? Your offices does ***not*** need to purchase any customized or exotic bidirectional multilingual software. You'd be fine and capable with MS Windows 2000 /?XP and MS Office 2000 or later (add MS Publisher 2K / XP / 2003, just in case) ? 5.?? For production of Arabic-text?items in PDF, your office might also add?Adobe Acrobat 6.0 or 7.0 Standard; the "professional"?version is bloated with bells-and-whistles and somewhat?beyond the needs and budget of an ordinary office. ? ---? PDF is often a more-useful format with overseas recipients that do not have current or compatible?versions of MS Windows and MS Office. ? Helpful to include in your PDF note a "tear-off section" or separate page?("please reply here in the spaces below)" which the?recipient can enter your?requested reply and then fax back. ? 6.?? After you create a piece of bilingual correspondence,?you might?assign a language article / prefix / suffix (EN and AD), either at the beginning or end of the subject name (MS Word). ? Sample:????Grant Applicant Basic Information_EN ? and ????????????????Grant Applicant Basic Information_AD_(Date/Name) ? __or__ ? Sample:????EN_Grant Applicant Basic Information_(Date/Name) ? and ????????????????AD_Grant Applicant Basic Information_(Date/Name) ? Including that language-annotation feature will simplify your?cross-referencing and retrieval of your files (plus some of peace of mind). ?? Hope all this helps. Good luck on your consideration for that position at the NED. ? Khair, in sha' Allah.? Regards, Stephen H. Franke San Pedro, California Tel: 310-832-1037 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:ibc at ibcbooks.com Subject:Business Correspondence response Advanced business Arabic is also available from International Book Centre - Available on our website at: www.ibcbooks.com ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 3) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:Jamal Qureshi Subject:Business Correspondence response I was just sorting through my old books (3 months after a move, typical of my procrastination!), and found an old book that's been useful to me over the years entitled "al-xiTaabaat al-widdiyya wat-tigaariyya"/"Friendly & Business Letters" by Aly S. El Gawhary. I picked it up in Cairo in the late 90s, the publisher is "maktabat ibn sina". It's bilingual with lots of examples, though it was written before email was widespread. The English is a bit poor, but that's not such a problem as it's giving forms of Arabic letters rendering the English rather unnecessary other than for someone whose Arabic needs a little assistance to make sure they're finding the right thing. Nothing spectacular, but for sheer practicality I've certainly appreciated it over the years and would recommend it if you can still track down a copy. Best of luck, Jamal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:01:42 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:01:42 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs refs on difference in Standard Arabic in different countries Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs refs on difference in Standard Arabic in different countries -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:moderator Subject:Needs refs on difference in Standard Arabic in different countries A speech and hearing pathology graduate student at the U. of Florida has contacted me with the following question, which I throw out to you. If you send me the refs, I will see that she gets them. The context is trying to develop hearing tests for adults, and wondering whether word lists read by a speaker from one country, even if read in standard, would be valid for use in another country, given the slight differences in stress rules, phonology, etc. that exist between the way Standard Arabic is pronounced in the various countries. Are there any references you would recommend regarding the issue of difference in the use of standard Arabic in the different Arab countries? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:05:25 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:05:25 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs research and materials on English for Arabic Speakers Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs research and materials on English for Arabic Speakers -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:eissa at comcast.net Subject:Needs research and materials on English for Arabic Speakers Salaam All: I am looking for research and teaching materials in English as a Foreign Language to speakers of Arabic. Your response will be highly appreciated. Salaam Muhammad Eissa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:05:36 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:05:36 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Cheap Intensive Arabic responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic responses -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:dwilmsen at aucegypt.edu Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic responses You are not going to find a program for nothing.? I would suggest the Virginia/Yarmouk program, in which you would pay about half the price of Middlebury, including the ticket to Jordan.? Or at least that is how the price used to be structured.? But do that soon, as the deadline for application is March. ? I wonder why you wouldn't want to cultivate an Egyptian accent?? Egyptian Arabic is something of a lingua franca in the Arabaphone world..? If you speak Egyptian, anyone will be able to understand you.? You may not understand them until you get used to their regionalisms, but once they get over the surprise of hearing someone who looks like she might be named Heather speaking Arabic at all, they will be able to understand you quite easily. ? David Wilmsen The American University in Cairo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:fbaroudi at acst.intl.tn Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic responses There is the I.B.L.V ( Institut Bourguiba des LAngues Vivantes) in Tunis. Tunisia, where I am now. The prices are affordable around 300 USD whole summer intensive session. They teach MSA. the school is right in the center city. I can find out about further details and get back to you if you feel this is what you are looking for. Fatima Baroudi. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 3) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:Waleed.El-shobaki at manchester.ac.uk Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic responses The Egyptian accent is the one mostly used in teaching Arabic and widely understood though out the Arab World. Even the Gulf soap operas are starting to use it because of it's ability to convey meanings and feelings that is very much promoted by Egyptians ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:05:31 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:05:31 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Job at McNeil Technologies Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Job at McNeil Technologies -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Job at McNeil Technologies From: Cybil Harris < charris at mcneiltech.com > Subject: Arabic/Applied Linguistics: Researcher, McNeil Technologies, Inc., MD, USA University or Organization: McNeil Technologies, Inc. Department: LRC Job Rank: Researcher Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics Required Language: Arabic, Standard (ABV) Description: The Language Research Center, a division of McNeil Technologies, Inc, has an immediate opening for a full-time Arabic, linguist to join our staff to prepare language-training materials such as bilingual dictionaries, readers, grammars, and textbooks. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in linguistics, area studies, or literature, or equivalent work experience. Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the United States. A low-level security clearance is required. Fax 301.864.8956; tcreamer at mcneiltech.com. M/F/V/D - EOE. Address for Applications: Ms. Cybil Harris 6525 Belcrest Road, Suite 550 Hyattsville, MD 20782 United States of America Application Deadline: 31-Mar-2005 Contact Information: Ms. Cybil Harris Email: charris at mcneiltech.com Phone: 301.864.1410 Fax: 301.864.8956 Website: http://mcneiltech.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:05:33 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:05:33 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Calligraphy responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Calligraphy response 2) Subject:Arabic Calligraphy response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:Waleed.El-shobaki at manchester.ac.uk Subject:Arabic Calligraphy response Check the following website , www.sakkal.com/ArtArabicCalligraphy.html Mamoun Sakkal is very helpful. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:ibc at ibcbooks.com Subject:Arabic Calligraphy response This is in response to Arabic Calligraphy Query. International Book Centre has two titles on calligraphy. 1. Arabic Calligraphy Naskh Script for Beginners Price is $10.95. And Masterpieces of Arabic Calligraphy which is a hugh hardbound book 20X16 canvas finished paper ready for framing.Price 75.00. Limit quantity on this one. Claudette Phone/fax: 586-254-7230 Website: www.ibcbooks.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:05:41 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:05:41 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Another Ref for Arabic Collocations Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Another Ref for Arabic Collocations -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:j.hoogland at let.ru.nl Subject:Another Ref for Arabic Collocations One more reference on collocation in Arabic: http://www.let.ru.nl/~j.hoogland/wba/Content2/1.8_Collocation.htm Jan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The successful candidate should hold at least a M.A. degree at the time of appointment and have experience in first-year course development and teaching Arabic at the college level, preferably using creative teaching methods including the use of technology. Native/near native proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic and English are required. Salary: $4,696.50 per course. Send C.V. including names of two references, postmarked no later than February 27, 2005, to: Professor Ana Paula Ferreira, Chair, Search Committee Department of Spanish and Portuguese University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-5275 The University Of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity. -- Lara Deeb Assistant Professor Women's Studies Program 353 Krieger Hall University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-2655 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 8 00:05:29 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:05:29 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic English Parallel Corpus from LDC Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 07 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic English Parallel Corpus from LDC -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 07 Feb 2005 From:moderator Subject:Arabic English Parallel Corpus from LDC This is apparently not new, but a posting on the Corpora list made me aware for the first time of the following bilingual corpus: LDC2004T18 Arabic English Parallel News Part 1 Information on the above is available at: http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/Catalog/ByYear.jsp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 07 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 14 20:46:59 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:46:59 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDALING:New Student Grammar; New Article Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 14 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:New Student Grammar 2) Subject:New Article -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:New Student Grammar Title: A Student Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic Publication Year: 2005 Publisher: Cambridge University Press http://us.cambridge.org Book URL: http://www.cambridge.org/9780521833776 Author: Eckehard Schulz Hardback: ISBN: 0521833779 Pages: 264 Price: U.S. $ 75.00 Hardback: ISBN: 0521833779 Pages: 264 Price: U.K. ? 45.00 Abstract: This accessible grammar provides a concise and user-friendly guide to the structure of Modern Standard Arabic. Using familiar terminology and keeping theory to a minimum, it is suitable for beginning students as well as those at a more advanced level. Detailed descriptions of all types of sentence are given, and numerous tables provide a clear presentation of verbs and nouns. The most familiar grammatical terms are given in Arabic as well as in English in order to help the student identify them, and the index is also presented in both languages for fast and straightforward cross referencing. Each pattern or rule described is illustrated with authentic examples from a range of real-life contexts such as newspapers, magazines, business communication and the Internet, as well as from Arabic literary texts. Clearly organised and practical, this book will be an invaluable reference resource for all learners and teachers of Modern Standard Arabic. 1. Sound verbs 2. Derived forms of the verbs 3. Hamzated verbs 4. Doubled verbs 5. Weak verbs 6. Assimilated verbs 7. Hollow verbs 8. Defective verbs 9. Nouns 10. Syntax 11. Types of sentences 12. Cardinal numbers 13. Ordinal numbers. Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics Language Description Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (ABV) Written In: English (ENG) See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=13335 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:New Article Publisher: John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/ Journal Title: Babel Volume Number: 50 Issue Number: 2 Issue Date: 2004 Main Text: 114-131 Translation of English idioms into Arabic Abdul-Fattah Abu-Ssaydeh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 14 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 14 20:47:09 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:47:09 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Using Corpora in Teaching Arabic Query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 14 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Using Corpora in Teaching Arabic Query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:latifa at comp.leeds.ac.uk Subject:Using Corpora in Teaching Arabic Query Dear All, I recently came across several Arabic linguistic studies which are based on corpora. I wonder if corpora are being used in teaching Arabic for foreign learners. If so, 1. What tools are being used for accessing the data? 2. What aspect of language is being explored more? (e.g. grammar, vocabulary,.etc) 3. Have you used written as well as spoken corpora? 4. For what level of students? 5. Are students able to use concordancers and search for answers by themselves? I would appreciate it if you can tell me about your experiences in using corpora for teaching Arabic in classrooms. (I will need it for writing a paper) Thanks Latifa Al-Sulaiti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 14 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 14 20:46:50 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:46:50 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING&GEN:ALS Website Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 14 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:ALS Website -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:benmamou at ad.uiuc.edu Subject:ALS Symposium Website The ALS program is almost ready and will be posted soon. 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(1)? BBN/AUB DARPA Babylon Levantine Arabic Speech and Transcripts consists of transcribed, spontaneous speech, recorded from subjects speaking in Levantine colloquial Arabic. Levantine Arabic is the dialect of Arabic spoken by ordinary people in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Palestine. It is significantly different from Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), in that it is a spoken rather than a written language. It includes different word pronunciations, and even different words. The corpus would be useful for anyone attempting to do speech recognition in Levantine colloquial Arabic, including for speech translation and spoken dialog systems. BBN/AUB DARPA Babylon Levantine Arabic Speech and Transcripts is distributed on two DVD-ROM. (2)? Chinese Treebank 5.0 is a 500K word corpus of Chinese text with syntactic bracketing. The corpus contains 824K Hanzi, 18K sentences, and 890 data files. The data is drawn from three sources: Xinhua (1994-1998), Information Services Department of HKSAR (1997), and Sinorama magazine, Taiwan (1996-1998 & 2000-2001) All files are GB encoded. Chinese Treebank 5.0 provides four versions of files: bracketed, raw, segmented and POS tagged. The raw, segmented and POS tagged versions are generated from the bracketed version and so do not reflect the previous annotation stages. Chinese Treebank 5.0 is distributed on one CD-ROM. ? (3)? Levantine Arabic QT Training Data Set 3 Speech contains 322 telephone conversations and totals about 50 hours of Levantine Arabic speech. Participants were instructed to speak on set topics.? Unlike the previous training data corpora (Set 1 and 2) which are nearly 100% Jordanian speakers, this corpus is mostly Lebanese (72%) plus a combination of others Levantine speakers.? Levantine Arabic QT Training Data Set 3 Speech is distributed on one DVD-ROM. (4)? Levantine Arabic QT Training Data Set 3 Transcripts contains the transcription for the Levantine Arabic QT Training Data Set 3.? There are 322 files is UTF-8 format. The corpus also contains a word list and speaker information files.? Levantine Arabic QT Training Data Set 3 Transcripts is distributed on one CD-ROM. If you need further information, or would like to inquire about membership to the LDC, please email ldc at ldc.upenn.edu or call +1 215 573 2175. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Linguistic Data Consortium Phone: (215) 573-1275 3600 Market Street Fax: (215) 573-2175 Suite 810 ldc at ldc.upenn.edu Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.ldc.upenn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 14 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 14 20:46:54 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:46:54 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Workshop on NLP for Under-Resourced Languages Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 14 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Workshop on NLP for Under-Resourced Languages -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:malek.boualem at francetelecom.com Subject:Workshop on NLP for Under-Resourced Languages [French version below] =========================================== CALL FOR PAPERS for the Workshop NLP for Under-Resourced Languages Friday, 10 June 2005 in Dourdan, near Paris ============================================ Held in conjunction with the conference TALN 2005 (6-10 June 2005) http://www.limsi.fr/TALN05 Many languages have little or no information technology available: they have no substantial presence on the Internet, and existing software has not been adapted for their use. These are languages of countries in the developing world (e.g. Wolof in Senegal), or regional languages in countries where the first language is a global one (e.g. Breton in France). Linguistic work on these languages is often lacking, and must overcome a number of difficulties: - the presence of many lexical alternatives - multiple spellings for the same word, - the lack of exhaustive lexicons, - non-standardized transcription methods - etc. This is why we describe these languages as "under-resourced" or "pi-languages": for political and economic reasons they lack sufficient resources in terms of both linguistic study and information technology. The goal of this workshop is to provide a progress report on techniques being used for Natural Language Processing of under-resourced languages. THEMES Researchers are invited to present work related to any of the following topics: - Methods for measuring the level of technology available for a given language - Assessment of resources for basic computerization, and standardization of these resources (editors, virtual keyboards, printing, sorting, etc.) - Collection of corpora and other linguistic resources (lexicons, grammars); the role of the Internet, diasporas, unsupervised training algorithms - Methodologies for computerization of under-resourced languages (details of techniques) - Specific technologies (OCR, PDA) - Encoding of linguistic data (lexicons, morphology, syntax, and semantics) and genericity of formats. - Reports concerning the computerization of a particular language or group of pi-languages. - Architectures for NLP technologies : adaptation of existing technologies to pi-languages. - Surveys of major problems encountered in this area. SELECTION CRITERIA ------------------------------ Authors are invited to submit papers concerning original research. All submissions will be examined by at least two specialists in the area. Particular attention will be paid to: - appropriateness for the themes of the workshop - importance and originality of the contribution - validity of the technical and scientific content - critical discussion of the results, in particular as they relate to other work in the field - organization and clarity of the presentation The selected articles will be published in the conference proceedings. METHODS OF SUBMISSION ------------------------------ * Submitted articles may not exceed 10 pages in Times 12, single-spaced (about 3000 words), figures, examples, and references included. Articles are to be written in French for French speakers and in English for non-French speakers. * A LaTeX style file and Word template file will be available from the conference web site http://www.limsi.fr/TALN05. * Articles must be submitted as an attachment to an email with the subject "atelier TALN soumission" and containing the title of the article, principal author's name, affiliation, postal address, email address, telephone number, and fax number. Send this email to chantal.enguehard@ univ-nantes.fr. * It is IMPERATIVE that one of the following file formats be used, formatted for A4 paper: PS, PDF, RTF (Word). * In case an email submission is not possible, paper submissions may be accepted. Send 3 paper copies of the article to the following address: Chantal Enguehard - TALN 2005 LINA 2, rue de la Houssini?re BP 92208 44322 Nantes Cedex 03 France CALENDAR Submission deadline: Thursday, 10 March 2005 Notification to authors: Tuesday, 5 April 2005 Final version: Friday, 15 April 2005 Conference : Friday, 10 June 2005 PROGRAM COMMITTEE ... Denis B?chet - Laboratoire d'Informatique Nantes-Atlantique . Vincent Berment - Laboratoire Communication Langagi?re et Interaction Personne-Syst?me ... Christian Boitet - Laboratoire Communication Langagi?re et Interaction Personne-Syst?me ... Malek Boualem - France Telecom ... Marcel Diki-Kidiri - Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire . Chantal Enguehard - Laboratoire d'Informatique Nantes-Atlantique (President) ... Laura Monceaux - Laboratoire d'Informatique Nantes-Atlantique . Kevin Scannell - Saint Louis University . Monique Slodzian - Centre de Recherche en Ing?nierie Multilingue ============================================ APPEL A COMMUNICATIONS de l'atelier TAL et langues peu dot?es vendredi 10 juin 2005 ? Dourdan en r?gion parisienne ============================================ Dans le cadre de TALN 2005 (6 au 10 juin 2005) http://www.limsi.fr/TALN05 De nombreuses langues n'ont pas franchi l'?tape de l'informatisation : elles sont peu pr?sentes sur Internet, les logiciels existants ne sont pas adapt?s. Il s'agit de langues de pays en voie de d?veloppement (comme le wolof au S?n?gal par exemple), ou bien de langues r?gionales dans des pays o? la langue officielle est une langue de dimension internationale (le breton en France). Ces langues souffrent souvent de lacunes dans les travaux linguistiques qui leur sont consacr?s et doivent faire face ? diverses difficult?s : - pr?sence de nombreuses variantes lexicales, - graphies concurrentes pour un m?me mot, - inexistence de lexiques exhaustifs, - transcription non compl?tement standardis?e - etc. C'est pourquoi nous qualifions ces langues de ? peu dot?es ? ou ? langues-pi ? : elles sont ? la fois peu informatis?es et peu ?tudi?es, que ce soit pour des raisons politiques ou ?conomiques. Cet atelier vise ? faire le point sur les m?thodes ? adopter pour d?velopper le Traitement Automatique des Langues pour des langues peu dot?es. THEMES Les chercheurs seront invit?s ? pr?senter des communications autour des th?mes suivants : - M?thodes de mesure du niveau d'informatisation d'une langue. - Bilan des solutions apport?es en informatisation de base, standardisation de ces solutions (?diteurs, claviers virtuels, impression , tri lexicographique etc.). - Recueil de corpus et de ressources langagi?res (lexiques, grammaires) : r?le d'Internet et des diasporas, apport des algorithmes d'apprentissage. - M?thodologie d'informatisation pour les langues-pi (sp?cificit? des techniques d'informatisation). - Technologies d'actualit? (ROC ou PDA). - Mod?lisation des donn?es linguistiques (lexiques, morphologie, syntaxe et s?mantique) et g?n?ricit? des formats adopt?s. - Rapports d'exp?riences sur l'informatisation d'une langue ou d'un groupe de langues-pi. - Architectures des technologies de TALN : adaptation des technologies existantes aux langues-pi. - Panorama des grands types de probl?mes linguistiques rencontr?s lors du traitement automatique de langues-pi. CRITERES DE S?LECTION ------------------------------ Les auteurs sont invit?s ? soumettre des travaux de recherche originaux. Les soumissions seront examin?es par au moins deux sp?cialistes du domaine. Seront consid?r?es en particulier: - l'ad?quation ? la th?matique de l'atelier. - l'importance et l'originalit? de la contribution, - la correction du contenu scientifique et technique, - la discussion critique des r?sultats, en particulier par rapport aux autres travaux du domaine, - l'organisation et la clart? de la pr?sentation, Les articles s?lectionn?s seront publi?s dans les actes de la conf?rence. MODALIT?S DE SOUMISSION ----------------------------------- * Les articles soumis ne devront pas d?passer 10 pages en Times 12, espacement simple, soit environ 3000 mots, figures, exemples et r?f?rences compris. Les articles seront r?dig?s en fran?ais pour les francophones, en anglais pour les non-francophones. * Une feuille de style LaTeX et un mod?le Word seront disponibles sur le site web de la conf?rence http://www.limsi.fr/TALN05. * Les auteurs devront envoyer leur soumission sous la forme d'un document attach? ? un courrier ?lectronique ayant pour titre "atelier TALN soumission" et contenant le titre de la communication, le nom, l'affiliation, l'adresse postale, l'adresse ?lectronique, le num?ro de t?l?phone et le fax de l'auteur principal. Adresser ce courrier ? chantal.enguehard at univ-nantes.fr * L'un des formats suivants devra IMP?RATIVEMENT ?tre employ? : PS, PDF, RTF (Word). Les versions devront ?tre au format A4. * En cas d'impossibilit? d'envoi par courrier ?lectronique, une soumission "papier" pourra ?tre admise. 3 exemplaires papier de la contribution devront ?tre envoy?s ? l'adresse suivante: Chantal Enguehard - TALN 2005 LINA 2, rue de la Houssini?re BP 92208 44322 Nantes Cedex 03 France CALENDRIER Date limite de soumission : jeudi 10 mars 2005 Notification aux auteurs : mardi 5 avril 2005 Version finale : vendredi 15 avril 2005 Conf?rence : vendredi 10 juin 2005 COMITE DE PROGRAMME ... Denis B?chet - Laboratoire d'Informatique Nantes-Atlantique . Vincent Berment - Laboratoire Communication Langagi?re et Interaction Personne-Syst?me ... Christian Boitet - Laboratoire Communication Langagi?re et Interaction Personne-Syst?me ... Malek Boualem - France Telecom ... Marcel Diki-Kidiri - Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire . Chantal Enguehard - Laboratoire d'Informatique Nantes-Atlantique (Pr?sidente) ... Laura Monceaux - Laboratoire d'Informatique Nantes-Atlantique . Kevin Scannell - Saint Louis University . Monique Slodzian - Centre de Recherche en Ing?nierie Multilingue ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 14 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 14 20:47:12 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:47:12 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice thanks and more advice Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 14 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice thanks 2) Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice 3) Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:polywannabe at hotmail.com Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice thanks Thanks to those who responded with helpful suggestions for where to do an intensive Arabic program this summer. I greatly appreciate it. I realized after my message was posted to the listserve that I made it sound like MEI (the Middle East Institute) here in DC was going a little slow. I have to say that MEI has been a wonderful place to take evening Arabic classes. The teachers are all very qualified. They are so flexible and willing to give you extra help, the students are all very interesting and insightful, and I have made many new friends there. MEI's classes are inexpensive and very convenient for people like me who work during the day. I would recommend them over some of the other programs my friends have taken here in the DC area. In addition, MEI hosts excellent panel discussions and activities aimed at helping others learn about and understand peoples of the Middle East. I appreciate that they teach other languages such as Hebrew, Farsi and Turkish. Any frustration at learning Arabic at a slow pace this past fall is focused on myself and *my* slow pace at learning Arabic. Thanks, Heather Heba ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:dwilmsen at aucegypt.edu Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice thanks I neglected to mention that the Arabic and Translation Studies Division at the Center for Adult and Continuing Education at the American University in Cairo can arrange customized Arabic classes for you in the summer.? The price would depend upon the number of participants, with the cheapest rate?beginning with?four participants (that would be ten US dollars per student per hour - with only one student, i.e., you, the price would be $25 per hour).? So if you have three others who might like the idea of a summer in Cairo (or any other time too, it doesn't have to be summer, it could be Xmas break, for instance - the weather is far more clement in winter, as you might imagine - unless you are from Tucson, AZ,?as I am, then even the summers here seem cool most of the time.)? Otherwise,?a 72-hour class over twelve weeks (not too intensive , as you can see) would run you?$500. ? There is also a very intensive summer program at the Arabic Language Institute, which begins around mid June and ends?by 31 July.??Fees for that are somewhere in the range of $3,000 (a little less I think).??Check the web site:? www.aucegypt.edu. ? BTW, I?would be very?happy to advise at great length if you have specific questions about your study of Arabic.? I have been arranging these customized classes for years and sheparding students through their Arabic careers,?dispensing a lot of advice over the net in the bargain.? So, ask away.? ? As ever ? David Wilmsen The American University in Cairo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 3) Date: 141 Feb 2005 From:sanaa at arabacademy.com Subject:Cheap Intensive Arabic Advice thanks Here is another inexpensive yet technologically advanced Arabic language program that you can join. It is organized by the Arab Academy (www.arabacademy.com) in Cairo, Egypt. http://www.arabacademy.com/studyabroad Feel free to contact me directly if you need further information. Sanaa Ghanem President, Arab Academy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 14 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:27:43 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:27:43 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Phillips Exeter Academy Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Phillips Exeter Academy Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:"James E. Samiljan" Subject:Phillips Exeter Academy Job PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY A PRIVATE, COEDUCATIONAL BOARDING SCHOOL IN EXETER, NH HAS THE FOLLOWING JOB OPENING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES FOR FALL OF 2005-6 Full time instructor of beginning Arabic and another language, preferably French, Spanish or Japanese. The ideal candidate would have an advanced degree in Arabic and/or Near Eastern Studies, and the training to teach an intensive first-year course in Modern Standard Arabic. Candidates should also be fluent in and able to teach another language, preferably French, Spanish or Japanese. Ability to teach in other subject areas is a plus. Responsibilities include teaching four courses, dormitory residence, sports, and/or other student extracurricular activities. Phillips Exeter Academy was founded in 1781 and originated the system of instruction known as Harkness teaching in 1931. In the spirit of its charter to foster both goodness and knowledge, students come from a wide variety of geographic, economic, racial, and religious backgrounds. The diverse student body comes from approximately 44 states, the District of Columbia, and 29 foreign countries. For more information consult our website: www.exeter.edu. INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD SEND RESUME AND REFERENCES TO: BARBARA EGGERS, DEAN OF FACULTY PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY EXETER, NH 03833 faculty at exeter.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:27:40 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:27:40 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic at Georgetown Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic (CAPA) at Georgetown -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:Elizabeth M. Bergman < emb at georgetown.edu > (reposted from LINGUIST) Subject:CAPA at Georgetown Georgetown University Announces CAPA: The first full-time intensive Arabic program in the academic year. Georgetown University is pleased to announce the opening of the Center for Advanced Proficiency in Arabic (CAPA). CAPA is supported by the National Security Education Program's (NSEP) National Flagship Language Initiative. CAPA is the first intensive Arabic language program to be offered for a full academic year and in the US. Other special features of the CAPA program include: - intensive advanced level instruction (3 - 5 hours per day) in the academic year - focus on both spoken and written Arabic - frequent testing and diagnostic feedback - high teacher-to-student ratio - individual attention and customized instruction - special course modules to meet students' academic interests and/or professional needs - summer internships in Arabic-only professional environments CAPA invites applications for the fall of 2005. The program is open to graduate students, undergraduates, working professionals, and government employees. Students who plan to study in the Arabic-speaking world in 2006 are especially welcome to apply. The application includes an Arabic proficiency screening test. Those eligible are currently at the ILR 1+ or 2 level (ACTFL intermediate high or advanced). The goal of CAPA is to raise their Arabic skills to the ILR 3 or 3+ (ACTFL superior level). CAPA is located at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Its location gives student access to the outstanding resources of Georgetown University. Students will also take full advantage of the many professional, governmental, and cultural activities, events, and organizations of the area. Qualified students may be eligible for federal funding in the form of tuition scholarships and stipends. This funding is for students who are highly committed to work for the federal government. Other funding may also be available through CAPA. For more information and for application forms, contact CAPA. Dr. Elizabeth M. Bergman, CAPA Program Director phone: 202-687-5743 email: emb at georgetown.edu Application deadline for Fall 2005 is April 20. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:27:56 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:27:56 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:BA and minor in Arabic query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:BA and minor in Arabic query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:moderator Subject:BA and minor in Arabic query I have been asked for a list of US universities that offer a BA and/or a minor in Arabic. I know there is a list of university programs on the AATA webpage, but it doesn't seem to indicate which ones offer degrees. Does anyone know if such a list exists? Dil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:28:00 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:28:00 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Learning style query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Learning style query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:nourahamdan at yahoo.ie Subject:Learning style query Dear colleagues, I am a teacher of Arabic mainly teaching American students. I would like to know if there is any research done on the learning style of American students, what their preferences are and how can An Arab teacher have an atmosphere conducive to learning in his class. I would also appreciate it if teachers of Arabic teaching Americans would like to share their experiences with me and other colleagues. Best, Noura Hamdan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:28:06 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:28:06 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:arabic tagger Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:arabic tagger -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:moderator Subject:arabic tagger The following (probably old) information was recently given on the Corpora list, in response to a request for an Arabic tagger: Salam Siham, check out Mona Diab?s page. She has some Arabic tokenization and part-of-speech tagging software that is available free for download on it (end of the page) http://www.stanford.edu/~mdiab/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:28:03 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:28:03 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NMELRC Online Pedagogical Workshops Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:NMELRC Online Pedagogical Workshop 28 Feb -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:nmelrc-research at byu.edu Subject:NMELRC Online Pedagogical Workshop 28 Feb ? We are excited to announce the rest of the Spring Online Pedagogical Workshops.? For those who have not heard of these broadcasts, they are free to all those interested and cover various topics about how to better teach Middle East Languages.? Experienced master teachers will provide the trainings.? All one needs to do is go to our website (www.nmelrc.org) on the date and time listed below and follow the directions to receive a stream of the workshop right at their computer.? More information about the upcoming workshop can be found at www.nmelrc.org.? Also, if you know any other individuals that you think would be interested in these free?online workshops please forward them this e-mail and instruct them to send us their e-mail address if they are interested in further notices about the workshops.? For those who missed our January workshop, we have archived it on our web-site under Online Pedagogical Workshops Archives under the main menu on the left hand side. ? ?Monday, Feb. 28? 3:00 p.m. EST ?Techniques for contextualizing vocabulary?, Professor Salah Hammoud, USAF Academy. Friday, March 25? 3:00 p.m. EST ?How to create an interactive language classroom??, Professor Vardit Ringvald, Brandeis University. Friday, April 22? 3:00 p.m. EST ?Teaching Listening Comprehension?, Professor Suzan Oezel, Indiana University Friday, May 13,? 3:00 p.m. EST ?Integration of Technology in the Language Classroom?, Professor Esther Raizen, University of Texas & Professor Michael Bush, Brigham Young University. Thank you.? National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) nmelrc-research at byu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Tue Feb 22 15:27:52 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:27:52 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Hedayet Institute Intensive Summer Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 22 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Hedayet Institute Intensive Summer Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 22 Feb 2005 From:nhedayet at yahoo.com Subject:Hedayet Institute Intensive Summer Program I am pleased to announce that the intensive summer program at Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies (HIAS) will start towards the end of June 05-exact date will be announced in two weeks. HIAS intensive summer program can be either for 6 or 8 weeks. The program concentrates on Modern Standard Arabic as well as on Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. This program is 20 contact class hours per week; i.e.,?a total of either 120 or 160 contact class hrs.? Those who are not complete beginners can choose one or two elective courses-depending on their proficiency level (that will be assessed after their arrival) - out of the following: Modern or classical Arabic literature, Arab & Islamic history, calligraphy, oriental music, tajweed al Qur'aan, or Islamic philosophy. Beginners can complete the 20 hours per week by MSA & ECA. HIAS organizes three trips- free of charge- to tourist sites in Cairo during the study term and may help in finding suitable accommodation for its students for reasonable prices. Students can still cut down the housing expenses if two or three share one apartment. Living in Cairo is not as expensive as in US or Europe. Groups of three or more?may get reduced tuition fees.?Groups prices will be a little less than $10 per hr. and individual rates will be around $13.5/hr. HIAS tailor special courses for special student groups from different US & European universities. An application form is attached with this e-mail message so that if you decide to join our program you may fill it and send it back at this e-mail address before the mid of April 05. Students from different American & European universities who joined HIAS intensive summer program in the past years have been very satisfied. ?I?wish you all the best in your endeavours to study Arabic. Nagwa Hedayet HIAS Director 72, Rd. No. 10 Maadi, Cairo Egypt Tel: (202)3583915 Cell Phone No.:(2012)2261308 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 22 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:41 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:41 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs Arabic politeness refs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Needs Arabic politeness refs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:ioanna_iosifelli at yahoo.gr Subject:Needs Arabic politeness refs [Moderator's note: the following, from a non-subscriber, was forwarded to me. Please repy to her directly. I'm sure members would also appreciate you posting any refs you have to Arabic-L as well-Dil] My name is Ioanna Iosifelli and i am a greek student in a postgraduate programm of Applied Linguistics in the Faculty of?the Greek language and literature?in the University of Athens. ? In the postgraduate programm we were teached in this semester a seminar in the field of "Pragmatics" and since i have been learning Arabic for 4 years and i love this language very much, i decided the research field?of my project in this seminar to be?on the politeness (utterance) phenomenon?in the greek and the arabic language. In other words i would like to make research on?how politeness is uttered in the greek and in the arabic cultures, and to do?a contrastive work between the two languages. Moreover i would like to specialise my work, if it was possible, in the use of the tenses for uttering politeness. (For example in the greek language we use past tenses for being more polite. I know that in the arabic language this doesn't exist, but maybe i could find something similar). ? My aim by this mail is, if you could help me to find some bibliography (in Greek, English or German) about the utterance of politeness in the arabic language, or about the pragmatic approach of the tenses (past tense) in the arabic language. ? I would really appreciate your help and i will be waiting for your answer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:45 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:45 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:BA and Minor response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:BA and Minor response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:raram at umich.edu Subject:BA and Minor response The University of Michigan, Department of Near Eastern Studies offers BA? Major and Minor in Arabic. ? Raji Rammuny ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:47 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:47 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Need Arabic Concordancer advice Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Need Arabic Concordancer advice -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:georgette-jabbour at uiowa.edu Subject:Need Arabic Concordancer advice I am teaching Arabic at the University of Iowa and would like to use a concordancer for Arabic. Could you please recommend to me a concordancer that works well. Thanks, Georgette Jabbour ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:37 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:37 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:lam with perfective verbs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:lam with perfective verbs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu Subject:lam with perfective verbs Dear List members I have noticed that in some Egyptian folk tales and epic narrations (e.g., al-seera al-hilaaliyya) the past/negative operator lamm is used with perfective verbs. For example, lamm kont (I was not),lam roHt (I did not go) and lamm raDeet (I did not agree). I find this pattern quite interesting because it is different from the negation patterns of MSA/CA and because none of the dialects of Egypt employs lamm as a regular negative operator. Besides, this observation has some implications for a theory of tense in Arabic. My question is Are there any other dialects of Arabic that you are familiar with that allow using lamm with perfective verbs? Do you know of any research done on this particular issue? Thank you Mustafa Mughazy Western Michigan University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:55 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:55 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS 19 at U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:ALS 19 at U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:benmamou at ad.uiuc.edu Subject:ALS 19 at U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign The 19th Symposium on Arabic Linguistics will be held April 1-3, 2005, = at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Program is = available on the symposium's website: www.linguistics.uiuc.edu/als19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:59 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:59 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:UofOK and MEI Joint Weekiend Intensive Arabic Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:UofOK and MEI Joint Weekiend Intensive Arabic Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:languages at mideasti.org Subject:UofOK and MEI Joint Weekiend Intensive Arabic Program The University of Oklahoma OUTREACH & Middle East Institute (MEI) May 20-July 3; 2:00pm-7:00pm; Fri., Sat., Sun., and Mon. (Session One) July 8-August 1; 2:00pm-7:00pm; Fri., Sat., Sun., and Mon. (Session Two) The University of Oklahoma and the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC, are pleased to offer a joint Weekend Intensive Arabic program in Washington, DC, during the summer of 2005. There are two sessions: a seven-week session (elementary Arabic) followed by a four-week session (intermediate Arabic). The purpose of these intensive courses is to develop mastery of Arabic orthographic and sound systems and the five language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture) at the beginning and intermediate levels, respectively. Students will develop the ability to interact successfully in a variety of general communicative situations, to read short texts, and to deal generally with language in its most essential uses. Five cultural excursions are scheduled during the first session, three during the second. Activities include visiting mosques, attending lectures on Islam, visiting Arabic restaurants and becoming acquainted with Arabic cuisine, visiting Arabic markets and book stores, meeting with members of the Arabic community, and attending sessions on cultural topics, such as Arabic music and calligraphy. Students may enroll for either session or both sessions. Students also have the option of joining an immersion program in Jordan after completing the first session (for the Jordanoption, please contact Professor Aalhawary?see below) PREREQUISITES for Session One: None. PREREQUISITES for Session Two: completion of beginning Arabic or approval of the instructor. Tuition & Fees: Session One $2,750; Session Two $1,650 Application Deadlines: Session One April 22, 2005; Session Two June 8, 2005 For more information contact the Program Directors: Professor Mohammad T. Alhawary, at malhawary at ou.edu or 405-325-1467; Dr. Shukri Abed, Middle East Institute, at language at mideasti.org or 202-785-2710; or the University of Oklahoma OUTREACH Academic Programs at sgou at ou.edu, or 405-325-7981. Visit us at http://cafe.ou.edu/a&s or www.mideasti.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:23:01 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:23:01 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NMELRC Vocabulary Online Workshop TODAY Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:NMELRC Vocabulary Online Workshop TODAY -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:nmelrc-research at byu.edu Subject:NMELRC Vocabulary On-Line Workshop TODAY Teaching Vocabulary Online Workshop The National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) announces a series of free on-line workshops on various aspects of language pedagogy for teachers of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish. All involved in the teaching of Middle East languages from elementary to graduate level are invited to tune in and participate in these workshops. ? Dr. Salah-Dine Hammoud will lecture?from the US Air Force Academy on vocabulary instruction at 3:00PM EST today (Monday, February 28). At that time a link will appear?on our web-site www.nmelrc.org. to access the video and slides. Notes: 1. If you plan on watching the presentation on an Apple Macintosh computer, you will need to download Windows Media Player 9 for Mac. You can get it here (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/software/Macintosh/osx/ default.aspx). 2. For Safari and FireFox users: When the presentation loads, you will receive a notice that the page is only viewable in Internet Explorer or Netscape. (You may receive this message more than once.) The presentation should, in fact, work properly in your browser, so, click the "Cancel" button. Web-Broadcasts?presentations will be offered once a month and will allow language faculty in our four languages to listen to the presentations, post questions, and get answers via the web. Each presentation will last between 90 and 100 minutes and will feature a brief theoretical background to the issue(s) discussed as well as sample materials and classroom techniques. We will archive these events after their broadcast date and post them on the Online Pedagogical Workshop Archive page found under the Main Menu. ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 18:22:52 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:22:52 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Call for Papers, LCTL Focuessed CTP conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Call for Papers, LCTL Focuessed CTP conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:sarah.springer at miis.edu Subject:Call for Papers, LCTL Focuessed CTP conference * * DEADLINE REMINDER * * Friday, March 4, 2005 Call for Papers Online at http://ciin.miis.edu/2005_call.html ======================================= CONTENT, TASKS and PROJECTS: Meeting the Challenges of Classroom Implementation *Special Focus on Less-Commonly Taught Languages* Monterey Institute of Int'l Studies, Monterey, CA May 20-22, 2005 (plus pre-conference workshops) ======================================= Plenary speakers: Donna Brinton (UCLA), David Nunan (University of Hong Kong), Amy Ohta (Univ. of Washington) Pre-conference workshop leaders: Peter Shaw, Renee Jourdenais, Jean Turner, Bob Cole (all Monterey Institute) The Graduate School of Language and Educational Linguistics at the Monterey Institute welcomes proposals from language educators using content-based approaches in second and foreign language classrooms. We particularly encourage the participation of instructors of less-commonly taught languages (LCTLs). The conference will once again bring together educators from a variety of languages, levels and contexts to a) identify critical elements in the use of content, tasks and projects, and their relationship to each other, b) share successful program and curricular models, and c) exchange ideas and materials for successful classroom implementation and assessment. Sessions will focus on the following aspects of CBI: * Pedagogy: Aspects of Effective Classroom Implementation * Program, Curriculum & Materials Development * Assessment of Learning * Integration of Technology To access the call for papers, program overview, and general conference flyer, please visit the conference web site at http://ciin.miis.edu/events.html * Please post / distribute * ======================================= Conference home http://ciin.miis.edu/events.html Project overview http://ciin.miis.edu/project.html Email CBI at miis.edu ======================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 22:46:45 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:46:45 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Summer Intensive Arabic Program in Zarqa, Jordan Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Summer Intensive Arabic Program in Zarqa, Jordan -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:malhawary at ou.edu Subject:Summer Intensive Arabic Program in Zarqa, Jordan Summer Intensive Arabic Program in Zarqa, Jordan at The Hashemite University 6 weeks in Jordan July 03 ? August 11 2005 The Hashemite University is on the outskirts of the city of Zarqa, the second largest city after the capital city Amman, with a population of about 1.000.000 inhabitants. Zarqa is located in the north of Jordan about 20 miles (25 km) north east of Amman. With its unique location and small size compared to other over-crowded cities in the region, the city of Zarqa is a great choice for an Arabic study abroad program. The program will begin on Sunday, July 3, 2005. Students must arrive in Zarqa on July 2nd. The Summer Arabic program at the Hashemite University (HU) is part of an exchange agreement between The University of Oklahoma (OU) and The Hashemite University a (HU) nd is open for non-OU students as well. The program provides: - Intensive Arabic language instruction of 150 hours: 125 of Modern Standard Arabic and 25 hours in survival colloquial Jordanian. - Small classrooms with individual attention (maximum of 12 students in each class) to develop their Arabic language skills at the Intermediate and advanced levels and beyond. The Summer 2005 program will be limited to instruction at the Intermediate (equivalent to 2nd year Arabic at OU) and advanced (equivalent to 3rd year Arabic at OU) levels. - Basic orientation on the country and culture upon arrival - At least three field trips to historical sites & cultural programs arranged by HU - Off-campus housing in Amman, arranged by HU The deadline for application is April 25, 2005. Textbooks used: Al-Kitaab: Part Two & Three For further information, please contact the program directors: Professor Mohammad T. Alhawary (in the US) malhawary at ou.edu Professor Yaser Al-Tamimi (in Jordan) ytamimi at hu.edu.jo or visit the program website: http://www.hu.edu.jo/Inside/Admissions/Announcements/docs/16.doc ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 22:46:47 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:46:47 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:2nd Issue of Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:2nd Issue of Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:malhawary at ou.edu Subject:2nd Issue of Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition The Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition Group is pleased to announce the second issue (Vol. 2) of: _Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition_ (JALT) http://www.jalt.net Articles in the current issue include: 1-Al-Khalil Ibn Ahmad and Numerical Prosody II By Khashan Mohammad Khashan 2-Sibawayhi's Al-Kitab Chapters 7-13 By Solomon Sara 3- Ibn Sina's Treatise on Phonetics: Asbab Huduth Al-Huruf By Solomon Sara The aim of JALT is to promote a proper and principled understanding of the Arabic linguistics tradition, encompassing the whole range of phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic and other related analyses and the specific contribution of linguists since the tradition?s earliest inception (around the 8th Century). The Journal features fully available articles online. Subscription is free. With Best Wishes, Mohammad T. Alhawary, Editor http://www.jalt.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 22:46:50 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:46:50 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:lam with perfective verbs response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:lam with perfective verbs response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:MaherAwad at virginia.edu Subject:lam with perfective verbs response Dear Mustafa, Can you positively exclude the possibility that this /lam/ is the truncated temporal /lam/, i.e., from /lammaa/ 'when'? One can't be sure from the provided examples. Maher Awad University of Virginia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 22:46:52 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:46:52 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Concordancer response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Mon 28 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:Arabic Concordancer response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 28 Feb 2005 From:j.hoogland at let.ru.nl Subject:Arabic Concordancer response I have been using Monoconc Pro. For a description of the way I used it see: http://www.let.ru.nl/wba/Content2/1.4.6_Concordancing.htm good luck, Jan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 28 Feb 2005 From dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu Mon Feb 28 22:48:23 2005 From: dilworth_parkinson at byu.edu (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:48:23 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:lam with perfective verbs response 2 Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Arabic-L: Tue 01 Feb 2005 Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson [To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l at byu.edu] [To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to listserv at byu.edu with first line reading: unsubscribe arabic-l ] -------------------------Directory------------------------------------ 1) Subject:lam with perfective verbs response 2 -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2005 From:srpkole at EUnet.yu Subject:lam with perfective verbs response 2 Dear Mustafa, Dealing with genuine (dialectal) Arab folk tales long since, I've never seen such use of lam (you say lamm -- why, may I ask?). Moreover, I have never come across the use of it with any verbal form as far as "pure" dialectal texts are concerned. This negative operator is simply not found in the colloquials -- not at all, as far as I know. Therefore it might be interesting to hear of what kind are the folk tales you mention in your quest. If they are written in the original dialect, it would worth while if you'd inform me, or, still better, all of us, on your sources. As for al-siira al-hilaaliyya, it is far from being dialectal, unless you've got some special version of it. Cordially, Srpko Lestaric ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2005