From Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:06 2006 From: Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:06 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Mustafa Hijazi article responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:Mustafa Hijazi article response 2) Subject:Mustafa Hijazi article response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:ashrafma at aucegypt.edu Subject:Mustafa Hijazi article response Hello, I do not think there is any error in the reference. The book 'fi usul al-lugha' has been published by the Arabic Language Academy in Cairo in three (or probably more) volumes. The citation here refers to the third volume. The book is mainly concerned with recording the decisions issued by the Academy (and the research efforts of its members) with regard to different linguistic problems. Here is a link to the Academy's web site talking about this book (among others): http://www.arabicacademy.org.eg/engazat.asp Hope that was of any help Ashraf M. Ali PhD student School of Languages, Linguistics, and Cultures University of Manchester ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:Ne5 at soas.ac.uk Subject:Mustafa Hijazi article response Dear Prof. Parkinson, Mustafa Hijazi is an active member of the Academy of Cairo and is involved in the editing of their publications. My guess is that the article was publised in the Academy's magazine, which is also from al- Hay'a al-'amma lilmatabi' al-amiriyya. In any case, the Academy would have the article or at least be able to tell you where it is published. It is possible to contact them on their website (http:// www.arabicacademy.org.eg). I hope this helps! Nada Elzeer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:24 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:24 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Parents' and Teachers' attitudes to code-switching query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:Parents' and Teachers' attitudes to code-switching query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:hdhaouadi at aus.edu Subject:Parents' and Teachers' attitudes to code-switching query Hello, I'm conducting research on parents' and educators' attitudes to code-switching by young Arab bilinguals. I would like to know what recent references/ or pulications discussed this topic in particular or code switching by Arabic speakers in general. I greatly appreciate your help. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:28 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:28 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:TA training curriculum query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:TA training curriculum query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:jeremy.palmer at gmail.com Subject:TA training curriculum query Hello from sunny and warm Arizona, Do any of you know of any established teacher methodology courses made especially for teachers of Arabic? Are there any universities or other establishments that have such a course for teachers of Arabic as pre or inservice training? I have a foreign-language teacher development course in which I need to design a 1-3 credit methodology course syllabus specifically for teachers of Arabic. I don't ever remember hearing of such a course from any of my limited contacts. If anyone has any information I would appreciate hearing from you. Thank you, Jeremy Palmer Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) PhD Student University of Arizona ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:38 2006 From: Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:38 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NMELRC Job Announcment Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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 Job Announcment -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:belnap at byu.edu Subject:NMELRC Job Announcment The National Middle East Language Resource Center, headquartered at Brigham Young University, would like to hire a full-time assistant director as soon as possible. S/he will manage day-to-day operations of the center and play a central role in designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating educational materials and programs that will increase and improve opportunities for Americans to learn the languages of the Middle East. Candidates for this position should: have at least a master's degree and a minimum of two years foreign language teaching experience and two years of experience running a complex organization; have the ability to work well with people; have excellent technical skills; have excellent English verbal and writing skills. Familiarity with issues involved in the learning and teaching of less-commonly-taught languages is a high priority (preferably modern Middle Eastern languages). Applicants must apply online by February 9, 2006. The official job listing and more information about the position can be found at: https://yjobs.byu.edu More information about the National Middle East Language Resource Center can be found at: http://www.nmelrc.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:52 2006 From: Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:52 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs info on Linguisitcs PhD programs with Arabic Sociolinguistics Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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 info on Linguisitcs PhD programs with Arabic Sociolinguistics -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:Linguistique520 at aol.com Subject:Needs info on Linguisitcs PhD programs with Arabic Sociolinguistics [please respond directly to the poster--moderator] I'm currently an MA student at Arizona State University in linguistics....My future plans are to work with the Arabic dialects in sociolinguistics. I was hoping that you would have some knowledge to where I may find PhD programs in the country, having an Arabic linguist on staff. I'd appreciate any advice you may have Thank you Joseph Walloch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:42 2006 From: Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:42 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:English to Arabic Transliterator responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:English to Arabic Transliterator response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:andyf at umich.edu Subject:English to Arabic Transliterator response > Hi everyone, > I am just wondering if anyone knows of an English to Arabic > transliterator > that I can use in an application. Thanks for your help. > Ghita > _______________________________________________ > > Mt-list mailing list Hello Ghita, I am sending along some c code that I have written, that does some various codepage conversions for Arabic, including transliterating Arabic into and out of the semi-Standard Buckwalter transliteration. I am also including some ridiculoualy simple Perl scripts that run under perl 5.8+ that make the c code obsolete. For extremely good measure, I hereby present some web links that I know and love. http://www.qamus.org/transliteration.htm http://www.i18nguy.com/ http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/codepages.html http://people.w3.org/rishida/scripts/samples/Overview.html http://people.w3.org/rishida/scripts/urdu/urdu-in-unicode.html http://people.w3.org/rishida/scripts/pickers/arabic-block/ http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi &item_id=Gentium_download http://www.crulp.org/Download%20Nafees.htm http://lsadc.org/cftools/scripts/ipapopup/ipa-pop-up.html http://www.w3.org/International I hope that I understood correctly what it was you were looking for. Good luck! Cheers, Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:dil at byu.edu Subject:English to Arabic Transliterator response I have written a (ridiculously simple) Perl script that will change Arabic to transliteration and back, with any transliteration system that has a one to one correspondence to the Arabic letters (a unique latin character for every unique arabic character). I have implemented it as a bbedit filter, which means you can simply choose the text, click a button, and it instantly makes the change. It would also work with text wrangler, the free, downloadable version of bbedit. This is on a mac, os x. I would be happy to make it available to anyone who is interested. dil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:33 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:33 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U. of Damascus 3rd International TAFL Conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:U. of Damascus 3rd International TAFL Conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:kholodyf at hotmail.com Subject:U. of Damascus 3rd International TAFL Conference Dear ALL Please find the attached Call for Papers for the 3rd international TAFL Conference to be held at Damascus University-Language Institute from 1st to 3rd june 2006. [moderator's note: I don't include attachments in Arabic-L, so I am including the text of the announcment, which is in Arabic. If the Arabic doesn't come through on your system, you may want to contact Khoulood Sakbani at the above address.] المؤتمر الدولي الثالث لتعليم اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها 1-3 حزيران/يونيو 2006 دعوة للمشاركة فكرة المؤتمر تتابع جامعة دمشق بذل الجهود في سبيل الارتقاء بتدريس اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها إلى مستوى يليق بهذه اللغة العريقة ويقارب المستوى الذي وصل إليه تعليم اللغات الأخرى لغير الناطقين، وبعد التركيز في المؤتمرين الماضيين على المناهج والتقنيات الحديثة والاختبارات نجد الحاجة ضرورية اليوم للحديث عن أهم الدعامات في العملية التدريسية وهو المدرس من حيث مساعدته على رفع مستوى أدائه وتطوير مهاراته لينعكس ذلك إيجاباً على المتلقي ومستواه اللغوي محاور المؤتمر الرئيسية معايير اختيار مدرس اللغة لغير الناطقين بها. وسائل تحسين ورفع كفاءة مدرس اللغة لغير الناطقين بها. طرق المتابعة والتوجيه لمدرس اللغة لغير الناطقين بها. التقييم ودوره في عملية تقويم أداء مدرس اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها. دور تحديث وتطوير الوسائل التعليمية في تحسين الكفاءة عند مدرس اللغة لغير الناطقين. رئيس المؤتمر: د. وائل بركات آخر موعد لتقديم ملخصات الأبحاث: 17/03/2006 إرسال الردود من قبل اللجنة العلمية: 26/03/2006 آخر موعد لتثبيت المشاركة 30/04/2006 آخر موعد لإرسال الأبحاث كاملة ليتم تضمينها في منشورات المؤتمر: 20/05/2005 ترسل المشاركات عبر البريد، أو الفاكس، أو البريد الإلكتروني: اللجنة التنظيمية مركز تعليم اللغة العربية - معهد تعليم اللغات جامعة دمشق- دمشق- سورية Tel. 00963 (11) 213-0237 Fax.00 963 (11)212-0164 E- mail: conference at arabicindamascus.edu.sy المؤتمر الدولي الثالث لتعليم اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها سبل تطوير كفاءات مدرسي اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها الاسم: اسم مساعد المحاضر (إن وجد) الدولة: المؤسسة: العنوان البريدي هاتف: فاكس: بريد إلكتروني: عنوان البحث: ملخص البحث: (50 كلمة تقريباً) التجهيزات المطلوبة للبحث كل القاعات مجهزة بلوح وأقلام وايت بورد، يرجى وضع إشارة أمام التجهيزات الأخرى التي تحتاجونها لتقديم البحث الخاص بكم: جهاز إسقاط OHP فيديو VCR تجهيزات أخرى (يرجى تحديدها) مسجل Tape Recorder فيديو رقمي حاسوب Computer المؤتمر الدولي الثالث لتعليم اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها سبل تطوير كفاءات مدرسي اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها نوع الجلسة: بحث ورشة عمل جلسة مشتركة (pre-organized panel) أنواع أخرى التاريخ المفضل للمشاركة: التوقيت: الموضوعات: إدارة الصف وسياسة التعامل مع الطلاب تطوير المهارات التدريسية إعداد المواد التدريسية معايير اختيار مدرسي اللغة لغير الناطقين طرق متابعة مستوى المدرسين تقييم المدرسين تطوير الوسائل التعليمية النشاطات الداعمة للعملية التعليمية ملاحظات: اللغة الرسمية للمؤتمر هي اللغة العربية حصراً يمكن للجنة المساعدة في حجز الفنادق للسادة المشاركين بالأسعار الخاصة والرمزية لجامعة دمشق، يرجى إعلامنا في حال رغبتكم بذلك. يقدم معهد تعليم اللغات وجبة غداء، واستراحتين لتناول المشروبات كضيافة. سبل تطوير كفاءات مدرسي اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها الالامتحان المعياري امتحان المعياري معهد تعليم اللغات جامعة دمشق-سورية ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:34:36 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:34:36 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Sohar University Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:Sohar University Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Sohar University Job University or Organization: Sohar University Department: Faculty of Applied Science Job Rank: Dean Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) Description: Sohar University seeks applications from suitably qualified academic staff for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science. The Faculty of Applied Science offers undergraduate degrees in a range of fields of computer science and is active in postgraduate research. Sohar University was the first private university in Oman and is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. The curriculum for the Sohar University undergraduate degrees is modelled on the curriculum of equivalent degrees at the University of Queensland, and all courses at Sohar University are quality assured by the University of Queensland biannually. All courses in the Faculty of Applied Science are taught in English. Under the leadership of the former Dean, Professor Joachim Diederich, the faculty developed an internationally recognized research profile in the areas of machine learning, natural language processing and distributed systems. Faculty research and teaching activity includes a focus on Arabic Natural Language Processing. A fourth year undergraduate course on Natural Language Processing seeks to develop students with skills relevant to information processing in the Gulf region, and final year research projects may also focus on topics in this area. Research projects include development of a wide-coverage Lexical Functional Grammar of Arabic as part of the Parallel Grammar project in collaboration with the Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC), and affiliated international and regional institutions. Related work includes the development of Arabic question answering systems; development of techniques for the automated creation of transfer lexicons; techniques for the creation of semantic resources for Arabic in the style of WordNet; statistical and machine learning techniques for morphological analysis and parsing of Arabic; the application of machine learning to text classification and tasks related to classification of mental health and medical data. The new Dean would be expected to provide leadership in further developing these and other areas of research. Sohar is rapidly becoming the largest chemical industrial city in the Gulf States with over USD13 billion being invested in new industries. The Faculty of Applied Science already has strong research links with industries in Sohar, and the new Dean would be expected to strengthen these links with industry. Applicants for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science would be expected to have an extensive teaching and research profile at the professorial level. Remuneration is set at a base salary of 1800-2000 O.R per month, with a living allowance of 350 O.R per month and a transport allowance of 175 O.R. per month. Salaries and allowances are tax exempt. Expatriates are entitled to 49 days of annual leave including a return airfare to the country of origin for the Dean, his wife and two children under the age of 18 years. Applicants are requested to forward a comprehensive curriculum vitae, and the names of at least four academic referees to Professor Michael Irving, Vice-Chancellor of Sohar University, P.O. Box 44 Sohar, 311 Sultanate of Oman. Applications close on 31 January 2006. For further information, contact: Professor Michael Irving, Vice- Chancellor of Sohar University. m.irving at soharuni.edu.om Address for Applications: Prof Michael Irving Sohar University PO Box 44 Sohar PC311 Oman Application Deadline: Open until filled. Contact Information: Prof Michael Irving Email: m.irving at soharuni.edu.om Phone: +968 2670101 ext 404 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:35:38 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:35:38 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Szanca Solutions Jobs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:Szanca Solutions jobs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Szanca Solutions jobs University or Organization: Szanca Solutions, Inc. Job Rank: Translator Specialty Areas: Translation; Interpretation Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) Description: Position: Arabic Linguists to perform any of the following jobs: - Conference Interpreter - Simultaneous Interpreter - Consecutive Interpreter - Translator - Monitor - Transcriber Job Description: These are prestigious positions at the U.S. Department of State Embassy in Iraq. Work includes the interpretation or translation of spoken or written materials from Arabic and/or Kurdish (source) to English (target), as well as from English (source) to Arabic or Kurdish (target). Will be providing interpretation and translation services during interviews, meetings, and conferences. Specific job duties include interpreting and translating written and spoken communications, transcribing and analyzing communications, performing document exploitation, and translating foreign language documents. Clearance Requirements: An active Secret Clearance is preferred, but an Interim Secret Clearance will be considered. Must have valid U.S. Passport. Educational Requirements: Undergraduate Degree or Graduate Education: Major Study - the appropriate foreign language from an English-speaking college or university, English from a college or university in the other country, or translating or interpreting where English and the foreign language were prerequisites. OR Specialized Experience: Experience in translating, interpreting, or other work requiring the use of English and the other languages; or a combination of work (that required English and the other language) and training at the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Service Institute, or comparable training. General: Individuals must have a command of written and spoken English that is the equivalent to that of an educated speaker at the high school or university level. Must understand and speak in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and able to understand and communicate in a variety of Arabic dialects, particularly the Iraqi dialect. Individuals must demonstrate a command of the Arabic and/or Kurdish, and English languages equivalent to the standard testing schedule at the S-4/R-4 levels of languages. Individuals must pass Department of State language testing. All linguists should be capable of statisfactorily performing various linguistic functions and duties: monitoring, translating, transcribing, interpreting, performing quality control, and performing validating services. Linguists shall be responsible for monitoring varying numbers of communications recordings during any given shift. Must be able to perform multi-functional duties such as those listed above. Must be willing to attend DoS sponsored training pertaining to the operation. Willingness to work 8-10 hours per day with occasional 12 hour workdays. Workdays may be non-regimented, meaning the 8, 10, or 12 hours may be in increments over a 24 hour period. Thus, must be willing to work in a 24/7 operation. Familiarity with the culture, economics, social strata, military, and current events of the Middle East a plus. Must be able to use equipment for processing language materials (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite). Compensation: Six-figure salary negotiable based upon expertise and Szanca's review of resume. Benefits include substantial bonus upon completing one-year commitment. Superior benefits package. Start Date: Approximately April 1. Address for Applications Email: recruiter at s-2.us Application Deadline: Open until filled. Contact Information Recruiter Email: recruiter at s-2.us Website: http://www.s-2.us ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:20 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:20 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Issue of Languages and Linguistics Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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 Issue of Languages and Linguistics -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:estry at menara.ma Subject:New Issue of Languages and Linguistics Dear colleagues, I’m pleased to inform you that the new issue of the international journal « languages and linguistics » has appeared. I should be grateful if you could announce it on you respectable website and listserv. Please see attachment Dr Moha Ennaji Director Univ of Fes, Morocco Table of Contents: Contents Hassan Es-Saiydy & Mohammed Moubtassime Introduction………………………………………………………………i Zahra Zaid La distinction entre le syntagme prédicatif et le syntagme qualificatif en arabe marocain……………………………………………….……….1 Rachid El Ouardi Exceptional Agreement Relation in Standard Arabic Adjectival/ Participle Phrases……………………………….……..……31 Ahmed Ech-Charfi The Semantics of Standard Arabic Indefinites…………………...…….43 Abdel-Hakeem Kasem The Effect of Focus on Form in the Written Work of Adult Arabic Learners...69 Adil Al-Kufaishi The Rhetorical Patterns of Arabic and English Expository Texts.….….83 Mohammadi Laghzaoui Language Attitudes Toward Arabic in Islamic Elementary Schools in the Netherlands…………………………………………………..…111 Reddad Rguig Conceptions of Literacy in Morocco from the 1960’s to the 1990’s….133 Haseeb Shehadeh On the Revival of Modern Hebrew and Modern Arabic……………….1A Shareef A. Al-Kareem Al-Najjar Point of View in Causal Adjectives and (Al-Kohl) Issue……….…….15A For further information please consult the website of the journal: HYPERLINK "http://www.lang-ling.tk" www.lang-ling.tk Or Email: mennaji2002 at yahoo.fr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Feb 2 18:00:54 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:00:54 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Attitudes to code switching response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 02 Feb 2006 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:Attitudes to code switching response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Feb 2006 From:M.C.Michel at uva.nl Subject:Attitudes to code switching response Hi, have a look of the work by Jacomine Nortier at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. She is into that topic. hope, this helps. Marije ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Feb 2 18:00:59 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:00:59 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Prague Arabic Dependency Treebank weblog Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 02 Feb 2006 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:Prague Arabic Dependency Treebank weblog -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Feb 2006 From:otakar.smrz at mff.cuni.cz Subject:Prague Arabic Dependency Treebank weblog Let me announce that we have set up a weblog which provides updates about the Prague Arabic Dependency Treebank project and links to other relevant sources of information: PADT ++ http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/padt/online/ The readers are hereby invited and encouraged to post their comments and enter into discussions there. Thank you for your contributions. -- Otakar Smrz Charles University in Prague ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Feb 2 18:01:06 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:01:06 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:English to Arabic Transliteration Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 02 Feb 2006 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:English to Arabic Transliteration 2) Subject:English to Arabic Transliteration -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Feb 2006 From:otakar.smrz at mff.cuni.cz Subject:English to Arabic Transliteration Let me comment on the recent digest of the above topic: >> Hi everyone, >> I am just wondering if anyone knows of an English to Arabic >> transliterator >> that I can use in an application. Thanks for your help. >> Ghita >> My understanding of this question is: does anyone have a system that can take English (the language, not 'script') text, probably proper names etc., turn them into their phonetic equivalent, and use the Arabic script to encode this 'pronunciation'? I do not have such a system. However, I suggest combining some English phonetic dictionary for the first step, and then using something like Encode::Arabic which I refer to below, in the direction transcription -> approximate orthography (like from ArabTeX- ZDMG to UTF-8). > From:andyf at umich.edu > > I am sending along some c code that I have written, that does some > various codepage conversions for Arabic, including transliterating > Arabic into and out of the semi-Standard Buckwalter > transliteration. I am also including some ridiculoualy simple Perl > scripts that run under perl 5.8+ that make the c code obsolete. > > From:dil at byu.edu > > I have written a (ridiculously simple) Perl script that will change > Arabic to transliteration and back, with any transliteration system > that has a one to one correspondence to the Arabic letters (a > unique latin character for every unique arabic character). I have > implemented it as a bbedit filter, which means you can simply > choose the text, click a button, and it instantly makes the > change. It would also work with text wrangler, the free, > downloadable version of bbedit. This is on a mac, os x. I would > be happy to make it available to anyone who is interested. > Let me advertise once more at this list the Encode::Arabic module for Perl that is available to any Perl programmer via CPAN or through PPM repositories, see http://search.cpan.org/dist/Encode-Arabic/ and http://search.cpan.org/dist/Encode-Arabic/Arabic.pm. The module supports the multi-purpose encodings of ArabTeX as well as Buckwalter transliteration (both in the original and the XML- compliant variants). There is no problem in extending the Encode::Arabic module to handle Dil's transliteration, too, or of anybody else who would like to have their transliterations or transcriptions incorporated and connected for free (e.g. with no extra programming effort) to the other encoding schemes. For those who prefer the cut-and-paste method of conversion and editing, there is an online web interface to Encode::Arabic, see http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/~smrz/Encode/Arabic/. To learn how to work with this interface, enter a simple query first, let us say mrHbFA Then, set the Decode Setting to Buckwalter (which says the query is supposed to be the Buckwalter transliteration). In Encode Setting, chech out all options except for UTF-8, Buckwalter, ArabTeX-ZDMG and ArabTeX. Into these four encodings our query will be encoded, showing the result as characters only (no HTML codes or anything, we've checked that out). Click the Decode/Encode button, and wait a little for the results. Take the result for ArabTeX, copy it into the query field, say it is in ArabTeX-ZDMG and click Decode/Encode again. See what happens. I will be happy to provide further clarifications individually. Best regards, -- Otakar Smrz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 02 Feb 2006 From:wasamy at umich.edu Subject:English to Arabic Transliteration I am interpreting "I can use in an application" to mean that the requester wants a transliteration/transcription font that will be accessible from any Windows application, such as Word. If so then the request is for a font. Waheed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Feb 2 18:00:52 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:00:52 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Textbook that deals with Writing Styles Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 02 Feb 2006 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 Textbook that deals with Writing Styles -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Feb 2006 From:moderator Subject:Needs Textbook that deals with Writing Styles Do you know of any books that talk about writing styles (not handwriting or calligraphy styles)? 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URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:52:21 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:52:21 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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 Book -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:Georges.Bohas at ens-lsh.fr Subject:New Book Derenière nouvelle : le schwa est une blague... Faut voir ... gb Nouvelle parution… Nouvelle parution… Georges, BOHAS, les bgdkpt selon Bar Zo ‘bi, Ed. AMAM, Toulouse, 2005 L’auteur : Georges Bohas est responsable de la section « Arabe et langues sémitiques » à l’école normale supérieure lettres et sciences humaines. Depuis une dizaine d’années, il s’intéresse aux textes de la tradition grammaticale syriaque. Il a publié plusieurs articles sur la grande grammaire de Bar Zo‘bi. Ses principaux ouvrages sont : 1994 Les araméens du bout du monde, la mémoire des Chrétiens d'Orient, Toulouse : Editions Universitaires du Sud. 1997 (en collaboration avec B. Paoli) Aspects formels de la poésie arabe, I la métrique arabe classique, Toulouse : Amam. 1997 Matrices, étymons, racines, éléments d'une théorie lexicologique du vocabulaire de l'arabe, Orbis supplementa, Louvain : Peeters. 2000Développements de la théorie des matrices et des étymons, séminaire de Saintes, 1999, Editions du Zèbre : Prahins (Suisse). Site : http://w3.ens-lsh.fr/gbohas/tme/ Le livre est consacré au traitement des bgdkpt dans cette grammaire. Le premier chapitre est un exposé préliminaire sur la spirantisation en syriaque. Jusqu’à présent, ce sujet avait toujours été traité en empruntant un concept de la tradition hébraïque : le schwa, en d’autres termes, ayant recours à la « petite voyelle ». Il est démontré que l’on peut faire l’économie de ce recours en syriaque et qu’il n’est nul besoin de surcharger les transcriptions de « petites voyelles ». Les deux chapitres suivants sont consacrés au traitement de ce problème par Bar Zo‘bi. Le premier expose les règles générales et le second les règles qui ne concernent qu’un morphème. Dans les deux cas, on procède à l’édition, à la traduction et au commentaire du texte. La visée globale est de parvenir à comprendre comment fonctionnait une grammaire qui traitait d’une langue sémitique dans le cadre de la Technê de Denys le Thrace, sans avoir recours aux concepts des grammairiens arabes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:53:53 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:53:53 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:TA training responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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:TA training responses -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:enm at umich.edu Subject:TA training responses Check with Prof. Raji Rammuny at the University of Michigan; he has a teacher training program at least to through the MA, if not PhD. His address is raram at umich.edu. Ernest McCarus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:raram at umich.edu Subject:TA training responses The Arabic program at UM offers a graduate MA degree in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language. Raji Rammuny ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:53:38 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:53:38 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ELRA Language Resources Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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:ELRA Language Resources -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:ELRA Language Resources Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:00:43 From: Helene Mazo < mazo at elda.org > Subject: ELRA Language Resources Catalogue Update We are happy to announce that new Speech Language Resources are now available in our catalogue. To view all the Language Resources available, you can visit our on-line catalogue : http://www.elra.info or http://www.elda.org The GlobalPhone Database: GlobalPhone is a multilingual speech and text database collected at Karlsruhe University, Germany and covers 15 languages: Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic), Chinese-Mandarin, Chinese-Shanghai, Croatian, Czech, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (Latin American), Swedish, Tamil, and Turkish. Special prices are offered for a combined purchase of several GlobalPhone languages (5 languages, 10 languages or 15 languages). For more information, please contact Valerie Mapelli mailto:mapelli at elda.org Search for the following references on http://catalog.elda.org/index.php?language=en S0192 : GlobalPhone Arabic S0193 : GlobalPhone Chinese-Mandarin S0194 : GlobalPhone Chinese-Shanghai S0195 : GlobalPhone Croatian S0196 : GlobalPhone Czech S0197 : GlobalPhone French S0198 : GlobalPhone German S0199 : GlobalPhone Japanese S0200 : GlobalPhone Korean S0201 : GlobalPhone Portuguese (Brazilian) S0202 : GlobalPhone Russian S0203 : GlobalPhone Spanish (Latin America) S0204 : GlobalPhone Swedish S0205 : GlobalPhone Tamil S0206 : GlobalPhone Turkish ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:53:58 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:53:58 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:New version 3.11o of ArabTeX available on CTAN Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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 version 3.11o of ArabTeX available on CTAN -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:lagally at informatik.uni-stuttgart.de Subject:New version 3.11o of ArabTeX available on CTAN See the subject. Bug reports welcome. Klaus -- Prof. Dr. Klaus Lagally | mailto:lagally at informatik.uni-stuttgart.de Institut fuer Formale | http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ ... Methoden der Informatik| ... fmi/bs/people/lagally.htm Abteilung Betriebsoftware| Tel. +49-711-7816392 |Zeige mir deine Uhr, Universitaetsstrasse 38 | FAX +49-711-7816370 | und ich sage dir, 70569 Stuttgart, GERMANY | | wie spaet es ist. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:54:01 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:54:01 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Dardasha Audio now available Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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:Dardasha Audio now available -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu Subject:Dardasha Audio now available Dear Colleagues, For those of you who are interested in teaching Egyptian Arabic, it is my pleasure to announce that the audio CDs that accompany Dardasha are now available. Title: Dardasha: Let's Speak Egyptian Arabic Author: Mustafa Mughazy ISBN: 0967958784 They can ordered independently or with the book (paperback or hardcover) fro the publisher: http://lang.nalrc.wisc.edu/nalrc/resources/press/dardashatext.htm Thank you, Mustafa Mughazy, Ph.D. Arabic Program Director Western Michigan University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Candidates must have excellent computational skills, a strong publication record in relevant conferences/journals, and the ability to integrate happily into an energetic, highly multidisciplinary team. Language skills in Arabic and/or Chinese would be particularly valuable for some positions. There are also opportunities for joint work with other UMIACS labs, including the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory (HCIL) and the Language and Media Processing Laboratory (LAMP). These positions are principally focused on research, but they also provide opportunities to acquire skills in teaching, grant writing, and project management. Here are Web pages for the Principal Investigators in the lab: Bonnie Dorr http://umiacs.umd.edu/~bonnie/ Jimmy Lin http://umiacs.umd.edu/~jimmylin/ Judith Klavans http://www.clis.umd.edu/faculty/klavans/ Doug Oard http://glue.umd.edu/~oard/ Philip Resnik http://umiacs.umd.edu/~resnik/ Amy Weinberg http://umiacs.umd.edu/~weinberg/ If interested, please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and e-contact information for three recommenders, to Denise Best, denise at umiacs.umd.edu. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply now! The nine previous CLIP postdoctoral researchers are now on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh (2), the University of Chicago, and Queen Mary University in London, and working as research scientists at Microsoft (2), the University of Southern California (2), and MIT Lincoln Labs. Initial renewable appointments are for one year, with 2-3 years terms being typical. The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:53:41 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:53:41 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Article Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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 Article -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:jowens at casl.umd.edu Subject:New Article New article on Arabic historical linguistics Jonathan Owens. 2005. “Pre-Diaspora Arabic: Dialects, Statistics and Historical Reconstruction”. 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Concordia Language Villages is proud to announce the opening of the newest of our nationally recognized immersion Language Villages, Al- Wāha, our Arabic Language Village. Since 1961, Concordia Language Villages has boldly and optimistically pursued a vision of peace and understanding by educating young people in the languages and cultures of our world. We offer language and culture immersion programs in 14 languages for young people (ages 7 to 18) and employment opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and international students. Interested in a summer work opportunity to enrich and share your language and culture skills? Apply on line at www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org (click on “employment opportunities). Questions can be directed to Denise Phillippe, a Concordia Language Villages associate director, at phillipp at cord.edu or 1-800-450-2214 (218-586-8600). Counseling and teaching, along with health and food services and lifeguard, positions are available. For information on child and teen participation in the program, check out the website at www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org or call 1-800-222-4750 (218-299-4544). Lois J. Egelhof Program and Staff Development Summer Youth Programs Concordia Language Villages 8659 Thorsonveien NE Bemidji, MN 56601 phone: 800-450-2214 or 218-586-8712 fax: 218-586-8500 egelhof at cord.edu www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:53:35 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:53:35 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Columbia University Summer Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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:Columbia University Summer Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:jeff.sacks at columbia.edu Subject:Columbia University Summer Program Columbia University Arabic Summer Program Two six-week sessions: May 22-June 30 and July 5-August 11 Elementary Arabic, Sessions I and II Intermediate Arabic, Sessions I and II Advanced Arabic, Session I Program Director: Dr. George El-Hage Resident Directors: Dr. Taoufik Ben-Amor, Dr. Jeffrey Sacks Columbia University's Summer Session offers intensive instruction in the Arabic language through multimedia materials and activities designed to situate the language in the context of cultures in which it is spoken. The program includes: - Readings of Arabic short stories, poetry, and current newspaper articles - Live television and radio broadcasts from the Middle East, movies, tape recordings, the Internet, video clips, and access to interactive instructional facilities - Trips to acquaint students with the magnificent Middle Eastern heritage on display in museums and libraries of New York City. Visits to Middle Eastern neighborhoods and restaurants, and lessons in Middle Eastern cookery The language of instruction is Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), but students also have opportunities to hear and speak various colloquial Arabic dialects. Experienced instructors use a communicative approach that emphasizes listening and reading along with speaking and writing. Activities designed to teach listening and speaking spring from real situations and current events. Program fee: $2,700 per language course per session. For application information, please contact: School of Continuing Education 303 Lewisohn Hall, Mail Code 4110 2970 Broadway New York, NY 10027 call 212-854-9699 or email summersession at columbia.edu www.ce.columbia.edu/summer For additional program information please contact: Dr. George El-Hage Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 608A Kent Hall, Mail Code 3928 1140 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10027 212-854-1185 ge103 at columbia.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:49 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:49 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:New Version of online Article on Multilingual Computing Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 Version of online Article on Multilingual Computing -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:madhany at gmail.com Subject:New Version of online Article on Multilingual Computing Dear friends, This message is to inform you that the newest version of my article on multilingual computing in Arabic is now available online. A PowerPoint tutorial on arabicizing your computer is also available from this site. Both are available under the NEW button in the middle of this page: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/mideast/. Feel free to pass this link on to your students, should they inquire about using Arabic on their PCs. Thank you, al-Husein N. Madhany http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/mideast/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:35 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:35 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Language Processing Conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 Language Processing Conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Arabic Language Processing Conference Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:12:56 From: Abderrezzak Tourabi < atourabi at hotmail.com > Subject: Arabic Language Processing Full Title: Arabic Language Processing Short Title: JETALA Date: 05-Jun-2006 - 06-Jun-2006 Location: IERA, Rabat, Morocco Contact Person: Abderrezzak Tourabi Meeting Email: atourabi at hotmail.com Web Site: http://www.iera.ac.ma Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) Call Deadline: 15-Apr-2006 Meeting Description: The Institute for Study and Research on Arabization (IERA), Mohammed V University, Rabat-Souissi, is organizing, in June 5st - 6nd, 2006, an international Colloquium on Arabic Language Processing. The aim of this Colloquium is to gather studies, achievements and experiences from scholars working on Arabic language processing, in order to offer insight into the progresses within this field, to explore the perspectives, and to tie connections with laboratories and Institutions working on Arabic Language Processing. The topics addressed by the days are not exhaustively listed as follows: - Lexicon: data bases including linguistic resources (phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantics) - Automatic generation and parsing of Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics - Applications of Arabic Language Processing, namely automatic tagging of Arabic texts, texts briefing, texts generation (words and sentences), synthesis from texts, Automatic translation, information searching and retrieving, etc. Submission Abstracts should not exceed two-pages in length, (Times New Roman), 12 point. A third page for references may be included. Two electronic copies (word format) must be provided, including one anonymous version. On a separate sheet, please include the following information: author's (i) name; (ii) affiliation; (iii) mailing address and e-mail address. Please send abstracts to: jetala at iera.ac.ma yousfi240ma at yahoo.fr Important dates Submission of papers: April 15th, 2006 Acceptance Notification: April 30th, 2006 Submission of the final version of paper: May 15th, 2006 Conference: June 5st and 6nd, 2006 Texts accepted will be published in the proceeding of these days, and can eventually be proposed to be published in the Linguistic Research Journal published by the IERA. Conference Languages Papers will be presented in Arabic, French or English Organising Committee Abderrezzak Tourabi : atourabi at hotmail.com Abdellah Yousfi : yousfi240ma at yahoo.fr Abdelhamid El Jihad : eljihad at ifrance.com Abdelfattah Hamdani : hamdani at iera.ac.ma Khalid Lachheb : khlachheb at yahoo.fr Ahmed Berrissoul : berrissoul at maktoob.com Samia Ezzahid : sezzahid at yahoo.fr For any information related to the organization, please contact: Abderrezzak Tourabi or Abdelfattah Hamdani e-mail: atourabi at hotmail.co / hamdani at ierc.ac.ma or ab_hamdani at hotmail.com Institute for the Study and Research on Arabization B.P. 6216, Rabat-Institutes, Agdal Morocco Fax: (212) 37 77 20 65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:33 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:33 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs refs on Language Policy in Syria, Egypt and Iraq Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 Language Policy in Syria, Egypt and Iraq -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:reembassiouney at hotmail.com Subject:Needs refs on Language Policy in Syria, Egypt and Iraq Dear all, I am looking for work done on language policies in Syria, Egypt and Iraq. Do you have anything to recommend? DR.Reem Bassiouney ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:47 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:47 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Book Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 Book -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:FOWEIS at aol.com Subject:New Book POCKET GUIDE TO ARABIC SCRIPT by Fayeq Oweis This handy booklet, designed to be carried in one’s pocket, presents the basics of reading and understanding Arabic script. It begins with an introduction to the alphabet and the pronunciation of Arabic characters. The book also features the rules of reading and writing the language, including reading direction, consonant-vowel elisions, and, of course, letter linkages or ligatures, notoriously the most difficult aspect of the script to learn. It is an essential tool for students, travelers, businesspeople, and military personnel in the Middle East and other places where Arabic is spoken. paperback 100 pages 4 x 6 W ISBN: 0-7818-1104-X Hippocrene Books, Inc. http://www.hippocrenebooks.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:37 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:37 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Air Force Academy Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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:Air Force Academy Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From: Subject:Air Force Academy Job UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY MULTIPLE FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR/ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITIONS & DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS POSITION The Foreign Language Department anticipates filling Instructor or Assistant Professor positions in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. The focus of these positions is on teaching. In addition, the Department anticipates establishing a Deputy Director/Instructor or Assistant Professor of Chinese, Russian, Arabic or Spanish position. The focus of this position is the management of study abroad programs and adjunct responsibilities as a foreign language instructor. The anticipated fill date for these six positions is July 7th, 2006. Appointments are for three years. Reappointments might be possible based upon an assessment of performance, Air Force and departmental needs, and funding availability. Full position descriptions, application instructions, and additional information are available at http://www.usafa.af.mil/ df/dff/jobs/jobsindex.cfm. Applications must be postmarked by April 10th, 2006. United States citizenship required. The Federal Government is an equal opportunity employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:42 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:42 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Summer Courses in Tunis Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 Summer Courses in Tunis -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:contact at ult-eil.org Subject:Arabic Summer Courses in Tunis Learn Arabic at you own pace at The Université Libre de Tunis Dear Sir or Madam, Today communication has become a necessity, and Arabic occupies a central place in the context of globalisation. The Université Libre de Tunis, consistent with its mission and aspiration, wishes to put at your disposal its language-teaching skills and know how, developed for over thirty years in the Department of Arabic of its International School of Languages (EIL). Please visit the EIL webpage at the following address: www.ult-eil.org This site will offer you an appropriate teaching method, in the form of intensive or extensive summer or annual courses, depending on your needs and availability. It will permit students and professionals alike wishing to start their learning, or improve their knowledge, of Arabic to do so at their own pace. We hope that our website will be of interest to you. Yours sincerely H.Zohra Head of Arabic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:45 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:45 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Advice on New Arabic Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 New Arabic Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:kaix04holmanski77 at hotmail.com Subject:Needs Advice on New Arabic Program Hello friends, I am writing because the University of Oregon has decided to start a four-year 'experimental' program with Arabic in the Fall of 2006. I have been teaching Arabic through a smaller program at the U of O for the last several years, and I am working with the Dean's office, et al. to get information and advice for the new, comprehensive program. The program is going to start with one year of 1st-year Arabic. The next year both 1st and 2nd year Arabic will be offered, and so on, until the third year has a full program. After four years, and during the interim period, the program will be reviewed. I am sure it is going to be a success since there have been 20+ students in the Arabic classes offered in the smaller, more obscure program for the last 2-3 years. I thought that I would ask you all for any help, advice, and/or information that you can provide us with as we shape the program and get ready for it to start in the Fall. At this point, what I am looking for is an example of the curricula in established Arabic programs so that we can get a good idea of what is expected of students at the end of the first year of Arabic study. I have some ideas myself of course, but it would be very helpful for the U of O to see what other institutions offer and expect. I have other questions too, but for now I just wanted to put this information out there and to see who is interested in helping me and others to get off on the right foot with the new program. Thanks for your time, and I hope to hear back from you soon. You can reply to the e-mail I have posted this with or to cmholman at hotmail.com Cheers, Chris Holman University of Oregon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:26 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:26 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Two New Books Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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:Two New Books -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Two New Books Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:15:16 From: Gina Lindquist < gla2 at georgetown.edu > Subject: The Arabic Language Today: Beeston Title: The Arabic Language Today Series Title: Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language/Linguistics Publication Year: 2006 Publisher: Georgetown University Press http://www.press.georgetown.edu Book URL: http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=1589010841 Author: A. F. L. Beeston Paperback: ISBN: 1589010841 Pages: 144 Price: U.S. $ 19.95 Abstract: In this classic of Arabic linguistics, A. F. L. Beeston explains the principles underlying the phonology, morphology, syntax, script, and grammar of modern written Arabic, which has changed little since Arabic grammarians outlined the language in the eighth century. Originally published in 1970, The Arabic Language Today begins with a useful introduction to the development of the language from the fifth and sixth centuries through the nineteenth century. Beeston goes on to describe the logical structure of the language, to consider the development of the lexicon, and to comment on how the language has diverged from the Classical. For general and comparative linguists who want to know how Arabic works and for people with some working knowledge of the language who want to know more about the theory behind it, Beeston's work is a fine structural analysis and careful examination of Standard Arabic from a theoretical standpoint. Concise and brief in length, this book presents a wealth of information and is a challenging yet rewarding read for linguists, scholars, and students of Arabic. It includes an appendix of script styles and a bibliography. Linguistic Field(s): Language Description Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) Written In: English (eng) ______________ Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:15:21 From: Gina Lindquist < gla2 at georgetown.edu > Subject: The Arabic Linguistic Tradition: Bohas, Guillaume, Kouloughli Title: The Arabic Linguistic Tradition Series Title: Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language/Linguistics Publication Year: 2006 Publisher: Georgetown University Press http://www.press.georgetown.edu Book URL: http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=158901085x Author: Georges Bohas Author: Jean-Patrick Guillaume Author: Djamel Kouloughli Paperback: ISBN: 158901085x Pages: 176 Price: U.S. $ 29.95 Abstract: Since The Arabic Linguistic Tradition was published in 1990, the field of Arabic linguistics has grown significantly. New journals, societies, and professional groups are flourishing as more contemporary linguists pursue the study of the Arabic language and its origins. This book remains a touchstone in the field of Arabic linguistics. It is one of the first books to cover the whole range of language in Arabic culture and to offer a historical linguistic survey of the Arabic language from Classical to Modern Standard Arabic. The expert authors discuss pure grammatical theory as well as the context of language as it is used in religion, literature, law, and other disciplines. The Arabic Linguistic Tradition presents a concise overview of the most important issues in theoretical and speculative linguistics in the Arabic tradition, from their origins in the eighth century through the codification of grammar in the tenth century to its decline in the fifteenth century. This volume represents the highest level of scholarship in English on phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic theory as they were developed by the major Arabic grammarians including Sibawayhi and al-Khalil ibn Ahmad. Graduate students and scholars of Arabic linguistics and historical linguists will find this book to be a timeless classic. Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics Linguistic Theories Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:29 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:29 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs Al-Mawrid Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 Al-Mawrid -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:tevory at yahoo.com Subject:Needs Al-Mawrid [please respond directly to the requester] I am looking to buy the Arabic-English al-Mawrid dictionary. Anyone know where can I get this dictionary for a good price? Many thanks, Tomer L. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:31 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:31 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants tutor Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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:Wants tutor -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:Eric Subject:Wants tutor From Moderator: The above person has asked for help in finding a tutor to learn Arabic. He is currently residing in Little Rock, Arkansas, but would be willing to have a tutor from anywhere using Skypes voice and audio chat. If you are interested, please contact him directly at this e- mail address: dikduk at gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:40 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:40 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Wants Grammatical judgements Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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:Wants Grammatical judgements -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:farwaneh at email.arizona.edu Subject:Wants Grammatical judgements dear Members, An undergraduate student is considering conducting her Honors thesis research on broken plural agreement in Egyptian Arabic, which according to Mughazy, spells out as feminine singular. It seems to me that there are certain constraints that may force the referential gender/number features [+plural, -feminine] to supercede the morphological feature [-pl, +fem]. I would appreciate your grammaticality judgment on these sentences with the noun [riggaala] marked by both agreement features; do you find them all acceptable? a. irriggaala gum. b. irriggaala gat. "The men came" c. irriggaala gid3aan. d. irriggaala gada3a. "The men are brave" e. irriggaala humma lgid3aan. f. irriggaala hiyya lgada3a. "The men are the brave ones" g. irriggaala dool mahummaash issabab. h. irriggaala di mahiyyaash issabab. "These men are not to blame (literally: not the reason)" i. irriggaala illi 'ultilak 3aleehum xaragu. j. irriggaala illi 'ultilak 3aleeha xaragit. "The men I told you about left" Thanks in advance for your input, and I will post a summary unless responses are posted directly to the list. Samira Samira Farwaneh Assistant Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics Department of Near Eastern Studies Department of Linguistics Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program Louise Foucar Marshall Building 845 N Park Avenue, Room 440 PO BOX 210158B University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721-0158B Phone: (520) 621-8629 Or 621-8012 Fax: (520) 621-2333 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:32 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:32 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA&LIT:Call for Papers on Lit in Curricula for Arabic Lang and Culture Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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 on Lit in Curricula for Arabic Lang and Culture -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:burt at usna.edu Subject:Call for Papers on Lit in Curricula for Arabic Lang and Culture Call for Submissions: Al-`Arabiyyah, announces a call for submissions on the theme of Literature in Curricula for Arabic Language and Culture: Over the course of the last twenty five years the dominant pedagogy in Arabic language instruction has been marked by a distinct shift in emphasis from literature-centered curricula with lingering ties to the grammar-translation method to more proficiency centered methodologies. As the new pedagogies mature, as well as the generations of students trained therein, many colleagues have found the need to reconsider the critical relationship of literature to the teaching of Arabic language and culture curricula to give their students a more profound understanding of the relationship between language and society. Therefore, we are issuing this call for papers related to the use, place and (re)integration of Arabic Literature - ancient, modern, contemporary and colloquial - into any and all stages of learning Arabic Language and Culture. Discussion of particular pieces, genres, and styles of literature, and their successful or problematic reception by students at various stages of language acquisition and cultural awareness is particularly encouraged. What cultural discussions do specific pieces of literature invite? What particular pedagogical and learning challenges are involved in teaching specific genres or periods of literature in the light of the new prevailing pedagogies? How might literature be used to teach grammar, syntax, and other aspects of language. The detailed examination and methodological treatment of specific Arabic literary texts used is also welcome, as are submissions addressing the teaching of culture through literature in itself, even if a language instruction component is not involved. The articles selected will appear in volume 39 (2006) of Al-`Arabiyyah. Deadline for submissions: September 15th, 2006 Guidelines for submission of manuscripts are one the web at http://www.wm.edu/aata/alarabiyya.php Please send submissions to either our guest editor for this volume, Rachid Aadnani of Wellesley, or to the journal's editor, Clarissa Burt: Dr. Rachid Aadnani Clarissa Burt, Editor Guest Editor of al-`Arabiyyah Editor of al-`Arabiyyah Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Language Studies Wellesley College U.S. Naval Academy 106 Central Street 589 McNair Rd. Stop 10-C Wellesley, MA 02481 Annapolis, MD 21402 USA USA Email: raadnani at wellesley.edu Email: burt at usna.edu Office: (781) 283-2916 Office: (410) 293-6353 Fax: (781 235-0788 Fax: (410) 293-2729 Al-`Arabiyyah, , the annual journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic, serving scholars in the U.S. and abroad, publishes scholarly articles and reviews which contribute to the advancement of study, criticism, research, teaching, and pedagogical methodology in the fields of Arabic language, linguistics, literature and culture. Translations of significant texts in Arabic are also considered for publication. We continue to welcome papers in English, Arabic and, occasionally, French on all these themes. Papers deemed outside of the special theme of volume 39 (2006) will be considered for publication in other forthcoming volumes of the journal, including volume 38 (2005) and volume 40 (2007). Any questions, editorial inquiries or books for review may be directed to the editor, Clarissa Burt , Editor Al-`Arabiyyah Journal c/o Language Studies U.S. Naval Academy 589 McNair Rd. Stop 10-C Annapolis, MD 21402 USA Email: burt at usna.edu Office: (410) 293-6353 Fax: (410) 293-2729 Reviews of books, and review correspondence may be directed to our book review editor: Dr. Alan Kaye Dept. of English & Linguistics California State University Fullerton, CA 92834 U.S.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:37 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:37 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:U. of Louisville Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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:U. of Louisville Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:farwaneh at email.arizona.edu Subject:U. of Louisville Job I was asked to circulate this position announcement. Please send queries to the address therein. The University of Louisville announces a full?time term position in Arabic language and literature, beginning July 1, 2006, renewable annually for three years. Applicants should have experience teaching US college?level Arabic language and literature courses. Responsibilities include launching Arabic language studies at the university, teaching courses in Arabic language at the elementary and intermediate levels, Arabic literature in translation, and/or related courses (cultural studies, linguistics), working with other faculty members to build an interdisciplinary program in Middle East and Islamic Studies. Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications and teaching experience. Native or near?native fluency in Modern Standard Arabic and English required; MA required, PhD preferred, in Arabic language and literature or applied linguistics. The University of Louisville is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities. Send letter of interest, curriculum vitae, official transcript of coursework and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Wendy Pfeffer, chair, Arabic Search Committee, Classical and Modern Languages, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292. Review of applications will begin March 20 and continue until the position is filled. Samira Farwaneh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:24 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:24 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS update Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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 update -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu Subject:ALS update [moderator's note: sorry about the formatting. If you want an 'attachment' version, contact mustafa.--dil] Here is the final ALS XX program (after a few changes caused by schedules and dropouts): Twentieth ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARABIC LINGUISTICS An open forum for scholars interested in the application of current linguistic theories and analysis to Arabic March 3-5, 2006 Organizer: Mustafa Mughazy Department of Foreign Languages Western Michigan University 410 Sprau Tower Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5338 Phone: 269-387-3001 Fax: 269-387-6333 Sponsored by THE ARABIC LINGUISTICS SOCIETY The Center for Language Education and Research at Michigan State University College of Arts and Sciences College of Education Department of Foreign Languages Department of History Department of Spanish The Diether H. Haenicke Institute for International and Area Studies Western Michigan University Friday, March 3 (Bernhard CENTER – Room 157) 9.00 – 9.30 Registration 9.30 – 9.45 Welcome remarks & Anniversary speech Mushira Eid, University of Utah 9.45 – 10.15 Lexical processing in two language varieties: An event- related brain potential study of Arabic native speakers Reem khamis-Dakwar & Karen Froud Columbia University 10.15 – 10.45 The split-INFL hypothesis: Findings from Arabic L2 learners Mohammad Alhawary University of Oklahoma 10.45 – 11.00 BREAK 11.00 – 11.30 A cognitive approach to analyzing demonstratives in Tunisian Arabic Amel Khalfaoui University of Minnesota 11.30 – 12.00 A prosodic feature that invites back- channels in Egyptian Arabic Nigel Ward & Yaffa Al Bayyari University of Texas at El Paso 12.00 – 1.30 BREAK 1.30 – 2.00 Why there is no history of the Arabic language: Part 1, the West Jonathan Owens University of Maryland 2.00 – 2.45 Keynote address Devin Stewart Emory University Colorín Colorado, Cide Hamete Benegeli, and other puzzles: Recent research on the Arabic influence on Spanish 2.45 – 3.00 BREAK 3.00 – 3.45 Keynote address Mushira Eid University of Utah Border crossings: Variation and choice in literary and media Arabic 3.45 – 4.15 Arabic diglossic switching as sets of practices in the media Naima Boussofara Omar University of Kansas 4.15 – 4.30 BREAK 4.30 – 5.00 Covert language attitudes in contemporary Morocco Brahim Chakrani University of Illinois 5.00 – 5.30 Constructing linguistic and social identity in Casablanca: The case of Fessi migrants Atiqa Hachimi University of Florida Saturday, March 4 (Bernhard CENTER – Room 157) 9.00 – 9.30 The interaction between morphology and arity operations: Evidence from Standard Arabic Lior Laks Tel-Aviv University, Israel 9.30 – 10.00 An Arabic Wackernagel clitic?: The morphosyntax of negation in Palestinian Arabic Frederick Hoyt University of Texas at Austin 10.00 – 10.30 Productivity of verb formation strategies in Maltese Alina Twist University of Arizona 10.30 – 10.45 BreaK 10.45 – 11.15 Lenition in Arabic Eiman Mustafawi University of Ottowa, Canada 11.15 – 12.00 Keynote address Jeffrey Heath University of Michigan Stretching ablaut: CCu, CCi, and CCa nouns in Moroccan Arabic 12.00 – 1.00 BREAK 1.00 – 1.30 Hypocoristics revisited: Challenging the centrality of the consonantal Root Samira Farwaneh University of Arizona 1.30 – 2.15 Keynote address Stuart Davis University of Indiana Issues in the phonology of ‘onset-dialects’ of Arabic 2.15 – 2.30 BREAK 2.30 – 3.00 The Verbal Particle Qad in Arabic: Is it a syntactic filler? Maher Bahloul American University of Sharjah, U.A.E 3.00 – 3.45 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Elabbas Benmamoun The Syntax of Arabic Verbs 3.45 – 4.15 Adnominal possession in Egyptian Arabic and the internal structure of DPs Usama Soltan University of Maryland 4.15 – 4.45 Reconstruction and islandhood in Jordanian Arabic Nicolas Guilliot & Nouman Malkawi University of Nantes, France 4.45 – 5.00 BREAK 5.00 – 5.30 A Link Grammar parser for Arabic Warren Casbeer, Jon Dehdari, & Deryle Lonsdale Brigham Young University 5.30 – 6.00 Using the Arabic tree bank for lexical semantics Mona Diab & Neal Snider Columbia University & Stanford University SUNDAY, March 5 (Bernhard CENTER – Room 157) 9.00 – 9.30 A morphological analyzer for MSA and the Arabic dialects Nizar Habash & Owen Rambow Columbia University 9.30 – 10.15 Keynote address Dilworth Parkinson Brigham Young University ArCorpus.byu.edu: Making Arabic corpora available to students and researchers on the web 10.15 – 10.45 A new implementation practice in building linguistic concept-based IR systems. Hayder Al-Ameed, Shaikha Al-Ketbi, Amna Al-Kaabi, Khadija Al-Shebli, Naila Al-Shamsi, Noura Al-Nuaimi, & Shikha Al-Muhairi U.A.E University, U.A.E 10.45 – 11.00 break 11.00 – 11.45 Keynote address Mona Diab Columbia University Automatic Ambiguity resolution in MSA and dialectal Arabic 11.45 – 12.15 Implementing an Arabic Resource Grammar for GF Ali El Dada & Aarne Ranta Göteborg University, Sweden 12.15 – 1.00 Keynote address Bushra Zawaydeh & Tom Emerson Basis Technology, Cambridge MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:45 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:45 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Lang Policy in Syria, Egypt refs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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:Lang Policy in Syria, Egypt refs 2) Subject:Lang Policy in Syria, Egypt refs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:madihadoss at yahoo.com Subject:Lang Policy in Syria, Egypt refs Dear Reem Most of what is written on language policies concerns the North Africa and particularly Marocco. As for Eastern countries, there is a book by Saad bin hadi al-QaHTani, entitled at-ta'riib wa-naZariyyat at-akhTiiT al-loghawii, published by Markaz diraasat al-wiHda l-'arabiyya. You can find intersting things in Niloofar Haeri's book Sacred language, ordinary people. I myself work on language policy in Egypt as you know but I have not published anything yet. What are you looking for more precisely? Regards Madiha ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:halleluiah3 at yahoo.com Subject:Lang Policy in Syria, Egypt refs Dear Reem If you check the Concise encyclopedia for Applied linguistics their is an article by Y. Suleiman on Arabic language policy & planning you might find the references at the end helpful in this respect. Best Iman A. Soliman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:50 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:50 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Sources for Al-Mawrid Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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:Sources for Al-Mawrid 2) Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid 3) Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid 4) Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:Mutarjm at aol.com Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid Try this well-stocked (esp. in dictinaries, glossaries and other references) source Al-Jarir Bookstore 11107 Brookhurst Street Garden Grove, CA 92840 Tel: 714-539-1800 Fax: 714-539-8130 jarirbooks at sbcglobal.net www.jarirbooks.net They provide excellent service. They also are US distributors for Al- Saqi (London) and Obeikan (Saudi Arabia) publishers. OK to mention that "Mustafa al-khalijii al-amrikii" referred you to them. HTH. Good luck. Khair, in shaa' Allah. Stephen H. Franke San Pedro, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:timbuckwalter at qamus.org Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid The Arabic-English al-Mawrid dictionary is available for $48 at Jarir's Books in LA. I've purchased from them before (online) and was happy with the service. http://www.jarirbooks.net/main.asp?uri=1065&cat=1.150.152 I'd be interested in knowing if anyone has seen the new Al-Mawrid Al-Akbar (Eng-Ara, 2152 pp.), and how it compares to the smaller regular one. Also, the regular one (1255 pp.) now comes with a CD: http://www.jarirbooks.net/main.asp?uri=1029&cat=1.150.152|page=1&pi=279 Al Mawrid: English-Arabic 2005 w/cd $52.00 Does anyone know if the CD is any good? (good interface, has everything that's in the printed version, etc.) --- Tim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 3) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:aak at uwm.edu Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid Al-Kitab (http://www.alkitab.com) has a large selection of dictionaries, including al-Mawrid A. Kraima ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 4) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:Ne5 at soas.ac.uk Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid Why not try ebay? They have good deals on it, though the 2005 editions are more expensive than older ones. Best, Nada Elzeer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:43 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:43 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:Arabic Computational Linguistics Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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 Computational Linguistics Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:eissa at comcast.net Subject:Arabic Computational Linguistics Job Hello Dr. Eissa, I work for a company that specializes in recruitment in the translation industry. I was give your name by Mr. Aziz Ismail who suggested you may be a person who could point me in the right direction. I have a client that is looking for an Arabic speaking Computational Linguist. He thought that maybe with your ties to the academic community, you might be able to give a recommendation. Please find an attached job description. I appreciate you taking a moment to think about this. COMSYS LLC is the leading provider of globalization solutions and globalization staffing. We are a nation wide company comprised of 42 offices in the US, Canada and Europe. Our customer, headquartered in California, has an opening in their satellite 9-person engineering office in downtown Boston for an Arabic Computational Linguist. The customer's focus is in developing software applications that help their customers' effectively manage huge volumes of unstructured content or data. The focused and energetic team is looking for a team member to be responsible for creation, maintenance and augmentation of machine- readable dictionaries, grammar rules and parsing algorithms and the development and maintenance of tools for the automation and support of linguistic tasks. Skills Required/Responsibilities: Minimum of B.A. in Computational Linguistics or equivalent plus 2 years of experience in the NLP industry, or M.A. in Computational Linguistics or equivalent. Strong background in syntax and morphology Proficiency in at least one data manipulation language (Purl preferred) Fluency in English Native or near-native knowledge of Arabic Strict adherence to formal, documented development processes Excellent verbal and written communication skills Desired Skills/Pluses Experience with regex languages and finite state automata for NLP applications Experience with developing or maintaining modules for human languages other than immediate area of expertise Good working knowledge of at least one programming language (C++ preferred) Full understanding of the software development life cycle. Please send resumes to globalization at comsys.com in word.doc format to be considered. All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. Regards, Jason Pacheco Globalization Placement Manager COMSYS Services, LLC 400-1 Totten Pond Road Waltham, MA. 02451 www.comsysglobalization.com P. 1-800-890-7002 x6286 F. 781-907-6214 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:47 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:47 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Grammatical Judgement responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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:Grammatical Judgement response 2) Subject:Grammatical Judgement response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:wasamy at umich.edu Subject:Grammatical Judgement response would appreciate your grammaticality judgment on these sentences with the noun [riggaala] marked by both agreement features; do you find them all acceptable? a. irriggaala gum. good b. irriggaala gat. good "The men came" c. irriggaala gid3aan. good d. irriggaala gada3a. bad "The men are brave" (bad translation) e. irriggaala humma lgid3aan. good f. irriggaala hiyya lgada3a. bad "The men are the brave ones" (bad translation) g. irriggaala dool mahummaash issabab. good h. irriggaala di mahiyyaash issabab. good "These men are not to blame (literally: not the reason)" i. irriggaala illi 'ultilak 3aleehum xaragu. good j. irriggaala illi 'ultilak 3aleeha xaragit. bad/marginal "The men I told you about left" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu Subject:Grammatical Judgement response Dear Samira and interested list members,‎ ‎ ‎ I think there will be little agreement over the acceptability/ grammaticality of these ‎sentences, mostly because of contextual factors. Here are my judgments followed by a ‎comment based on some work in progress:‎ ‎ a. irriggaala gum. (fine) b. irriggaala gat. (fine) ‎"The men came" ‎ c. irriggaala gid3aan. (fine) d. irriggaala gada3a. (really odd) ‎"The men are brave"‎ However, I would accept il-la3iiba di ta3baana (those players are "not good")‎ ir-rigaala di sha`yaana (these men are overworked) ‎ e. irriggaala humma lgid3aan. (fine) f. irriggaala hiyya lgada3a. (very odd) ‎"The men are the brave ones" However, I would accept irriggaala di hiyya illi ti3bet w-ishtaghalet These men are the ones who toiled and worked.‎ ‎ g. irriggaala dool mahummaash issabab. (fine) h. irriggaala di mahiyyaash issabab. (fine) ‎"These men are not to blame (literally: not the reason)" ‎ i. irriggaala illi 'ultilak 3aleehum xaragu. (fine) j. irriggaala illi 'ultilak 3aleeha xaragit. (fine) ‎"The men I told you about left"‎ For those of you who find my judgments strange, think of the broken plural (irriggaala) ‎as a word that refer to a specific group of men, then the sentences will become ‎acceptable. My own view is that a broke plural is not really a plural, but rather a collective singular ‎noun that refers to a set, and it is that single set that can be treated as feminine (not the ‎members). To illustrate this point, take the sentence (irriggaala gom). This sentence is ‎ambiguous between a reading where they arrive together (single event) or over intervals ‎‎(multiple events). That is why you can say ‎ irriggaala gom sawa/waaHid waaHid The men arrived together/one at the time.‎ This ambiguity is not available for ‎ irriggaala gat sawa/*waaHid waaHid That is because of the contradiction between the single participant (the group of men) single event reading and the adverbial. I hope this helps,‎ Mustafa Mughazy Assistant Professor of Arabic and Linguistics Arabic Program Director Department of Foreign Languages‎ Western Michigan University‎ Kalamazoo, MI 49004‎ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:27 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:27 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Hedayet Institute Announcement Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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 Announcement -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:nhedayet at yahoo.com Subject:Hedayet Institute Announcement Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies (HIAS) is pleased to announce its spring/summer programs. HIAS program is an intensive language and cultural program where both Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Egyptian Arabic are combined. Elective courses are offered in Arabic literature, oriental music, Arab/Islamic history, Arabic calligraphy, Women in Islam, History of the Copts in Egypt, tajweed al-Qur’an and others. The institute provides the syllabi, assessment criteria and the professors’ CVs for its content areas courses. AFL professional professors and renowned scholars in Arabic related fields help you delve in the rich Arab culture. The academic director of the program - Nagwa Hedayet - has been in the field of Arabic studies for more than 25 years. Hedayet has taught and lead Arabic language/culture programs at CASA, AUC, Middleburry, Vermont, Russia, UAE, and in her native Egypt. Cultural Activities: Through the study period there are different cultural activities and events, including tours, lectures, seminars and films. Preparation and follow up sessions of these activities help students comprehend the material and practice their Arabic. Venue: HIAS is in Maadi, one of the safest and greenest areas in Egypt. It is 5 minutes walk from the metro station of Hadaayiq el Maadi and 20 minutes from the center of Cairo. The institute has a fascinating Arab ambiance. Dates: The 14-week intensive spring/summer semester abroad will start on May 7th, 2006 and will end on Thurs. Aug. 10th, 2006. The 6- week intensive summer program will start on Jul.2nd and end on Thurs. Aug. 10th, 2006. How to Apply: Fill an application (will be sent by e-mail for the time being) indicating your choice of program and of the elective course/s, Send a $500 deposit before the end of April 06. Indicate if you need assistance in finding suitable accommodation for the period of your study. Sharing an apartment with another or other students will reduce your expenses as low as $150 per month. Please note that the application for the spring/summer term is March 15th, 06 and for the summer term is April 30th, 06. For more information please have a look at: www.hedayetinstitute.com and write to Nagwa Hedayet at : info at hedayetinstitute.com or nhedayet at yahoo.com Or call at : (202) 5272-190/ (2012) 2261-308 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:39 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:39 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:ARAM Society conference at Oxford Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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:ARAM Society conference at Oxford -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk Subject:ARAM Society conference at Oxford Dear Colleague, I am writing to you about the new website of the ARAM Society (www.aramsociety.org), which aims to update our colleagues and friends on ARAM academic activities. Also, I would like to announce to you our next ARAM conference on Iconography and Mythology of Prophet Elijah, St George and al-Khodor in the Syrian Orient, 4-6 July 2006 (Oxford University). The conference will start on Tuesday 4 July at 9am, finishing on Thursday 6 July at 5pm. 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 Oxford address as soon as possible: ARAM, the Oriental Institute, Oxford University, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, England. Tel. ++1865-514041. Fax ++1865-516824. E.Mail:  HYPERLINK "mailto:aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk" aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk All papers given at the conference will be considered for publication 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 forward this message to them or send us their names and email addresses. Yet, we would like to remind our colleagues that only academics are allowed to present a paper at an ARAM conference. If you have any questions or comments at any time, I am always happy to receive them. Yours sincerely, Dr Shafiq Abouzayd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:35 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:35 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NMELRC Arabic Teacher Training Seminar Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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 Arabic Teacher Training Seminar -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:belnap at byu.edu Subject:NMELRC Arabic Teacher Training Seminar Arabic Teacher Training Seminar The National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) announces its fourth annual Arabic Teacher Training Seminar, to be held August 7-12, 2006, inclusive, at the Universityof Texas, Austin. The seminar will be led by Professors Kristen Brustad and Mahmoud Al-Batal. The seminar is particularly oriented towards: § Arabic language professionals desiring a skills update, § Advanced TAs who are preparing for a career that involves teaching Arabic, § Instructors whose primary training was in literature, religion, culture or other non-linguistic areas but are interested in training for language teaching The seminar will address a variety of areas related to teaching, including: Ø Course syllabus design Ø Teaching reading comprehension Ø Teaching listening comprehension Ø Teaching vocabulary Ø Utilizing group work in class Ø Testing The seminar will allow participants the chance to work on their own class syllabi in preparation for teaching in the fall semester 2006. In addition, the participants will have the chance to do micro teaching and apply the principles learned in the seminar. The seminar will be conducted entirely in Arabic. Seminar fees will be fully covered by NMELRC. Participants will be responsible for their transportation to and from Austin as well as lodging and board for the week. NMELRC has limited funds to assist some applicants with part of their transportation and lodging expenses. All who are interested should submit their applications online to NMELRC by April 10, 2006. Please go to www.nmelrc.org/ application.html to fill out and send in an application. Interested applicants are urged to approach their institutions to determine what financial support or matching funds might be available to assist them in attending this seminar. For inquiries please call NMELRC at (801) 422-7192 or e-mail NMELRC_research at byu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:29 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:29 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Last Call for Volume on teaching Middle Eastern Novel Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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:Last Call for Volume on teaching Middle Eastern Novel -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:louzgane at ualberta.ca Subject:Last Call for Volume on teaching Middle Eastern Novel Dear colleagues Please consider contributing to this voulme. Thank you. Lahoucine Ouzgane Contributions are sought for a collection of essays, being prepared for Oxford University Press, on teaching the Middle Eastern and North African novel. The volume is divided into two main sections: the first devoted to theoretical approaches and the second to the different course and institutional contexts in which the novels are taught; the volume will also include a resources section. One-page abstracts and brief bios are invited by July 1, 2006, although I strongly encourage potential contributors to contact me well in advance of the deadline: Lahoucine.Ouzgane at ualberta.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:06 2006 From: Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:06 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Mustafa Hijazi article responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:Mustafa Hijazi article response 2) Subject:Mustafa Hijazi article response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:ashrafma at aucegypt.edu Subject:Mustafa Hijazi article response Hello, I do not think there is any error in the reference. The book 'fi usul al-lugha' has been published by the Arabic Language Academy in Cairo in three (or probably more) volumes. The citation here refers to the third volume. The book is mainly concerned with recording the decisions issued by the Academy (and the research efforts of its members) with regard to different linguistic problems. Here is a link to the Academy's web site talking about this book (among others): http://www.arabicacademy.org.eg/engazat.asp Hope that was of any help Ashraf M. Ali PhD student School of Languages, Linguistics, and Cultures University of Manchester ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:Ne5 at soas.ac.uk Subject:Mustafa Hijazi article response Dear Prof. Parkinson, Mustafa Hijazi is an active member of the Academy of Cairo and is involved in the editing of their publications. My guess is that the article was publised in the Academy's magazine, which is also from al- Hay'a al-'amma lilmatabi' al-amiriyya. In any case, the Academy would have the article or at least be able to tell you where it is published. It is possible to contact them on their website (http:// www.arabicacademy.org.eg). I hope this helps! Nada Elzeer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:24 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:24 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Parents' and Teachers' attitudes to code-switching query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:Parents' and Teachers' attitudes to code-switching query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:hdhaouadi at aus.edu Subject:Parents' and Teachers' attitudes to code-switching query Hello, I'm conducting research on parents' and educators' attitudes to code-switching by young Arab bilinguals. I would like to know what recent references/ or pulications discussed this topic in particular or code switching by Arabic speakers in general. I greatly appreciate your help. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:28 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:28 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:TA training curriculum query Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:TA training curriculum query -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:jeremy.palmer at gmail.com Subject:TA training curriculum query Hello from sunny and warm Arizona, Do any of you know of any established teacher methodology courses made especially for teachers of Arabic? Are there any universities or other establishments that have such a course for teachers of Arabic as pre or inservice training? I have a foreign-language teacher development course in which I need to design a 1-3 credit methodology course syllabus specifically for teachers of Arabic. I don't ever remember hearing of such a course from any of my limited contacts. If anyone has any information I would appreciate hearing from you. Thank you, Jeremy Palmer Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) PhD Student University of Arizona ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:38 2006 From: Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:38 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NMELRC Job Announcment Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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 Job Announcment -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:belnap at byu.edu Subject:NMELRC Job Announcment The National Middle East Language Resource Center, headquartered at Brigham Young University, would like to hire a full-time assistant director as soon as possible. S/he will manage day-to-day operations of the center and play a central role in designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating educational materials and programs that will increase and improve opportunities for Americans to learn the languages of the Middle East. Candidates for this position should: have at least a master's degree and a minimum of two years foreign language teaching experience and two years of experience running a complex organization; have the ability to work well with people; have excellent technical skills; have excellent English verbal and writing skills. Familiarity with issues involved in the learning and teaching of less-commonly-taught languages is a high priority (preferably modern Middle Eastern languages). Applicants must apply online by February 9, 2006. The official job listing and more information about the position can be found at: https://yjobs.byu.edu More information about the National Middle East Language Resource Center can be found at: http://www.nmelrc.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:52 2006 From: Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:52 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs info on Linguisitcs PhD programs with Arabic Sociolinguistics Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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 info on Linguisitcs PhD programs with Arabic Sociolinguistics -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:Linguistique520 at aol.com Subject:Needs info on Linguisitcs PhD programs with Arabic Sociolinguistics [please respond directly to the poster--moderator] I'm currently an MA student at Arizona State University in linguistics....My future plans are to work with the Arabic dialects in sociolinguistics. I was hoping that you would have some knowledge to where I may find PhD programs in the country, having an Arabic linguist on staff. I'd appreciate any advice you may have Thank you Joseph Walloch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:42 2006 From: Dilworth_Parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:42 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:English to Arabic Transliterator responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:English to Arabic Transliterator response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:andyf at umich.edu Subject:English to Arabic Transliterator response > Hi everyone, > I am just wondering if anyone knows of an English to Arabic > transliterator > that I can use in an application. Thanks for your help. > Ghita > _______________________________________________ > > Mt-list mailing list Hello Ghita, I am sending along some c code that I have written, that does some various codepage conversions for Arabic, including transliterating Arabic into and out of the semi-Standard Buckwalter transliteration. I am also including some ridiculoualy simple Perl scripts that run under perl 5.8+ that make the c code obsolete. For extremely good measure, I hereby present some web links that I know and love. http://www.qamus.org/transliteration.htm http://www.i18nguy.com/ http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/codepages.html http://people.w3.org/rishida/scripts/samples/Overview.html http://people.w3.org/rishida/scripts/urdu/urdu-in-unicode.html http://people.w3.org/rishida/scripts/pickers/arabic-block/ http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi &item_id=Gentium_download http://www.crulp.org/Download%20Nafees.htm http://lsadc.org/cftools/scripts/ipapopup/ipa-pop-up.html http://www.w3.org/International I hope that I understood correctly what it was you were looking for. Good luck! Cheers, Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:dil at byu.edu Subject:English to Arabic Transliterator response I have written a (ridiculously simple) Perl script that will change Arabic to transliteration and back, with any transliteration system that has a one to one correspondence to the Arabic letters (a unique latin character for every unique arabic character). I have implemented it as a bbedit filter, which means you can simply choose the text, click a button, and it instantly makes the change. It would also work with text wrangler, the free, downloadable version of bbedit. This is on a mac, os x. I would be happy to make it available to anyone who is interested. dil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:33 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:33 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U. of Damascus 3rd International TAFL Conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:U. of Damascus 3rd International TAFL Conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:kholodyf at hotmail.com Subject:U. of Damascus 3rd International TAFL Conference Dear ALL Please find the attached Call for Papers for the 3rd international TAFL Conference to be held at Damascus University-Language Institute from 1st to 3rd june 2006. [moderator's note: I don't include attachments in Arabic-L, so I am including the text of the announcment, which is in Arabic. If the Arabic doesn't come through on your system, you may want to contact Khoulood Sakbani at the above address.] ??????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ????? ??????? ???? ???????? ??? 1-3 ??????/????? 2006 ???? ???????? ???? ??????? ????? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ?? ???? ???????? ?????? ????? ??????? ???? ???????? ??? ??? ????? ???? ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ??????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ?????? ?????? ???? ????????? ???? ??????? ?? ????????? ???????? ??? ??????? ????????? ??????? ??????????? ??? ?????? ?????? ????? ?????? ?? ??? ???????? ?? ??????? ????????? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ??????? ??? ??? ????? ????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ??? ??????? ??? ??????? ??????? ?????? ????? ??????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ???? ????? ???? ???????? ???. ????? ????? ???? ????? ???? ????? ???? ???????? ???. ??? ???????? ???????? ????? ????? ???? ???????? ???. ??????? ????? ?? ????? ????? ???? ???? ????? ??????? ???? ???????? ???. ??? ????? ?????? ??????? ????????? ?? ????? ??????? ??? ???? ????? ???? ????????. ???? ???????: ?. ???? ????? ??? ???? ?????? ?????? ???????: 17/03/2006 ????? ?????? ?? ??? ?????? ???????: 26/03/2006 ??? ???? ?????? ???????? 30/04/2006 ??? ???? ?????? ??????? ????? ???? ??????? ?? ??????? ???????: 20/05/2005 ???? ????????? ??? ??????? ?? ??????? ?? ?????? ??????????: ?????? ????????? ???? ????? ????? ??????? - ???? ????? ?????? ????? ????- ????- ????? Tel. 00963 (11) 213-0237 Fax.00 963 (11)212-0164 E- mail: conference at arabicindamascus.edu.sy ??????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ????? ??????? ???? ???????? ??? ??? ????? ?????? ????? ????? ??????? ???? ???????? ??? ?????: ??? ????? ??????? (?? ???) ??????: ???????: ??????? ??????? ????: ????: ???? ????????: ????? ?????: ???? ?????: (50 ???? ???????) ????????? ???????? ????? ?? ??????? ????? ???? ?????? ???? ????? ???? ??? ????? ???? ????????? ?????? ???? ????????? ?????? ????? ????? ???: ???? ????? OHP ????? VCR ??????? ???? (???? ???????) ???? Tape Recorder ????? ???? ????? Computer ??????? ?????? ?????? ?????? ????? ??????? ???? ???????? ??? ??? ????? ?????? ????? ????? ??????? ???? ???????? ??? ??? ??????: ??? ???? ??? ???? ?????? (pre-organized panel) ????? ???? ??????? ?????? ????????: ???????: ?????????: ????? ???? ?????? ??????? ?? ?????? ????? ???????? ????????? ????? ?????? ????????? ?????? ?????? ????? ????? ???? ???????? ??? ?????? ????? ???????? ????? ???????? ????? ??????? ????????? ???????? ??????? ??????? ????????? ???????: ????? ??????? ??????? ?? ????? ??????? ????? ???? ????? ???????? ?? ??? ??????? ?????? ????????? ???????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ????? ???? ??????? ?? ??? ?????? ????. ???? ???? ????? ?????? ???? ????? ?????????? ?????? ????????? ??????. ??? ????? ?????? ????? ????? ??????? ???? ???????? ??? ?????????? ???????? ?????? ???????? ???? ????? ?????? ????? ????-????? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:34:36 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:34:36 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Sohar University Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:Sohar University Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Sohar University Job University or Organization: Sohar University Department: Faculty of Applied Science Job Rank: Dean Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) Description: Sohar University seeks applications from suitably qualified academic staff for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science. The Faculty of Applied Science offers undergraduate degrees in a range of fields of computer science and is active in postgraduate research. Sohar University was the first private university in Oman and is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. The curriculum for the Sohar University undergraduate degrees is modelled on the curriculum of equivalent degrees at the University of Queensland, and all courses at Sohar University are quality assured by the University of Queensland biannually. All courses in the Faculty of Applied Science are taught in English. Under the leadership of the former Dean, Professor Joachim Diederich, the faculty developed an internationally recognized research profile in the areas of machine learning, natural language processing and distributed systems. Faculty research and teaching activity includes a focus on Arabic Natural Language Processing. A fourth year undergraduate course on Natural Language Processing seeks to develop students with skills relevant to information processing in the Gulf region, and final year research projects may also focus on topics in this area. Research projects include development of a wide-coverage Lexical Functional Grammar of Arabic as part of the Parallel Grammar project in collaboration with the Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC), and affiliated international and regional institutions. Related work includes the development of Arabic question answering systems; development of techniques for the automated creation of transfer lexicons; techniques for the creation of semantic resources for Arabic in the style of WordNet; statistical and machine learning techniques for morphological analysis and parsing of Arabic; the application of machine learning to text classification and tasks related to classification of mental health and medical data. The new Dean would be expected to provide leadership in further developing these and other areas of research. Sohar is rapidly becoming the largest chemical industrial city in the Gulf States with over USD13 billion being invested in new industries. The Faculty of Applied Science already has strong research links with industries in Sohar, and the new Dean would be expected to strengthen these links with industry. Applicants for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science would be expected to have an extensive teaching and research profile at the professorial level. Remuneration is set at a base salary of 1800-2000 O.R per month, with a living allowance of 350 O.R per month and a transport allowance of 175 O.R. per month. Salaries and allowances are tax exempt. Expatriates are entitled to 49 days of annual leave including a return airfare to the country of origin for the Dean, his wife and two children under the age of 18 years. Applicants are requested to forward a comprehensive curriculum vitae, and the names of at least four academic referees to Professor Michael Irving, Vice-Chancellor of Sohar University, P.O. Box 44 Sohar, 311 Sultanate of Oman. Applications close on 31 January 2006. For further information, contact: Professor Michael Irving, Vice- Chancellor of Sohar University. m.irving at soharuni.edu.om Address for Applications: Prof Michael Irving Sohar University PO Box 44 Sohar PC311 Oman Application Deadline: Open until filled. Contact Information: Prof Michael Irving Email: m.irving at soharuni.edu.om Phone: +968 2670101 ext 404 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:35:38 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:35:38 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:TRANS:Szanca Solutions Jobs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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:Szanca Solutions jobs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Szanca Solutions jobs University or Organization: Szanca Solutions, Inc. Job Rank: Translator Specialty Areas: Translation; Interpretation Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) Description: Position: Arabic Linguists to perform any of the following jobs: - Conference Interpreter - Simultaneous Interpreter - Consecutive Interpreter - Translator - Monitor - Transcriber Job Description: These are prestigious positions at the U.S. Department of State Embassy in Iraq. Work includes the interpretation or translation of spoken or written materials from Arabic and/or Kurdish (source) to English (target), as well as from English (source) to Arabic or Kurdish (target). Will be providing interpretation and translation services during interviews, meetings, and conferences. Specific job duties include interpreting and translating written and spoken communications, transcribing and analyzing communications, performing document exploitation, and translating foreign language documents. Clearance Requirements: An active Secret Clearance is preferred, but an Interim Secret Clearance will be considered. Must have valid U.S. Passport. Educational Requirements: Undergraduate Degree or Graduate Education: Major Study - the appropriate foreign language from an English-speaking college or university, English from a college or university in the other country, or translating or interpreting where English and the foreign language were prerequisites. OR Specialized Experience: Experience in translating, interpreting, or other work requiring the use of English and the other languages; or a combination of work (that required English and the other language) and training at the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Service Institute, or comparable training. General: Individuals must have a command of written and spoken English that is the equivalent to that of an educated speaker at the high school or university level. Must understand and speak in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and able to understand and communicate in a variety of Arabic dialects, particularly the Iraqi dialect. Individuals must demonstrate a command of the Arabic and/or Kurdish, and English languages equivalent to the standard testing schedule at the S-4/R-4 levels of languages. Individuals must pass Department of State language testing. All linguists should be capable of statisfactorily performing various linguistic functions and duties: monitoring, translating, transcribing, interpreting, performing quality control, and performing validating services. Linguists shall be responsible for monitoring varying numbers of communications recordings during any given shift. Must be able to perform multi-functional duties such as those listed above. Must be willing to attend DoS sponsored training pertaining to the operation. Willingness to work 8-10 hours per day with occasional 12 hour workdays. Workdays may be non-regimented, meaning the 8, 10, or 12 hours may be in increments over a 24 hour period. Thus, must be willing to work in a 24/7 operation. Familiarity with the culture, economics, social strata, military, and current events of the Middle East a plus. Must be able to use equipment for processing language materials (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite). Compensation: Six-figure salary negotiable based upon expertise and Szanca's review of resume. Benefits include substantial bonus upon completing one-year commitment. Superior benefits package. Start Date: Approximately April 1. Address for Applications Email: recruiter at s-2.us Application Deadline: Open until filled. Contact Information Recruiter Email: recruiter at s-2.us Website: http://www.s-2.us ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 1 18:28:20 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:28:20 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Issue of Languages and Linguistics Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 01 Feb 2006 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 Issue of Languages and Linguistics -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 01 Feb 2006 From:estry at menara.ma Subject:New Issue of Languages and Linguistics Dear colleagues, I?m pleased to inform you that the new issue of the international journal ? languages and linguistics ? has appeared. I should be grateful if you could announce it on you respectable website and listserv. Please see attachment Dr Moha Ennaji Director Univ of Fes, Morocco Table of Contents: Contents Hassan Es-Saiydy & Mohammed Moubtassime Introduction????????????????????????i Zahra Zaid La distinction entre le syntagme pr?dicatif et le syntagme qualificatif en arabe marocain??????????????????.???.1 Rachid El Ouardi Exceptional Agreement Relation in Standard Arabic Adjectival/ Participle Phrases????????????.??..??31 Ahmed Ech-Charfi The Semantics of Standard Arabic Indefinites???????...??.43 Abdel-Hakeem Kasem The Effect of Focus on Form in the Written Work of Adult Arabic Learners...69 Adil Al-Kufaishi The Rhetorical Patterns of Arabic and English Expository Texts.?.?.83 Mohammadi Laghzaoui Language Attitudes Toward Arabic in Islamic Elementary Schools in the Netherlands???????????????????..?111 Reddad Rguig Conceptions of Literacy in Morocco from the 1960?s to the 1990?s?.133 Haseeb Shehadeh On the Revival of Modern Hebrew and Modern Arabic??????.1A Shareef A. Al-Kareem Al-Najjar Point of View in Causal Adjectives and (Al-Kohl) Issue???.??.15A For further information please consult the website of the journal: HYPERLINK "http://www.lang-ling.tk" www.lang-ling.tk Or Email: mennaji2002 at yahoo.fr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 01 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Feb 2 18:00:54 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:00:54 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Attitudes to code switching response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 02 Feb 2006 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:Attitudes to code switching response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Feb 2006 From:M.C.Michel at uva.nl Subject:Attitudes to code switching response Hi, have a look of the work by Jacomine Nortier at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. She is into that topic. hope, this helps. Marije ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Feb 2 18:00:59 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:00:59 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Prague Arabic Dependency Treebank weblog Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 02 Feb 2006 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:Prague Arabic Dependency Treebank weblog -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Feb 2006 From:otakar.smrz at mff.cuni.cz Subject:Prague Arabic Dependency Treebank weblog Let me announce that we have set up a weblog which provides updates about the Prague Arabic Dependency Treebank project and links to other relevant sources of information: PADT ++ http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/padt/online/ The readers are hereby invited and encouraged to post their comments and enter into discussions there. Thank you for your contributions. -- Otakar Smrz Charles University in Prague ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Feb 2 18:01:06 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:01:06 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:English to Arabic Transliteration Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 02 Feb 2006 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:English to Arabic Transliteration 2) Subject:English to Arabic Transliteration -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Feb 2006 From:otakar.smrz at mff.cuni.cz Subject:English to Arabic Transliteration Let me comment on the recent digest of the above topic: >> Hi everyone, >> I am just wondering if anyone knows of an English to Arabic >> transliterator >> that I can use in an application. Thanks for your help. >> Ghita >> My understanding of this question is: does anyone have a system that can take English (the language, not 'script') text, probably proper names etc., turn them into their phonetic equivalent, and use the Arabic script to encode this 'pronunciation'? I do not have such a system. However, I suggest combining some English phonetic dictionary for the first step, and then using something like Encode::Arabic which I refer to below, in the direction transcription -> approximate orthography (like from ArabTeX- ZDMG to UTF-8). > From:andyf at umich.edu > > I am sending along some c code that I have written, that does some > various codepage conversions for Arabic, including transliterating > Arabic into and out of the semi-Standard Buckwalter > transliteration. I am also including some ridiculoualy simple Perl > scripts that run under perl 5.8+ that make the c code obsolete. > > From:dil at byu.edu > > I have written a (ridiculously simple) Perl script that will change > Arabic to transliteration and back, with any transliteration system > that has a one to one correspondence to the Arabic letters (a > unique latin character for every unique arabic character). I have > implemented it as a bbedit filter, which means you can simply > choose the text, click a button, and it instantly makes the > change. It would also work with text wrangler, the free, > downloadable version of bbedit. This is on a mac, os x. I would > be happy to make it available to anyone who is interested. > Let me advertise once more at this list the Encode::Arabic module for Perl that is available to any Perl programmer via CPAN or through PPM repositories, see http://search.cpan.org/dist/Encode-Arabic/ and http://search.cpan.org/dist/Encode-Arabic/Arabic.pm. The module supports the multi-purpose encodings of ArabTeX as well as Buckwalter transliteration (both in the original and the XML- compliant variants). There is no problem in extending the Encode::Arabic module to handle Dil's transliteration, too, or of anybody else who would like to have their transliterations or transcriptions incorporated and connected for free (e.g. with no extra programming effort) to the other encoding schemes. For those who prefer the cut-and-paste method of conversion and editing, there is an online web interface to Encode::Arabic, see http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/~smrz/Encode/Arabic/. To learn how to work with this interface, enter a simple query first, let us say mrHbFA Then, set the Decode Setting to Buckwalter (which says the query is supposed to be the Buckwalter transliteration). In Encode Setting, chech out all options except for UTF-8, Buckwalter, ArabTeX-ZDMG and ArabTeX. Into these four encodings our query will be encoded, showing the result as characters only (no HTML codes or anything, we've checked that out). Click the Decode/Encode button, and wait a little for the results. Take the result for ArabTeX, copy it into the query field, say it is in ArabTeX-ZDMG and click Decode/Encode again. See what happens. I will be happy to provide further clarifications individually. Best regards, -- Otakar Smrz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 02 Feb 2006 From:wasamy at umich.edu Subject:English to Arabic Transliteration I am interpreting "I can use in an application" to mean that the requester wants a transliteration/transcription font that will be accessible from any Windows application, such as Word. If so then the request is for a font. Waheed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Feb 2 18:00:52 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:00:52 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Textbook that deals with Writing Styles Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 02 Feb 2006 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 Textbook that deals with Writing Styles -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Feb 2006 From:moderator Subject:Needs Textbook that deals with Writing Styles Do you know of any books that talk about writing styles (not handwriting or calligraphy styles)? 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URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Thu Feb 2 18:00:56 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:00:56 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:TA training response Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Thu 02 Feb 2006 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:TA training response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 02 Feb 2006 From:halleluiah3 at yahoo.com Subject:TA training response Dear Jeremy, I do not know about the States but in Cairo besides the MA TAFL run at the American University the CACE does offer this pre service training as well as the International Language Institute in Sahafeyeen. The course at The International Language Institue is advertised on their website www.arabicegypt.com Best of Luck Iman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 02 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:52:21 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:52:21 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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 Book -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:Georges.Bohas at ens-lsh.fr Subject:New Book Dereni?re nouvelle : le schwa est une blague... Faut voir ... gb Nouvelle parution? Nouvelle parution? Georges, BOHAS, les bgdkpt selon Bar Zo ?bi, Ed. AMAM, Toulouse, 2005 L?auteur : Georges Bohas est responsable de la section ? Arabe et langues s?mitiques ? ? l??cole normale sup?rieure lettres et sciences humaines. Depuis une dizaine d?ann?es, il s?int?resse aux textes de la tradition grammaticale syriaque. Il a publi? plusieurs articles sur la grande grammaire de Bar Zo?bi. Ses principaux ouvrages sont : 1994 Les aram?ens du bout du monde, la m?moire des Chr?tiens d'Orient, Toulouse : Editions Universitaires du Sud. 1997 (en collaboration avec B. Paoli) Aspects formels de la po?sie arabe, I la m?trique arabe classique, Toulouse : Amam. 1997 Matrices, ?tymons, racines, ?l?ments d'une th?orie lexicologique du vocabulaire de l'arabe, Orbis supplementa, Louvain : Peeters. 2000D?veloppements de la th?orie des matrices et des ?tymons, s?minaire de Saintes, 1999, Editions du Z?bre : Prahins (Suisse). Site : http://w3.ens-lsh.fr/gbohas/tme/ Le livre est consacr? au traitement des bgdkpt dans cette grammaire. Le premier chapitre est un expos? pr?liminaire sur la spirantisation en syriaque. Jusqu?? pr?sent, ce sujet avait toujours ?t? trait? en empruntant un concept de la tradition h?bra?que : le schwa, en d?autres termes, ayant recours ? la ? petite voyelle ?. Il est d?montr? que l?on peut faire l??conomie de ce recours en syriaque et qu?il n?est nul besoin de surcharger les transcriptions de ? petites voyelles ?. Les deux chapitres suivants sont consacr?s au traitement de ce probl?me par Bar Zo?bi. Le premier expose les r?gles g?n?rales et le second les r?gles qui ne concernent qu?un morph?me. Dans les deux cas, on proc?de ? l??dition, ? la traduction et au commentaire du texte. La vis?e globale est de parvenir ? comprendre comment fonctionnait une grammaire qui traitait d?une langue s?mitique dans le cadre de la Techn? de Denys le Thrace, sans avoir recours aux concepts des grammairiens arabes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:53:53 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:53:53 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:TA training responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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:TA training responses -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:enm at umich.edu Subject:TA training responses Check with Prof. Raji Rammuny at the University of Michigan; he has a teacher training program at least to through the MA, if not PhD. His address is raram at umich.edu. Ernest McCarus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:raram at umich.edu Subject:TA training responses The Arabic program at UM offers a graduate MA degree in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language. Raji Rammuny ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:53:38 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:53:38 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ELRA Language Resources Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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:ELRA Language Resources -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:ELRA Language Resources Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:00:43 From: Helene Mazo < mazo at elda.org > Subject: ELRA Language Resources Catalogue Update We are happy to announce that new Speech Language Resources are now available in our catalogue. To view all the Language Resources available, you can visit our on-line catalogue : http://www.elra.info or http://www.elda.org The GlobalPhone Database: GlobalPhone is a multilingual speech and text database collected at Karlsruhe University, Germany and covers 15 languages: Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic), Chinese-Mandarin, Chinese-Shanghai, Croatian, Czech, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (Latin American), Swedish, Tamil, and Turkish. Special prices are offered for a combined purchase of several GlobalPhone languages (5 languages, 10 languages or 15 languages). For more information, please contact Valerie Mapelli mailto:mapelli at elda.org Search for the following references on http://catalog.elda.org/index.php?language=en S0192 : GlobalPhone Arabic S0193 : GlobalPhone Chinese-Mandarin S0194 : GlobalPhone Chinese-Shanghai S0195 : GlobalPhone Croatian S0196 : GlobalPhone Czech S0197 : GlobalPhone French S0198 : GlobalPhone German S0199 : GlobalPhone Japanese S0200 : GlobalPhone Korean S0201 : GlobalPhone Portuguese (Brazilian) S0202 : GlobalPhone Russian S0203 : GlobalPhone Spanish (Latin America) S0204 : GlobalPhone Swedish S0205 : GlobalPhone Tamil S0206 : GlobalPhone Turkish ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:53:58 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:53:58 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:New version 3.11o of ArabTeX available on CTAN Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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 version 3.11o of ArabTeX available on CTAN -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:lagally at informatik.uni-stuttgart.de Subject:New version 3.11o of ArabTeX available on CTAN See the subject. Bug reports welcome. Klaus -- Prof. Dr. Klaus Lagally | mailto:lagally at informatik.uni-stuttgart.de Institut fuer Formale | http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ ... Methoden der Informatik| ... fmi/bs/people/lagally.htm Abteilung Betriebsoftware| Tel. +49-711-7816392 |Zeige mir deine Uhr, Universitaetsstrasse 38 | FAX +49-711-7816370 | und ich sage dir, 70569 Stuttgart, GERMANY | | wie spaet es ist. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:54:01 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:54:01 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Dardasha Audio now available Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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:Dardasha Audio now available -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu Subject:Dardasha Audio now available Dear Colleagues, For those of you who are interested in teaching Egyptian Arabic, it is my pleasure to announce that the audio CDs that accompany Dardasha are now available. Title: Dardasha: Let's Speak Egyptian Arabic Author: Mustafa Mughazy ISBN: 0967958784 They can ordered independently or with the book (paperback or hardcover) fro the publisher: http://lang.nalrc.wisc.edu/nalrc/resources/press/dardashatext.htm Thank you, Mustafa Mughazy, Ph.D. Arabic Program Director Western Michigan University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Candidates must have excellent computational skills, a strong publication record in relevant conferences/journals, and the ability to integrate happily into an energetic, highly multidisciplinary team. Language skills in Arabic and/or Chinese would be particularly valuable for some positions. There are also opportunities for joint work with other UMIACS labs, including the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory (HCIL) and the Language and Media Processing Laboratory (LAMP). These positions are principally focused on research, but they also provide opportunities to acquire skills in teaching, grant writing, and project management. Here are Web pages for the Principal Investigators in the lab: Bonnie Dorr http://umiacs.umd.edu/~bonnie/ Jimmy Lin http://umiacs.umd.edu/~jimmylin/ Judith Klavans http://www.clis.umd.edu/faculty/klavans/ Doug Oard http://glue.umd.edu/~oard/ Philip Resnik http://umiacs.umd.edu/~resnik/ Amy Weinberg http://umiacs.umd.edu/~weinberg/ If interested, please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and e-contact information for three recommenders, to Denise Best, denise at umiacs.umd.edu. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply now! The nine previous CLIP postdoctoral researchers are now on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh (2), the University of Chicago, and Queen Mary University in London, and working as research scientists at Microsoft (2), the University of Southern California (2), and MIT Lincoln Labs. Initial renewable appointments are for one year, with 2-3 years terms being typical. The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:53:41 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:53:41 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Article Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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 Article -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:jowens at casl.umd.edu Subject:New Article New article on Arabic historical linguistics Jonathan Owens. 2005. ?Pre-Diaspora Arabic: Dialects, Statistics and Historical Reconstruction?. 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Concordia Language Villages is proud to announce the opening of the newest of our nationally recognized immersion Language Villages, Al- W?ha, our Arabic Language Village. Since 1961, Concordia Language Villages has boldly and optimistically pursued a vision of peace and understanding by educating young people in the languages and cultures of our world. We offer language and culture immersion programs in 14 languages for young people (ages 7 to 18) and employment opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and international students. Interested in a summer work opportunity to enrich and share your language and culture skills? Apply on line at www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org (click on ?employment opportunities). Questions can be directed to Denise Phillippe, a Concordia Language Villages associate director, at phillipp at cord.edu or 1-800-450-2214 (218-586-8600). Counseling and teaching, along with health and food services and lifeguard, positions are available. For information on child and teen participation in the program, check out the website at www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org or call 1-800-222-4750 (218-299-4544). Lois J. Egelhof Program and Staff Development Summer Youth Programs Concordia Language Villages 8659 Thorsonveien NE Bemidji, MN 56601 phone: 800-450-2214 or 218-586-8712 fax: 218-586-8500 egelhof at cord.edu www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Wed Feb 8 23:53:35 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:53:35 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Columbia University Summer Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Wed 08 Feb 2006 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:Columbia University Summer Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 08 Feb 2006 From:jeff.sacks at columbia.edu Subject:Columbia University Summer Program Columbia University Arabic Summer Program Two six-week sessions: May 22-June 30 and July 5-August 11 Elementary Arabic, Sessions I and II Intermediate Arabic, Sessions I and II Advanced Arabic, Session I Program Director: Dr. George El-Hage Resident Directors: Dr. Taoufik Ben-Amor, Dr. Jeffrey Sacks Columbia University's Summer Session offers intensive instruction in the Arabic language through multimedia materials and activities designed to situate the language in the context of cultures in which it is spoken. The program includes: - Readings of Arabic short stories, poetry, and current newspaper articles - Live television and radio broadcasts from the Middle East, movies, tape recordings, the Internet, video clips, and access to interactive instructional facilities - Trips to acquaint students with the magnificent Middle Eastern heritage on display in museums and libraries of New York City. Visits to Middle Eastern neighborhoods and restaurants, and lessons in Middle Eastern cookery The language of instruction is Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), but students also have opportunities to hear and speak various colloquial Arabic dialects. Experienced instructors use a communicative approach that emphasizes listening and reading along with speaking and writing. Activities designed to teach listening and speaking spring from real situations and current events. Program fee: $2,700 per language course per session. For application information, please contact: School of Continuing Education 303 Lewisohn Hall, Mail Code 4110 2970 Broadway New York, NY 10027 call 212-854-9699 or email summersession at columbia.edu www.ce.columbia.edu/summer For additional program information please contact: Dr. George El-Hage Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 608A Kent Hall, Mail Code 3928 1140 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10027 212-854-1185 ge103 at columbia.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 08 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:49 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:49 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:New Version of online Article on Multilingual Computing Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 Version of online Article on Multilingual Computing -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:madhany at gmail.com Subject:New Version of online Article on Multilingual Computing Dear friends, This message is to inform you that the newest version of my article on multilingual computing in Arabic is now available online. A PowerPoint tutorial on arabicizing your computer is also available from this site. Both are available under the NEW button in the middle of this page: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/mideast/. Feel free to pass this link on to your students, should they inquire about using Arabic on their PCs. Thank you, al-Husein N. Madhany http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/mideast/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:35 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:35 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Language Processing Conference Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 Language Processing Conference -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Arabic Language Processing Conference Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:12:56 From: Abderrezzak Tourabi < atourabi at hotmail.com > Subject: Arabic Language Processing Full Title: Arabic Language Processing Short Title: JETALA Date: 05-Jun-2006 - 06-Jun-2006 Location: IERA, Rabat, Morocco Contact Person: Abderrezzak Tourabi Meeting Email: atourabi at hotmail.com Web Site: http://www.iera.ac.ma Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) Call Deadline: 15-Apr-2006 Meeting Description: The Institute for Study and Research on Arabization (IERA), Mohammed V University, Rabat-Souissi, is organizing, in June 5st - 6nd, 2006, an international Colloquium on Arabic Language Processing. The aim of this Colloquium is to gather studies, achievements and experiences from scholars working on Arabic language processing, in order to offer insight into the progresses within this field, to explore the perspectives, and to tie connections with laboratories and Institutions working on Arabic Language Processing. The topics addressed by the days are not exhaustively listed as follows: - Lexicon: data bases including linguistic resources (phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantics) - Automatic generation and parsing of Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics - Applications of Arabic Language Processing, namely automatic tagging of Arabic texts, texts briefing, texts generation (words and sentences), synthesis from texts, Automatic translation, information searching and retrieving, etc. Submission Abstracts should not exceed two-pages in length, (Times New Roman), 12 point. A third page for references may be included. Two electronic copies (word format) must be provided, including one anonymous version. On a separate sheet, please include the following information: author's (i) name; (ii) affiliation; (iii) mailing address and e-mail address. Please send abstracts to: jetala at iera.ac.ma yousfi240ma at yahoo.fr Important dates Submission of papers: April 15th, 2006 Acceptance Notification: April 30th, 2006 Submission of the final version of paper: May 15th, 2006 Conference: June 5st and 6nd, 2006 Texts accepted will be published in the proceeding of these days, and can eventually be proposed to be published in the Linguistic Research Journal published by the IERA. Conference Languages Papers will be presented in Arabic, French or English Organising Committee Abderrezzak Tourabi : atourabi at hotmail.com Abdellah Yousfi : yousfi240ma at yahoo.fr Abdelhamid El Jihad : eljihad at ifrance.com Abdelfattah Hamdani : hamdani at iera.ac.ma Khalid Lachheb : khlachheb at yahoo.fr Ahmed Berrissoul : berrissoul at maktoob.com Samia Ezzahid : sezzahid at yahoo.fr For any information related to the organization, please contact: Abderrezzak Tourabi or Abdelfattah Hamdani e-mail: atourabi at hotmail.co / hamdani at ierc.ac.ma or ab_hamdani at hotmail.com Institute for the Study and Research on Arabization B.P. 6216, Rabat-Institutes, Agdal Morocco Fax: (212) 37 77 20 65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:33 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:33 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs refs on Language Policy in Syria, Egypt and Iraq Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 Language Policy in Syria, Egypt and Iraq -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:reembassiouney at hotmail.com Subject:Needs refs on Language Policy in Syria, Egypt and Iraq Dear all, I am looking for work done on language policies in Syria, Egypt and Iraq. Do you have anything to recommend? DR.Reem Bassiouney ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:47 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:47 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Book Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 Book -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:FOWEIS at aol.com Subject:New Book POCKET GUIDE TO ARABIC SCRIPT by Fayeq Oweis This handy booklet, designed to be carried in one?s pocket, presents the basics of reading and understanding Arabic script. It begins with an introduction to the alphabet and the pronunciation of Arabic characters. The book also features the rules of reading and writing the language, including reading direction, consonant-vowel elisions, and, of course, letter linkages or ligatures, notoriously the most difficult aspect of the script to learn. It is an essential tool for students, travelers, businesspeople, and military personnel in the Middle East and other places where Arabic is spoken. paperback 100 pages 4 x 6 W ISBN: 0-7818-1104-X Hippocrene Books, Inc. http://www.hippocrenebooks.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:37 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:37 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Air Force Academy Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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:Air Force Academy Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From: Subject:Air Force Academy Job UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY MULTIPLE FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR/ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITIONS & DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS POSITION The Foreign Language Department anticipates filling Instructor or Assistant Professor positions in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. The focus of these positions is on teaching. In addition, the Department anticipates establishing a Deputy Director/Instructor or Assistant Professor of Chinese, Russian, Arabic or Spanish position. The focus of this position is the management of study abroad programs and adjunct responsibilities as a foreign language instructor. The anticipated fill date for these six positions is July 7th, 2006. Appointments are for three years. Reappointments might be possible based upon an assessment of performance, Air Force and departmental needs, and funding availability. Full position descriptions, application instructions, and additional information are available at http://www.usafa.af.mil/ df/dff/jobs/jobsindex.cfm. Applications must be postmarked by April 10th, 2006. United States citizenship required. The Federal Government is an equal opportunity employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:42 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:42 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Summer Courses in Tunis Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 Summer Courses in Tunis -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:contact at ult-eil.org Subject:Arabic Summer Courses in Tunis Learn Arabic at you own pace at The Universit? Libre de Tunis Dear Sir or Madam, Today communication has become a necessity, and Arabic occupies a central place in the context of globalisation. The Universit? Libre de Tunis, consistent with its mission and aspiration, wishes to put at your disposal its language-teaching skills and know how, developed for over thirty years in the Department of Arabic of its International School of Languages (EIL). Please visit the EIL webpage at the following address: www.ult-eil.org This site will offer you an appropriate teaching method, in the form of intensive or extensive summer or annual courses, depending on your needs and availability. It will permit students and professionals alike wishing to start their learning, or improve their knowledge, of Arabic to do so at their own pace. We hope that our website will be of interest to you. Yours sincerely H.Zohra Head of Arabic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:45 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:45 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Advice on New Arabic Program Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 New Arabic Program -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:kaix04holmanski77 at hotmail.com Subject:Needs Advice on New Arabic Program Hello friends, I am writing because the University of Oregon has decided to start a four-year 'experimental' program with Arabic in the Fall of 2006. I have been teaching Arabic through a smaller program at the U of O for the last several years, and I am working with the Dean's office, et al. to get information and advice for the new, comprehensive program. The program is going to start with one year of 1st-year Arabic. The next year both 1st and 2nd year Arabic will be offered, and so on, until the third year has a full program. After four years, and during the interim period, the program will be reviewed. I am sure it is going to be a success since there have been 20+ students in the Arabic classes offered in the smaller, more obscure program for the last 2-3 years. I thought that I would ask you all for any help, advice, and/or information that you can provide us with as we shape the program and get ready for it to start in the Fall. At this point, what I am looking for is an example of the curricula in established Arabic programs so that we can get a good idea of what is expected of students at the end of the first year of Arabic study. I have some ideas myself of course, but it would be very helpful for the U of O to see what other institutions offer and expect. I have other questions too, but for now I just wanted to put this information out there and to see who is interested in helping me and others to get off on the right foot with the new program. Thanks for your time, and I hope to hear back from you soon. You can reply to the e-mail I have posted this with or to cmholman at hotmail.com Cheers, Chris Holman University of Oregon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:26 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:26 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Two New Books Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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:Two New Books -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:reposted from LINGUIST Subject:Two New Books Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:15:16 From: Gina Lindquist < gla2 at georgetown.edu > Subject: The Arabic Language Today: Beeston Title: The Arabic Language Today Series Title: Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language/Linguistics Publication Year: 2006 Publisher: Georgetown University Press http://www.press.georgetown.edu Book URL: http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=1589010841 Author: A. F. L. Beeston Paperback: ISBN: 1589010841 Pages: 144 Price: U.S. $ 19.95 Abstract: In this classic of Arabic linguistics, A. F. L. Beeston explains the principles underlying the phonology, morphology, syntax, script, and grammar of modern written Arabic, which has changed little since Arabic grammarians outlined the language in the eighth century. Originally published in 1970, The Arabic Language Today begins with a useful introduction to the development of the language from the fifth and sixth centuries through the nineteenth century. Beeston goes on to describe the logical structure of the language, to consider the development of the lexicon, and to comment on how the language has diverged from the Classical. For general and comparative linguists who want to know how Arabic works and for people with some working knowledge of the language who want to know more about the theory behind it, Beeston's work is a fine structural analysis and careful examination of Standard Arabic from a theoretical standpoint. Concise and brief in length, this book presents a wealth of information and is a challenging yet rewarding read for linguists, scholars, and students of Arabic. It includes an appendix of script styles and a bibliography. Linguistic Field(s): Language Description Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) Written In: English (eng) ______________ Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:15:21 From: Gina Lindquist < gla2 at georgetown.edu > Subject: The Arabic Linguistic Tradition: Bohas, Guillaume, Kouloughli Title: The Arabic Linguistic Tradition Series Title: Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language/Linguistics Publication Year: 2006 Publisher: Georgetown University Press http://www.press.georgetown.edu Book URL: http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=158901085x Author: Georges Bohas Author: Jean-Patrick Guillaume Author: Djamel Kouloughli Paperback: ISBN: 158901085x Pages: 176 Price: U.S. $ 29.95 Abstract: Since The Arabic Linguistic Tradition was published in 1990, the field of Arabic linguistics has grown significantly. New journals, societies, and professional groups are flourishing as more contemporary linguists pursue the study of the Arabic language and its origins. This book remains a touchstone in the field of Arabic linguistics. It is one of the first books to cover the whole range of language in Arabic culture and to offer a historical linguistic survey of the Arabic language from Classical to Modern Standard Arabic. The expert authors discuss pure grammatical theory as well as the context of language as it is used in religion, literature, law, and other disciplines. The Arabic Linguistic Tradition presents a concise overview of the most important issues in theoretical and speculative linguistics in the Arabic tradition, from their origins in the eighth century through the codification of grammar in the tenth century to its decline in the fifteenth century. This volume represents the highest level of scholarship in English on phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic theory as they were developed by the major Arabic grammarians including Sibawayhi and al-Khalil ibn Ahmad. Graduate students and scholars of Arabic linguistics and historical linguists will find this book to be a timeless classic. Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics Linguistic Theories Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:29 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:29 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Needs Al-Mawrid Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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 Al-Mawrid -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:tevory at yahoo.com Subject:Needs Al-Mawrid [please respond directly to the requester] I am looking to buy the Arabic-English al-Mawrid dictionary. Anyone know where can I get this dictionary for a good price? Many thanks, Tomer L. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:31 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:31 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants tutor Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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:Wants tutor -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:Eric Subject:Wants tutor From Moderator: The above person has asked for help in finding a tutor to learn Arabic. He is currently residing in Little Rock, Arkansas, but would be willing to have a tutor from anywhere using Skypes voice and audio chat. If you are interested, please contact him directly at this e- mail address: dikduk at gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Sat Feb 18 00:18:40 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:40 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Wants Grammatical judgements Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 17 Feb 2006 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:Wants Grammatical judgements -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 17 Feb 2006 From:farwaneh at email.arizona.edu Subject:Wants Grammatical judgements dear Members, An undergraduate student is considering conducting her Honors thesis research on broken plural agreement in Egyptian Arabic, which according to Mughazy, spells out as feminine singular. It seems to me that there are certain constraints that may force the referential gender/number features [+plural, -feminine] to supercede the morphological feature [-pl, +fem]. I would appreciate your grammaticality judgment on these sentences with the noun [riggaala] marked by both agreement features; do you find them all acceptable? a. irriggaala gum. b. irriggaala gat. "The men came" c. irriggaala gid3aan. d. irriggaala gada3a. "The men are brave" e. irriggaala humma lgid3aan. f. irriggaala hiyya lgada3a. "The men are the brave ones" g. irriggaala dool mahummaash issabab. h. irriggaala di mahiyyaash issabab. "These men are not to blame (literally: not the reason)" i. irriggaala illi 'ultilak 3aleehum xaragu. j. irriggaala illi 'ultilak 3aleeha xaragit. "The men I told you about left" Thanks in advance for your input, and I will post a summary unless responses are posted directly to the list. Samira Samira Farwaneh Assistant Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics Department of Near Eastern Studies Department of Linguistics Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program Louise Foucar Marshall Building 845 N Park Avenue, Room 440 PO BOX 210158B University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721-0158B Phone: (520) 621-8629 Or 621-8012 Fax: (520) 621-2333 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 17 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:32 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:32 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA&LIT:Call for Papers on Lit in Curricula for Arabic Lang and Culture Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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 on Lit in Curricula for Arabic Lang and Culture -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:burt at usna.edu Subject:Call for Papers on Lit in Curricula for Arabic Lang and Culture Call for Submissions: Al-`Arabiyyah, announces a call for submissions on the theme of Literature in Curricula for Arabic Language and Culture: Over the course of the last twenty five years the dominant pedagogy in Arabic language instruction has been marked by a distinct shift in emphasis from literature-centered curricula with lingering ties to the grammar-translation method to more proficiency centered methodologies. As the new pedagogies mature, as well as the generations of students trained therein, many colleagues have found the need to reconsider the critical relationship of literature to the teaching of Arabic language and culture curricula to give their students a more profound understanding of the relationship between language and society. Therefore, we are issuing this call for papers related to the use, place and (re)integration of Arabic Literature - ancient, modern, contemporary and colloquial - into any and all stages of learning Arabic Language and Culture. Discussion of particular pieces, genres, and styles of literature, and their successful or problematic reception by students at various stages of language acquisition and cultural awareness is particularly encouraged. What cultural discussions do specific pieces of literature invite? What particular pedagogical and learning challenges are involved in teaching specific genres or periods of literature in the light of the new prevailing pedagogies? How might literature be used to teach grammar, syntax, and other aspects of language. The detailed examination and methodological treatment of specific Arabic literary texts used is also welcome, as are submissions addressing the teaching of culture through literature in itself, even if a language instruction component is not involved. The articles selected will appear in volume 39 (2006) of Al-`Arabiyyah. Deadline for submissions: September 15th, 2006 Guidelines for submission of manuscripts are one the web at http://www.wm.edu/aata/alarabiyya.php Please send submissions to either our guest editor for this volume, Rachid Aadnani of Wellesley, or to the journal's editor, Clarissa Burt: Dr. Rachid Aadnani Clarissa Burt, Editor Guest Editor of al-`Arabiyyah Editor of al-`Arabiyyah Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Language Studies Wellesley College U.S. Naval Academy 106 Central Street 589 McNair Rd. Stop 10-C Wellesley, MA 02481 Annapolis, MD 21402 USA USA Email: raadnani at wellesley.edu Email: burt at usna.edu Office: (781) 283-2916 Office: (410) 293-6353 Fax: (781 235-0788 Fax: (410) 293-2729 Al-`Arabiyyah, , the annual journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic, serving scholars in the U.S. and abroad, publishes scholarly articles and reviews which contribute to the advancement of study, criticism, research, teaching, and pedagogical methodology in the fields of Arabic language, linguistics, literature and culture. Translations of significant texts in Arabic are also considered for publication. We continue to welcome papers in English, Arabic and, occasionally, French on all these themes. Papers deemed outside of the special theme of volume 39 (2006) will be considered for publication in other forthcoming volumes of the journal, including volume 38 (2005) and volume 40 (2007). Any questions, editorial inquiries or books for review may be directed to the editor, Clarissa Burt , Editor Al-`Arabiyyah Journal c/o Language Studies U.S. Naval Academy 589 McNair Rd. Stop 10-C Annapolis, MD 21402 USA Email: burt at usna.edu Office: (410) 293-6353 Fax: (410) 293-2729 Reviews of books, and review correspondence may be directed to our book review editor: Dr. Alan Kaye Dept. of English & Linguistics California State University Fullerton, CA 92834 U.S.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:37 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:37 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:U. of Louisville Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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:U. of Louisville Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:farwaneh at email.arizona.edu Subject:U. of Louisville Job I was asked to circulate this position announcement. Please send queries to the address therein. The University of Louisville announces a full?time term position in Arabic language and literature, beginning July 1, 2006, renewable annually for three years. Applicants should have experience teaching US college?level Arabic language and literature courses. Responsibilities include launching Arabic language studies at the university, teaching courses in Arabic language at the elementary and intermediate levels, Arabic literature in translation, and/or related courses (cultural studies, linguistics), working with other faculty members to build an interdisciplinary program in Middle East and Islamic Studies. Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications and teaching experience. Native or near?native fluency in Modern Standard Arabic and English required; MA required, PhD preferred, in Arabic language and literature or applied linguistics. The University of Louisville is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities. Send letter of interest, curriculum vitae, official transcript of coursework and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Wendy Pfeffer, chair, Arabic Search Committee, Classical and Modern Languages, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292. Review of applications will begin March 20 and continue until the position is filled. Samira Farwaneh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:24 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:24 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ALS update Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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 update -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu Subject:ALS update [moderator's note: sorry about the formatting. If you want an 'attachment' version, contact mustafa.--dil] Here is the final ALS XX program (after a few changes caused by schedules and dropouts): Twentieth ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARABIC LINGUISTICS An open forum for scholars interested in the application of current linguistic theories and analysis to Arabic March 3-5, 2006 Organizer: Mustafa Mughazy Department of Foreign Languages Western Michigan University 410 Sprau Tower Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5338 Phone: 269-387-3001 Fax: 269-387-6333 Sponsored by THE ARABIC LINGUISTICS SOCIETY The Center for Language Education and Research at Michigan State University College of Arts and Sciences College of Education Department of Foreign Languages Department of History Department of Spanish The Diether H. Haenicke Institute for International and Area Studies Western Michigan University Friday, March 3 (Bernhard CENTER ? Room 157) 9.00 ? 9.30 Registration 9.30 ? 9.45 Welcome remarks & Anniversary speech Mushira Eid, University of Utah 9.45 ? 10.15 Lexical processing in two language varieties: An event- related brain potential study of Arabic native speakers Reem khamis-Dakwar & Karen Froud Columbia University 10.15 ? 10.45 The split-INFL hypothesis: Findings from Arabic L2 learners Mohammad Alhawary University of Oklahoma 10.45 ? 11.00 BREAK 11.00 ? 11.30 A cognitive approach to analyzing demonstratives in Tunisian Arabic Amel Khalfaoui University of Minnesota 11.30 ? 12.00 A prosodic feature that invites back- channels in Egyptian Arabic Nigel Ward & Yaffa Al Bayyari University of Texas at El Paso 12.00 ? 1.30 BREAK 1.30 ? 2.00 Why there is no history of the Arabic language: Part 1, the West Jonathan Owens University of Maryland 2.00 ? 2.45 Keynote address Devin Stewart Emory University Color?n Colorado, Cide Hamete Benegeli, and other puzzles: Recent research on the Arabic influence on Spanish 2.45 ? 3.00 BREAK 3.00 ? 3.45 Keynote address Mushira Eid University of Utah Border crossings: Variation and choice in literary and media Arabic 3.45 ? 4.15 Arabic diglossic switching as sets of practices in the media Naima Boussofara Omar University of Kansas 4.15 ? 4.30 BREAK 4.30 ? 5.00 Covert language attitudes in contemporary Morocco Brahim Chakrani University of Illinois 5.00 ? 5.30 Constructing linguistic and social identity in Casablanca: The case of Fessi migrants Atiqa Hachimi University of Florida Saturday, March 4 (Bernhard CENTER ? Room 157) 9.00 ? 9.30 The interaction between morphology and arity operations: Evidence from Standard Arabic Lior Laks Tel-Aviv University, Israel 9.30 ? 10.00 An Arabic Wackernagel clitic?: The morphosyntax of negation in Palestinian Arabic Frederick Hoyt University of Texas at Austin 10.00 ? 10.30 Productivity of verb formation strategies in Maltese Alina Twist University of Arizona 10.30 ? 10.45 BreaK 10.45 ? 11.15 Lenition in Arabic Eiman Mustafawi University of Ottowa, Canada 11.15 ? 12.00 Keynote address Jeffrey Heath University of Michigan Stretching ablaut: CCu, CCi, and CCa nouns in Moroccan Arabic 12.00 ? 1.00 BREAK 1.00 ? 1.30 Hypocoristics revisited: Challenging the centrality of the consonantal Root Samira Farwaneh University of Arizona 1.30 ? 2.15 Keynote address Stuart Davis University of Indiana Issues in the phonology of ?onset-dialects? of Arabic 2.15 ? 2.30 BREAK 2.30 ? 3.00 The Verbal Particle Qad in Arabic: Is it a syntactic filler? Maher Bahloul American University of Sharjah, U.A.E 3.00 ? 3.45 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Elabbas Benmamoun The Syntax of Arabic Verbs 3.45 ? 4.15 Adnominal possession in Egyptian Arabic and the internal structure of DPs Usama Soltan University of Maryland 4.15 ? 4.45 Reconstruction and islandhood in Jordanian Arabic Nicolas Guilliot & Nouman Malkawi University of Nantes, France 4.45 ? 5.00 BREAK 5.00 ? 5.30 A Link Grammar parser for Arabic Warren Casbeer, Jon Dehdari, & Deryle Lonsdale Brigham Young University 5.30 ? 6.00 Using the Arabic tree bank for lexical semantics Mona Diab & Neal Snider Columbia University & Stanford University SUNDAY, March 5 (Bernhard CENTER ? Room 157) 9.00 ? 9.30 A morphological analyzer for MSA and the Arabic dialects Nizar Habash & Owen Rambow Columbia University 9.30 ? 10.15 Keynote address Dilworth Parkinson Brigham Young University ArCorpus.byu.edu: Making Arabic corpora available to students and researchers on the web 10.15 ? 10.45 A new implementation practice in building linguistic concept-based IR systems. Hayder Al-Ameed, Shaikha Al-Ketbi, Amna Al-Kaabi, Khadija Al-Shebli, Naila Al-Shamsi, Noura Al-Nuaimi, & Shikha Al-Muhairi U.A.E University, U.A.E 10.45 ? 11.00 break 11.00 ? 11.45 Keynote address Mona Diab Columbia University Automatic Ambiguity resolution in MSA and dialectal Arabic 11.45 ? 12.15 Implementing an Arabic Resource Grammar for GF Ali El Dada & Aarne Ranta G?teborg University, Sweden 12.15 ? 1.00 Keynote address Bushra Zawaydeh & Tom Emerson Basis Technology, Cambridge MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:45 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:45 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Lang Policy in Syria, Egypt refs Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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:Lang Policy in Syria, Egypt refs 2) Subject:Lang Policy in Syria, Egypt refs -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:madihadoss at yahoo.com Subject:Lang Policy in Syria, Egypt refs Dear Reem Most of what is written on language policies concerns the North Africa and particularly Marocco. As for Eastern countries, there is a book by Saad bin hadi al-QaHTani, entitled at-ta'riib wa-naZariyyat at-akhTiiT al-loghawii, published by Markaz diraasat al-wiHda l-'arabiyya. You can find intersting things in Niloofar Haeri's book Sacred language, ordinary people. I myself work on language policy in Egypt as you know but I have not published anything yet. What are you looking for more precisely? Regards Madiha ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:halleluiah3 at yahoo.com Subject:Lang Policy in Syria, Egypt refs Dear Reem If you check the Concise encyclopedia for Applied linguistics their is an article by Y. Suleiman on Arabic language policy & planning you might find the references at the end helpful in this respect. Best Iman A. Soliman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:50 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:50 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Sources for Al-Mawrid Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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:Sources for Al-Mawrid 2) Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid 3) Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid 4) Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:Mutarjm at aol.com Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid Try this well-stocked (esp. in dictinaries, glossaries and other references) source Al-Jarir Bookstore 11107 Brookhurst Street Garden Grove, CA 92840 Tel: 714-539-1800 Fax: 714-539-8130 jarirbooks at sbcglobal.net www.jarirbooks.net They provide excellent service. They also are US distributors for Al- Saqi (London) and Obeikan (Saudi Arabia) publishers. OK to mention that "Mustafa al-khalijii al-amrikii" referred you to them. HTH. Good luck. Khair, in shaa' Allah. Stephen H. Franke San Pedro, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:timbuckwalter at qamus.org Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid The Arabic-English al-Mawrid dictionary is available for $48 at Jarir's Books in LA. I've purchased from them before (online) and was happy with the service. http://www.jarirbooks.net/main.asp?uri=1065&cat=1.150.152 I'd be interested in knowing if anyone has seen the new Al-Mawrid Al-Akbar (Eng-Ara, 2152 pp.), and how it compares to the smaller regular one. Also, the regular one (1255 pp.) now comes with a CD: http://www.jarirbooks.net/main.asp?uri=1029&cat=1.150.152|page=1&pi=279 Al Mawrid: English-Arabic 2005 w/cd $52.00 Does anyone know if the CD is any good? (good interface, has everything that's in the printed version, etc.) --- Tim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 3) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:aak at uwm.edu Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid Al-Kitab (http://www.alkitab.com) has a large selection of dictionaries, including al-Mawrid A. Kraima ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 4) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:Ne5 at soas.ac.uk Subject:Sources for Al-Mawrid Why not try ebay? They have good deals on it, though the 2005 editions are more expensive than older ones. Best, Nada Elzeer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:43 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:43 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:Arabic Computational Linguistics Job Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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 Computational Linguistics Job -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:eissa at comcast.net Subject:Arabic Computational Linguistics Job Hello Dr. Eissa, I work for a company that specializes in recruitment in the translation industry. I was give your name by Mr. Aziz Ismail who suggested you may be a person who could point me in the right direction. I have a client that is looking for an Arabic speaking Computational Linguist. He thought that maybe with your ties to the academic community, you might be able to give a recommendation. Please find an attached job description. I appreciate you taking a moment to think about this. COMSYS LLC is the leading provider of globalization solutions and globalization staffing. We are a nation wide company comprised of 42 offices in the US, Canada and Europe. Our customer, headquartered in California, has an opening in their satellite 9-person engineering office in downtown Boston for an Arabic Computational Linguist. The customer's focus is in developing software applications that help their customers' effectively manage huge volumes of unstructured content or data. The focused and energetic team is looking for a team member to be responsible for creation, maintenance and augmentation of machine- readable dictionaries, grammar rules and parsing algorithms and the development and maintenance of tools for the automation and support of linguistic tasks. Skills Required/Responsibilities: Minimum of B.A. in Computational Linguistics or equivalent plus 2 years of experience in the NLP industry, or M.A. in Computational Linguistics or equivalent. Strong background in syntax and morphology Proficiency in at least one data manipulation language (Purl preferred) Fluency in English Native or near-native knowledge of Arabic Strict adherence to formal, documented development processes Excellent verbal and written communication skills Desired Skills/Pluses Experience with regex languages and finite state automata for NLP applications Experience with developing or maintaining modules for human languages other than immediate area of expertise Good working knowledge of at least one programming language (C++ preferred) Full understanding of the software development life cycle. Please send resumes to globalization at comsys.com in word.doc format to be considered. All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. Regards, Jason Pacheco Globalization Placement Manager COMSYS Services, LLC 400-1 Totten Pond Road Waltham, MA. 02451 www.comsysglobalization.com P. 1-800-890-7002 x6286 F. 781-907-6214 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:47 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:47 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Grammatical Judgement responses Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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:Grammatical Judgement response 2) Subject:Grammatical Judgement response -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:wasamy at umich.edu Subject:Grammatical Judgement response would appreciate your grammaticality judgment on these sentences with the noun [riggaala] marked by both agreement features; do you find them all acceptable? a. irriggaala gum. good b. irriggaala gat. good "The men came" c. irriggaala gid3aan. good d. irriggaala gada3a. bad "The men are brave" (bad translation) e. irriggaala humma lgid3aan. good f. irriggaala hiyya lgada3a. bad "The men are the brave ones" (bad translation) g. irriggaala dool mahummaash issabab. good h. irriggaala di mahiyyaash issabab. good "These men are not to blame (literally: not the reason)" i. irriggaala illi 'ultilak 3aleehum xaragu. good j. irriggaala illi 'ultilak 3aleeha xaragit. bad/marginal "The men I told you about left" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 2) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:mustafa.mughazy at wmich.edu Subject:Grammatical Judgement response Dear Samira and interested list members,? ? ? I think there will be little agreement over the acceptability/ grammaticality of these ?sentences, mostly because of contextual factors. Here are my judgments followed by a ?comment based on some work in progress:? ? a. irriggaala gum. (fine) b. irriggaala gat. (fine) ?"The men came" ? c. irriggaala gid3aan. (fine) d. irriggaala gada3a. (really odd) ?"The men are brave"? However, I would accept il-la3iiba di ta3baana (those players are "not good")? ir-rigaala di sha`yaana (these men are overworked) ? e. irriggaala humma lgid3aan. (fine) f. irriggaala hiyya lgada3a. (very odd) ?"The men are the brave ones" However, I would accept irriggaala di hiyya illi ti3bet w-ishtaghalet These men are the ones who toiled and worked.? ? g. irriggaala dool mahummaash issabab. (fine) h. irriggaala di mahiyyaash issabab. (fine) ?"These men are not to blame (literally: not the reason)" ? i. irriggaala illi 'ultilak 3aleehum xaragu. (fine) j. irriggaala illi 'ultilak 3aleeha xaragit. (fine) ?"The men I told you about left"? For those of you who find my judgments strange, think of the broken plural (irriggaala) ?as a word that refer to a specific group of men, then the sentences will become ?acceptable. My own view is that a broke plural is not really a plural, but rather a collective singular ?noun that refers to a set, and it is that single set that can be treated as feminine (not the ?members). To illustrate this point, take the sentence (irriggaala gom). This sentence is ?ambiguous between a reading where they arrive together (single event) or over intervals ??(multiple events). That is why you can say ? irriggaala gom sawa/waaHid waaHid The men arrived together/one at the time.? This ambiguity is not available for ? irriggaala gat sawa/*waaHid waaHid That is because of the contradiction between the single participant (the group of men) single event reading and the adverbial. I hope this helps,? Mustafa Mughazy Assistant Professor of Arabic and Linguistics Arabic Program Director Department of Foreign Languages? Western Michigan University? Kalamazoo, MI 49004? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:27 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:27 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Hedayet Institute Announcement Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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 Announcement -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:nhedayet at yahoo.com Subject:Hedayet Institute Announcement Hedayet Institute for Arabic Studies (HIAS) is pleased to announce its spring/summer programs. HIAS program is an intensive language and cultural program where both Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Egyptian Arabic are combined. Elective courses are offered in Arabic literature, oriental music, Arab/Islamic history, Arabic calligraphy, Women in Islam, History of the Copts in Egypt, tajweed al-Qur?an and others. The institute provides the syllabi, assessment criteria and the professors? CVs for its content areas courses. AFL professional professors and renowned scholars in Arabic related fields help you delve in the rich Arab culture. The academic director of the program - Nagwa Hedayet - has been in the field of Arabic studies for more than 25 years. Hedayet has taught and lead Arabic language/culture programs at CASA, AUC, Middleburry, Vermont, Russia, UAE, and in her native Egypt. Cultural Activities: Through the study period there are different cultural activities and events, including tours, lectures, seminars and films. Preparation and follow up sessions of these activities help students comprehend the material and practice their Arabic. Venue: HIAS is in Maadi, one of the safest and greenest areas in Egypt. It is 5 minutes walk from the metro station of Hadaayiq el Maadi and 20 minutes from the center of Cairo. The institute has a fascinating Arab ambiance. Dates: The 14-week intensive spring/summer semester abroad will start on May 7th, 2006 and will end on Thurs. Aug. 10th, 2006. The 6- week intensive summer program will start on Jul.2nd and end on Thurs. Aug. 10th, 2006. How to Apply: Fill an application (will be sent by e-mail for the time being) indicating your choice of program and of the elective course/s, Send a $500 deposit before the end of April 06. Indicate if you need assistance in finding suitable accommodation for the period of your study. Sharing an apartment with another or other students will reduce your expenses as low as $150 per month. Please note that the application for the spring/summer term is March 15th, 06 and for the summer term is April 30th, 06. For more information please have a look at: www.hedayetinstitute.com and write to Nagwa Hedayet at : info at hedayetinstitute.com or nhedayet at yahoo.com Or call at : (202) 5272-190/ (2012) 2261-308 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:39 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:39 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:ARAM Society conference at Oxford Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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:ARAM Society conference at Oxford -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk Subject:ARAM Society conference at Oxford Dear Colleague, I am writing to you about the new website of the ARAM Society (www.aramsociety.org), which aims to update our colleagues and friends on ARAM academic activities. Also, I would like to announce to you our next ARAM conference on Iconography and Mythology of Prophet Elijah, St George and al-Khodor in the Syrian Orient, 4-6 July 2006 (Oxford University). The conference will start on Tuesday 4 July at 9am, finishing on Thursday 6 July at 5pm. 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 Oxford address as soon as possible: ARAM, the Oriental Institute, Oxford University, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, England. Tel. ++1865-514041. Fax ++1865-516824. E.Mail:  HYPERLINK "mailto:aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk" aram at orinst.ox.ac.uk All papers given at the conference will be considered for publication 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 forward this message to them or send us their names and email addresses. Yet, we would like to remind our colleagues that only academics are allowed to present a paper at an ARAM conference. If you have any questions or comments at any time, I am always happy to receive them. Yours sincerely, Dr Shafiq Abouzayd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:35 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:35 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:NMELRC Arabic Teacher Training Seminar Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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 Arabic Teacher Training Seminar -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:belnap at byu.edu Subject:NMELRC Arabic Teacher Training Seminar Arabic Teacher Training Seminar The National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) announces its fourth annual Arabic Teacher Training Seminar, to be held August 7-12, 2006, inclusive, at the Universityof Texas, Austin. The seminar will be led by Professors Kristen Brustad and Mahmoud Al-Batal. The seminar is particularly oriented towards: ? Arabic language professionals desiring a skills update, ? Advanced TAs who are preparing for a career that involves teaching Arabic, ? Instructors whose primary training was in literature, religion, culture or other non-linguistic areas but are interested in training for language teaching The seminar will address a variety of areas related to teaching, including: ? Course syllabus design ? Teaching reading comprehension ? Teaching listening comprehension ? Teaching vocabulary ? Utilizing group work in class ? Testing The seminar will allow participants the chance to work on their own class syllabi in preparation for teaching in the fall semester 2006. In addition, the participants will have the chance to do micro teaching and apply the principles learned in the seminar. The seminar will be conducted entirely in Arabic. Seminar fees will be fully covered by NMELRC. Participants will be responsible for their transportation to and from Austin as well as lodging and board for the week. NMELRC has limited funds to assist some applicants with part of their transportation and lodging expenses. All who are interested should submit their applications online to NMELRC by April 10, 2006. Please go to www.nmelrc.org/ application.html to fill out and send in an application. Interested applicants are urged to approach their institutions to determine what financial support or matching funds might be available to assist them in attending this seminar. For inquiries please call NMELRC at (801) 422-7192 or e-mail NMELRC_research at byu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006 From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU Fri Feb 24 23:14:29 2006 From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:29 -0700 Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Last Call for Volume on teaching Middle Eastern Novel Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arabic-L: Fri 24 Feb 2006 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:Last Call for Volume on teaching Middle Eastern Novel -------------------------Messages----------------------------------- 1) Date: 24 Feb 2006 From:louzgane at ualberta.ca Subject:Last Call for Volume on teaching Middle Eastern Novel Dear colleagues Please consider contributing to this voulme. Thank you. Lahoucine Ouzgane Contributions are sought for a collection of essays, being prepared for Oxford University Press, on teaching the Middle Eastern and North African novel. The volume is divided into two main sections: the first devoted to theoretical approaches and the second to the different course and institutional contexts in which the novels are taught; the volume will also include a resources section. One-page abstracts and brief bios are invited by July 1, 2006, although I strongly encourage potential contributors to contact me well in advance of the deadline: Lahoucine.Ouzgane at ualberta.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- End of Arabic-L: 24 Feb 2006