From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:26 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:26 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Alternative spellings for input
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From: "Ola Moshref" <omoshref at gmail.com>
Subject:Alternative spellings for input

salaam

One common spelling mistake is the taa' marbuuta and haa'. Many  
people write
both as haa':

مؤمنة
مؤمنه

with or without the two dots.

Ola

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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From: "Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:Alternative spellings for input

*I.   Mr. Mahmoud Elsayess allows two "normals" (normal 1 & normal 2)  
for
his three word citations.  I'm afraid his suggested (normal 2) is a  
dubious
category in which he lends credence to a hypothesis unsupported by
etymology, morphology or grammar.  I find it hard to understand his
assertion that, whilst spellings suggested by visitors vary from the  
Qur'ān,
"the result will be the correct format."  Correct format of or for  
what?  I
wonder if our electronic age makes allowances for visitors' whims to  
fiddle
with the established canon of the language.*

*II. I fail to see any redeeming wisdom behind: *

*(1) the eliding of the cutting hamza of Ibrahim (إبراهيم); *

*(2) dotting the final y*ā*' of the maq*ṣū*r proper noun, 'Isā  
(عيسى); *

*(3) mixing up two semantically different verbs: the triliteral verb  
(أتى)
with the derived form (III) of the same entry (آتى).* The  
triliteral verb/
يأتي ، أتى / means / جاء / ، / أتى به /, whereas verb  
form (III) / آتى /, /
يؤتي / means variously / أعطى وساق إلى /.  Both forms  
are used properly in
different qur'anic loci.  The elision of the madda from form (III) in
qur'anic and other contexts would violate the sense.

III. For the record, in all its 69 occurrences in the Qur'ān, the  
cutting
hamza is maintained throughout.

IV. Orthographically, the proper noun / إبراهيم / may be  
written without the
alif of the long vowel, thus / إبرهيم /.  Some substitute this  
elision with
a dagger alif.  (Cf: / يسن /, / هذا /, / ذلك/, /    
هؤلاء /, /لكن / &tc.

IV. Etymologically, Arab lexicographers unanimously acknowledge that /
إبراهيم / is /  اسم أعجمي/ i.e., a non-Arabic proper  
noun, yet they maintain
the cutting hamza in all its variants.  As a lexical entry, it is placed
under the hamza (أبر) and / or under the letter bā' ((برهم, with
cross-references.  Interestingly, Gesenius  renders /  
אַבְרָהָם  / as
'father of a multitude,' and alludes for comparison to the Arabic /  
رُهام  / (a
large number), thus implying a third lexical classification. (See on  
this
point, *Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament*).

With kind regards to Mr. Elsayess and all.
--
M. Deeb

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:27 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Review
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Review


Publisher:	John Benjamins
			http://www.benjamins.com/ 			
			
Journal Title:  Language Problems and Language Planning
Volume Number:  31
Issue Number:  2
Issue Date:  2007

Reviews / Críticas / Rezensionen / Recenzoj

Karin C. Ryding. A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic
Reviewed by Reda Hammad 206-207

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:32 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:32 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Needs refs on writing autobiographies in Arabic
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From: "M. Hegazy" <Mona.Hegazy at student.uva.nl>
Subject:Needs refs on writing autobiographies in Arabic

I am looking for literature on writing autobiographies in Arabic (what
should an author write and what not, are there any rules).
I hope you can help me get some titles (of articles or books)

Thanks in advance,

Mona

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:23 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Etymology of nahr el-ehreir
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:"Daniel Hunt" <Cerwyd at msn.com>
Subject:Etymology of nahr el-ehreir

[moderator's note: the following came as a series of messages.   
hopefully you will be able to follow them.]

Dear List Members:

I'm researching the Er-Rafeh or "Raphon" site in Syria.  Online  
sources indicate that this place is on a tributary of the Yarmuk  
called the El-Ehreir.  This is said to mean "The Torrent", but I  
wanted to check and make certain such a definition is correct.

Please also include any variants of this word and cognates in other  
Semitic languages.  I'm especially interested to know whether ehreir  
is cognate with Hebrew yoreh (or yarah/yara), Ugaritic hr( r )-, etc.

Thank you.

_____

I find a Nahr al-Harir near Dara in Syria... is this an alternate  
spelling for the Nahr el-Ehreir of Er-Rafeh?

Thank you again.
______

I found the following site and the Lat./Long. coordinates for Wadi el  
Ehrer and Wadi Al Harir do, in fact, match:

http://water.worldcitydb.com/muhafazat_dar% 
60a_in_syrian_arab_republic_state.html<http://water.worldcitydb.com/ 
muhafazat_dar`a_in_syrian_arab_republic_state.html>

To me, it looks like a stream named Harir could, in fact, be an  
Arabic form of the Ugaritic hr ( r )-, which means to pour out or be  
dispensed (as water).

I look forward to hearing what list members have to say on the root  
of this Arabic stream name and its range of meanings.

Thank you again.
______

Dr. Parkinson.

Do you happen to have J. Hava's Arabic-English Dictionary: Al-Faraid?

Margalit cites 822 f. as the cognate Arabic root to the Ugaritic hr  
( r ) I mentioned in my earlier posts.  He does not give the root, of  
course, but does say that it is provided with the definition  
'abundant of water', and 'flow, pour out'.  If someone can please  
supply me with this Arabic root (in transliterated or "Anglicized"  
form), that would answer part of my question.  Then I need only  
ascertain as to whether the Al-Harir (or el-Ehreir) river name is  
from the same root, and what it means as a river-name.

Best wishes,

Daniel

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:21 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:21 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIST:Arabic-L Vacation
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:moderator
Subject:Arabic-L Vacation

I will be in the Middle East from August 4-20, with little e-mail  
contact.  The list will, therefore, go into hibernation during that  
period.  You are welcome to send messages, but they will not be  
posted until I return.
I will try to post one last time before I leave, on Friday, 3 August,  
so if you have a message you would like to get out, please send it to  
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:29 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Address for Arabic Linguistic Society Conference
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:<elgibali at umd.edu>
Subject:Address for Arabic Linguistic Society Conference

> Could one of the ALS organizers please inform us where dues are to be
> sent?
> The call for papers only mentions an e-mail address, but I presume a
> physical address is available for checks to be mailed to.
>


The address is:

Reda Krizi
ALS
3215 Jimenez Hall
College Park
Maryland 20742

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:30 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:30 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Need teams to collect Persian and Arabic corpora
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:reposted from Corpora
Subject:Need teams to collect Persian and Arabic corpora


For an international project, we are looking for teams to collect
Persian and Arabic written and spoken corpora.  The project is a very
comprehensive one.  The estimated budget for the corpora of these two
languages is $ 500,000.  Please contact me for further information.

Best regards,

Cem Can
--
Dr. Cem Can
Cukurova University
Faculty of Education
01330 Balcali
Adana - TURKEY

e-mail: cemcan at cu.edu.tr
phone: +90 532 628 34 08
skype: cemcan
IM: cem_can at hotmail.com

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:25 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:25 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Colloquial in the Curriculum
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:Antonio Giménez <huesteantigua at yahoo.es>
Subject:Colloquial in the Curriculum

I am really interested in learning more about Cornell's integrated  
program
and similar ones, and would like to start by asking Munther Younes for
advice. I think this will give us an idea not only about the program  
itself,
but also as to whether it can be easily adopted and adapted elsewhere.

Let us suppose we want to try this integrated approach but need to  
focus on,
say, Moroccan Arabic, which is by far the most widely spoken variety of
Arabic today in Spain, where I teach. From your experience, what steps
should be taken concerning textbooks, other teaching materials,  
instructors,
etc., before we are able to introduce such a program? What kind of
difficulties, if any, should we expect?

Many thanks in advance,

--
Antonio Giménez
huesteantigua at yahoo.es

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:33 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:mbahloul at gmail.com
Subject:New Book

Routledge has just released a new book that relates to the function  
and struture of the Arabic verb by Maher Bahloul. Here's the link to  
the website and a brief description:

http://www.routledge.com/shopping_cart/categories/ 
categories_products.asp?parent_id=3516

Structure and Function of the Arabic Verb is a corpus-based study  
that unveils the morpho-syntax and the semantics of the Arabic verb.

Approaches to verbal grammatical categories - the constituents of  
verbal systems - often rely on either semantic-pragmatic or syntactic  
analyses. This research bridges the gap between these two distinct  
approaches through a detailed analysis of Taxis, Aspect, Tense and  
Modality in Standard Arabic. This is accomplished by showing,  
firstly, some basic theoretical concerns shared by both schools of  
thought, and, secondly, the extent to which semantic structures and  
invariant meanings mirror syntactic representations.

Maher Bahloul's findings also indicate that the basic constituents of  
the verbal system in Arabic, namely the Perfect and the Imperfect,  
are systematically differentiated through their invariant semantic  
features in a markedness relation.

Finally, this study suggests that the syntactic derivation of verbal  
and nominal clauses are sensitive to whether or not verbal categories  
are specified for their feature values, providing therefore a  
principled explanation to a long-standing debate.

This reader friendly book will appeal to both specialists and  
students of Arabic linguistics, language and syntax.


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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 09:21:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Alternative spellings input
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Date: 02 Aug 2007
From:"Mahmoud Elsayess" <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:Alternative spellings input

Greetings,

Since, I can not post images to this great List, I created an html  
for my reply.

http://www.readverse.com/Normalization.htm

Please, click on the above url and you may need to copy it to the  
address of your browser.
Thank you.

Mahmoud Elsayess

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:31 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U. of Oklahoma job
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:malhawary at ou.edu
Subject:U. of Oklahoma job

Full Time Instructor/lecturer of Arabic

The University of Oklahoma announces a renewable, one-year full time  
instructor/lecturer position in Arabic, starting Spring Semester:  
January 14, 2008. Applicants must demonstrate native or near-native  
proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic and a strong commitment to  
teaching. MA in Arabic or related field is preferred. The teaching  
load is three courses per semester in Modern Standard Arabic.  Salary  
is competitive. Send applications to include cover letter, CV, names  
of three references, and transcripts to: Professor Mohammad Alhawary,  
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics,  
University of Oklahoma, 780 Van Vleet Oval, Room 206, Norman, OK  
73019.  Review of applications will begin immediately; position will  
remain open until filled.  Women and minorities are encouraged to  
apply.  The University of Oklahoma is an Affirmative Action/Equal  
Opportunity employer.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:28 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:28 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Kuwaiti Narrator Needed
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From: "Lampe, Gerald" <glampe at nflc.org>
Subject:Kuwaiti Narrator Needed

Wanted: Kuwaiti Arabic Narrator

The National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland seeks
a native speaker of Kuwaiti Arabic for a multimedia project on regional
Arabic dialects. This opportunity entails reviewing lesson content prior
to recording words and phrases in this dialect. Estimated time to
complete this work is 1-2 hours; anticipated timeframe is early
September; and the compensation is $300. We are conveniently located
near a metro station in College Park. For more information, please
contact Margo Rice at 301-405-9827 or mrice at nflc.org.

Gerald E. Lampe, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Foreign Language Center
5201 Paint Branch Parkway, Suite 2132
College Park, MD 20742
(301) 405-9690
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs refs on Greek and Aramaic influence on Arabic
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:"Richard Durkan" <rdurkan at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs refs on Greek and Aramaic influence on Arabic

Does anyone know of any studies on the influence of Greek and Aramaic/ 
Syriac on Arabic, please?

Richard Durkan

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:15 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:15 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New books from Indonesia and Iran
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2) Subject:New Book from Iran

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:
Subject:New Book from Indonesia

Assalaamu Alaikum,
On this opportunity I would like to inform you that we (WCM Press)  
have published A Complete Guide to Arabic Grammar textbook using a  
new method called Audlohul Manaahij.
The book was written by A. Shohib Khoironi and edited by Dr. Basyiri  
Abdul Mu'thy Arabic native from Al Azhar University of Cairo;  
currently active as a postgraduate lecturer at Jakarta Islamic  
University of Indonesia.
With simple methodology and step by step explanation by using  
graphics, schedules and schematics approach, we believe Audlohul  
Manahij to be the first textbook ever written and published in such  
way to help readers to master Arabic language in short period of time.
Dr. Basyiiri quotes;
“As an Arabic native’s speaker, I have never seen a well written  
reference Arabic grammar textbook that help people to learn Arabic  
language in a fast and easy manner that was totally written by a non  
Arabian”
It is strongly recommended for university students majoring in Arabic  
program, Islamic or Middle Eastern Studies as well as those who keen  
to learn Arabic language. As a reference textbook we also recommend  
for libraries and Arabic language centers around the world to possess  
this textbook.
For further inquiry please refer to or click website address below.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/104-0893488-7077546? 
initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=complete 
+guide+to+arabic+grammar%2Bagus&Go.x=18&Go.y=14

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:rezapar45 at hotmail.com
Subject:New Book from Iran

  Dear Prof.

      I  Dr. Reza Partovizadeh  High Member Of Board Of Tehran (Iran)  
University Pleased To Inform You That I Have Designed The Newest  
Method Of Arabic Language  Training In Iran And The Same  Registered  
By My Name. (Reza Partovizadeh)
This Method Has Been Widely Used And Acclaimed  By The Huge Students  
And Teachers In Iran.
     However, Presently I Am Willing To Offer And Introduce The  
Method In Your Country In Your Scientific Institutions Which Might  
Be  Presented In The Form Of Scientific Presentation  Or To Be As   
Scientific Conference  Of Arabic Language.

     In present century, inventions, discoveries, and scientific  
finds are in different aspects . and  it is the time to create new  
method in Arabic language .in the past the concept of classification  
of contest , providing the schedule and finding the branches involved  
were more presented. However by new technology in training and making  
the clearness of all the concepts, now it is important to separate  
the principles and non principles texts . while keeping their  
meaningful concept. And using such a technical in language training.

The main goal of designing and providing the new method of Arabic  
language training  is increasing the accusation and the quickness and  
creating the motivation in kind of training . this method of training  
has been thought in literature , laws, divine faculty in Tehran  
university and in Islamic republic broadcasting (TV & Radio) in Iran   
and in different centers of teachers training many years ago. and  
was  eagerly accepted among the college students  as the ministry of   
training and education ...in Iran submitting the copy to all  
libraries and schools in the country enabling the teachers and the  
students to exercise the method.

In the New method of Arabic language of Dr. partovizade following  
items highly considered:

1- Using the short explaining.

2- Using shapes and signs instead of words ( due to quickness and  
quick  understanding being and keeping the shapes in minds than the  
words)

3- Using colors in order  for  grammatical  roles such  as  
( subjects, object
.)

4- Using the schedule of summarizing the lessons and graphic  
pictures  for quick transferring of meanings and comparing the  
different aspects.

5- Using voices and sounds with certain harmony for verbs and their  
functions.

6- Conformity of geometrical shapes for teaching the complicated  
pointes of Arabic language for modifying adjective and explaining .

7- Using of figures for function of structure of and roles, for  
definitional and non definitional sentences.

8- Classification of contexts and reviewing the previous lessons in  
the end of each division.

Sincerely Yours:
Reza Partovizade
Univaersity of Tehran

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:36 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Hawaii at Manoa SLS jobs
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1) Subject:U of Hawaii at Manoa SLS jobs

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:National Foreign Language Resource Center <nflrc at hawaii.edu>
Subject:U of Hawaii at Manoa SLS jobs

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Second Language Studies

Assistant or Associate Professors (2)

The Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawaii at  
Manoa,
seeks to fill two tenure-track vacancies, both full time 9-month
positions, pending position availability and funding, to begin August 1,
2008.  The Department offers a Master of Arts in Second Language  
Studies,
and administers a PhD program in Second Language Acquisition and an
Advanced Graduate Certificate in Second Language Studies. A BA with  
an ESL
specialization is available through the University's Interdisciplinary
Program. Faculty have interests in a wide range of domains in second and
foreign language research.  For more information, visit our website:
http://www.hawaii.edu/sls


POSITION #82454. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Applicants should have major research interests and instructional
competence in technology and language learning & teaching (e.g.,
computer-assisted language learning; computer-mediated communication;
electronic and multimodal literacies; distance learning; emerging
technologies; and language courseware design and evaluation).
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Doctorate in second language acquisition,  
applied
linguistics or closely related field by August, 2008; demonstrated  
ability
to carry out research; second or foreign language teaching  
experience; and
evidence of excellent teaching ability at the university level.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: Publication in journals and books; teaching
experience in a second language studies or equivalent graduate program;
ability to win competitive research funding; interest in the Asia- 
Pacific
region, including Asian and Pacific languages; and teacher education
experience.

POSITION #84105. ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Applicants should have major research expertise and instructional
competence in psycholinguistics and cognitive psychology as they  
relate to
second language learning, processing, and instruction.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: For Assistant Professor, a doctorate in second
language acquisition, applied linguistics or closely related field by
August, 2008; demonstrated relevant research ability as evidenced by
publications; and evidence of teaching excellence. For Associate
Professor, in addition to these requirements, current appointment at  
that
rank.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: Evidence of research productivity commensurate
with rank; prior teaching experience in a second language studies or
equivalent graduate program; second or foreign language teaching
experience; demonstrated ability to win competitive research funding;
interest in the Asia-Pacific region, including Asian and Pacific
languages.

DUTIES FOR BOTH POSITIONS:  Teach courses at the undergraduate and
graduate levels in the area of specialization in the Department of  
Second
Language Studies; conduct and publish research; participate fully in
supporting activities for academic programs, departmental governance,  
and
service to the University and community.

ANNUAL 9-MONTH SALARY RANGE, BOTH POSITIONS:  commensurate with  
experience

E-MAIL INQUIRIES:
Position #82454:  Dr. Lourdes Ortega, Chair of Search Committee
lortega at hawaii.edu
Position #84105:  Dr. Richard Schmidt, Chair of Search Committee
schmidt.dick at gmail.com

TO APPLY:  Applicants should submit letter of application, curriculum
vitae, list of courses taught, and sample publications.  In addition,
letters of reference should be submitted directly by three recommenders.

All application materials should be sent by September 15, 2007 to:
Richard R. Day, Chairman
Department of Second Language Studies
570 Moore Hall
1890 East-West Road
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii  96822
USA

CLOSING DATE FOR BOTH POSITIONS: SEPTEMBER 15, 2007.

The University of Hawaii is an equal opportunity and affirmative action
employer.


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    F          University of Hawai'i
     L         1859 East-West Road, #106
      R        Honolulu HI 96822
       C       voice: (808) 956-9424, fax: (808) 956-5983
               email: nflrc at hawaii.edu
VISIT OUR WEBSITE!   http://www.nflrc.hawaii.edu

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:47 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Teacher Training Materials
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From: "Hossam Ibrahim" <hossam.ibrahim at link.net>
Subject:Needs Teacher Training Materials

Dear All,

I am setting up a teacher training workshop for my teachers in a study
abroad program in Alexandria, Egypt, and I am looking for materials.

By the end of the two days, trainees will be able to:

1. Identify a valid learning objective (e.g., SMART and SMARTER models).

2. Identify a "flawed" learning objective in a language situation, and
modify it so that it is communicatively valid.

3. Given a unit from an AFL book, extract the objectives it addresses.

4. Select, adapt, and use available materials to supplement a core  
unit so
that an AFL unit is (a) communicative, (b) only uses grammar and  
vocabulary
to perform a language function (e.g. making polite requests), (c) can be
aligned with ACTFL standards, (d) skill-based, not grammar translation /
memorization based.

I am mostly interested in video of master teachers, articles that  
address
these issues in AFL context, task sheets, suggestions, shared  
experiences,
even short quotations, etc.  To reduce traffic on the mailing list,  
please
email me directly, and I will post a summary of responses.

Warm Regards,

Hossam

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:44 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:'Compromise' in Arabic
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1) Subject:'Compromise' in Arabic

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:BearMeiser at aol.com
Subject:'Compromise' in Arabic

Someone recently pointed out to me that he heard that there is no  
Arabic word
for "compromise." He then directed me to an article suggest that the  
lack of
an Arabic word has had political implications over the years:
http://www.mideastweb.org/compromise.htm

Without regard to the validity of the ideas expressed in the article,  
how is
the idea of "compromise" expressed in Arabic? Most importantly, how to
translators of news articles and other modern political writings  
render the idea in
Arabic?

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:40 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:online or distance learning Arabic courses query
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1) Subject:online or distance learning Arabic courses query

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:Martha Schulte-Nafeh <marthas at u.arizona.edu>
Subject:online or distance learning Arabic courses query

Dear Colleagues
I have had a request about online or distance learning Arabic  
courses. I would appreciate it if you would send me info about any  
such programs you are aware of that are available for college credit.
I am already aware of ArabAcademy.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:12 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:12 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Book
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1) Subject:New Book

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book

AUTHOR(S): Abu-Chacra, Faruk
TITLE: Arabic
SUBTITLE: An Essential Grammar
SERIES: Grammar Workbooks
YEAR: 2007
PUBLISHER: Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
ISBN: 0415415721,0415415713

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:30 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:30 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Information Processing Special Session
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1) Subject:Arabic Information Processing Special Session

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:farid.meziane at googlemail.com
Subject:Arabic Information Processing Special Session

Arabic Information Processing Special Session (http://www.ibima.org/ 
Maroc2008/aip.html) at the 9th IBIMA Conference,  4-6 January 2006,  
Marrakech, Morocco.

  Call for Papers
Session Description

The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is  
spreading across the world. For many years, the English Language was  
dominating all aspects of ICT systems that span from their  
development to their use. However, in the last few years many nations  
have felt the need to use their own language to spread the use of ICT  
among their populations and communities and also in some situations  
to protect their language and culture. This is certainly true for the  
Arab world where there are many initiatives to advance research,  
development and arabisation of ICT systems. This sessions aims at  
bringing together researchers and developers interested in topics  
that include but not limited to:

Developing culturally and linguistically aware Information Systems  
for tha Arab world.
Choice of info rmation systems development methodologies for the Arab  
world.
Standardising Arabic Information Processing Vocabulary
Building of Arabic Ontologies, taxonomies and dictionaries.
Arabic Information extraction systems
Arabic Web-development
Machine translation systems for the Arabic Language
Arabic natural language processing
Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and  
contribution. It is IBIMA policy to send complete papers to two  
reviewers for full blind peer review and to send a summary of review  
back to the author(s). Short papers/abstracts will be reviewed by  
reviewer and/or the editor. All review comments and suggestions  
should be addressed in the final submission. Submitted Papers must  
not have been previously published or currently submitted for  
publication elsewhere.

Please send your manuscript, indicating the session name to  
f.meziane at salford.ac.uk

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:49 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Arabic Autobiography refs
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1) Subject:Arabic Autobiography refs

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:"Tressy Arts" <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject:Arabic Autobiography refs

Hello Mona;

I was a student of the late Ed CM de Moor, who did quite some  
research into
autobiographies in Arabic literature, and I followed a course with  
him on
it. Look into his writings like *Writing the self : autobiographical  
writing
in modern Arabic literature*: * *
http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/top3mset/40545594 . I also have a
small booklet he wrote about autobiographical writing in the Arab world,
called *Wie is ik?*, that I could send to you to borrow if you like.

Good luck, Tressy Arts, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:35 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Needs Help on Combined 1&2
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1) Subject:Needs Help on Combined 1&2

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:Fadia Hamid <fetfet at sbcglobal.net>
Subject:Needs Help on Combined 1&2

If anyone has experience in teaching level 1 and 2 combines please  
contact me to share some ideas. It looks like my school will have me  
teach Arabic 1 & 2 together this year! These will be students ranging  
from freshman to seniors in HS. half had a full year last year (with  
me) the other half is just starting this year.
I have trying to convince them that this is far from being ideal - so  
far no luck. So i am trying to prepare myself for the worst case  
scenario.
Any help will be much appreciated.
My email is fetfet at sbcglobal.net
Thanks!
fadia

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:38 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs tutor in Quad Cities Iowa/Illinois area
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1) Subject:Needs tutor in Quad Cities Iowa/Illinois area

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:Bill Merrifield <wdmerrifield at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs tutor in Quad Cities Iowa/Illinois area

I have reached an advanced level in my Arabic studies. I speak the  
Lebanese dialect, but have not been able to study much this past  
year. I was expecting to head back to Lebanon in the near future, but  
now have those plans on hold. I am looking for a tutor to study  
Arabic with near the Quad Cities of Iowa/Illinois (Davenport, Moline,  
Bettendorf, Rock Island). I'd like to meet twice a week and am  
willing to commute a reasonable distance. If anyone has contacts or  
knows of opportunities that are near and reasonably priced, I would  
greatly appreciate it. Shukran.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:19 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:19 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic teaching site
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1) Subject:Arabic teaching site

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:arabic4arabic at gmail.com
Subject:Arabic teaching site

Colleagues;

  here is a great site for all your teaching needs. Check it out. I  
have been using it for few years now and it is the best on the net so  
far.

http://www.arabicclass.com

Ahmad Hammam

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:26 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Tutors for UK locations
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1) Subject:Needs Tutors for UK locations

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:"Mellolingua" <mailinglist at mellolingua.co.uk>
Subject:Needs Tutors for UK locations

Teach a language for £25 per lesson with Mellolingua

Mellolingua is looking for language tutors in the following UK  
locations:

London, Oxford, Cambridge

Tutors will start teaching in the second week of October.

Applicants must have excellent language teaching skills together with  
fluent English. Bilingual students with teaching experience and  
students of foreign languages are encouraged to apply. Applications  
from candidates with language teaching qualifications and experience  
of language teaching will be looked on favourably.

Tutors must be available to teach for at least a 2 month period. The  
number of lessons taught per week is flexible.

We are looking for tutors for the following languages:

French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin,  
Japanese

To apply please email a cover letter with your CV attached by 21st  
September to:
recruit.london at mellolingua.co.uk  -  for London
recruit.oxford at mellolingua.co.uk  -  for Oxford
recruit.cambridge at mellolingua.co.uk  - for Cambridge

We will invite candidates who pass the initial round of screening to  
interview at the end of September.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:42 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Compendium of Translation Software
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1) Subject:Compendium of Translation Software

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:"Dora Johnson" <dora at cal.org>
Subject:Compendium of Translation Software

Thirteenth edition of Compendium of Translation Software
The thirteenth edition of the Compendium of Translation Software (June
2007) is now available. Complied by John Hutchins on behalf of the
European Association for Machine Translation, the compendium
<http://www.eamt.org/compendium.html>  is a comprehensive reference
guide to current commercial machine translation systems, computer-aided
translation support tools and vendors.
European Association for Machine Translation, E-mail: info at eamt.org,
Web: http://www.eamt.org

Software internationalization course materials available online
G. Watson Internationalization Services, a provider of technical
consulting and training, and MultiLingual Computing, Inc., are
cooperating to make public domain copies of software
internationalization course materials available to both the commercial
marketplace and academic institutions. These materials have been used to
deliver commercial, instructor-led courses.

MultiLingual Computing is participating in this effort by making these
materials available on its website
<http://www.multilingual.com/internationalizationCourseMaterial.php> .
It is hoped that the distribution of this material will contribute to
the improved understanding of internationalization issues by software
developers.
G. Watson Internationalization Services, E-mail:
GWI18nServices at yahoo.com
MultiLingual Computing, Inc., E-mail: info at multilingual.com, Web:
http://www.multilingual.com

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:21 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:21 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Free Arabic Academy Lessons for schools
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:info at arabacademy.com
Subject:Free Arabic Academy Lessons for schools

This update is for those interested in pursuing the study of  
Arabic...kindly forward it to your friends and colleagues:
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Here is a wonderful opportunity for schools wishing to use the Arab  
Academy's online Arabic language programs and resources.  You can now  
have all teachers and students at your school use it FOR FREE!  The  
Arab Academy offers Arabic programs for children at the:
- Elementary School (based on IB - Primary Years Program)
- Middle School (based on IB - Middle Years Program)
- High School (based on IB - Ab Initio, IB, Language B standards)

Apply for a sponsorship NOW!  The sponsor is Iqra for Humanitarian  
Relations, which is a charity organization.  Priority goes to less  
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:moderator
Subject:New Book

Arabic in the City: Issues in Dialect Contact and Language Variation
Editor(s) - Catherine Miller, Enam Al-Wer, Dominique Caubet, Janet  
C.E Watson
Series: Routledge Arabic Linguistics Series

(Routledge blurb:)
Filling a gap in the dearth of literature currently available on the  
topic, this edited collection, containing a broad selection of case  
studies from across the Arab world, covers an important strand of  
sociolinguistics; exmaining how urbanization is causing language  
change in major Arab cities.

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Subject:New Book

Instant Arabic: How to Express 1,000 Different Ideas With Just 100  
Key Words and Phrases (Paperback)
by Fethi Mansouri , Yousef Alreemawi

Amazon Blurb:
Presented in easy-to-learn English phonetics, Instant Arabic contains  
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getting around in the Arab-speaking world. The pronunciation for each  
Arab word in the book follows a precise and simple formula that will  
quickly become so familiar that conversing in Arab phrases and  
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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:"Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:Arabic word for 'privacy'?

is there a word for 'privacy' in Arabic?
                                                                         
    Mike Schub

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:59:14 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Needs materials help for 6th grade students at
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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:"A. Ferhadi" <af3 at nyu.edu>
Subject:Needs materials help for 6th grade students at Khalil Gibran  
Academy

Dear all,

Could those of you who are familiar with the issue that Danielle is  
inquiring about respond to  her directly? She is not a member of this  
list. The Khalil Gibran International Academy is brand new experiment  
in teaching Arabic at high school and deserves all the help we can  
provide.

Ahmed Ferhadi
New York University
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:22:50 -0400
From: Danielle Jefferis <Danielle at aafscny.org>
Subject: Arabic resources / materials

Dear Professor Ferhadi,

Hello! I hope you are enjoying the remainder of the summer and are  
ready for classes to begin. I have been keeping myself busy trying to  
organize everything to open Khalil Gibran International Academy on  
September 4th. It seems as though things are getting harder and  
harder by the day, but we are almost there – two weeks from today  
(inshallah).

I am writing to see if you may be able to help me or direct me to the  
right direction. I have now joined the Arabic teaching team at this  
school and will be co-teaching the classes twice per day and helping  
in lesson planning. Anyway, we are having understandable difficulties  
locating Arabic teaching materials that are appropriate for sixth  
graders. Al-Kitaab, as we know, is the most widely used but is  
written for university students. It is being used in some high  
schools now but I find it completely inappropriate for introducing 11  
and 12 year olds to Arabic. Do you know of any books, materials,  
websites, etc. that would be suitable for us?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Danielle

Danielle C. Jefferis
School Coordinator, Khalil Gibran International Academy

The Arab American Family Support Center
150 Court Street, 3rd Floor; Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel. 718.643.8000 ext. 12 Fax. 718.643.8167

<http://www.aafscny.org>www.aafscny.org

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Check out Arabic at National University
www.nu.edu,

regards,

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5) Subject:Compromise
6) Subject:Compromise
7) Subject:Compromise
8) Subject:Compromise

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[Moderator's note: For whatever reason, the Arabic script that came  
to me in these reply messages was mostly garbled.  Once it is garbled  
for me, I can never get it back to Arabic.  However, in almost all  
cases I think readers will be able to get the idea without the  
script--dil)

1)
Date: 21 Aug 2007
From: "Allon Uhlmann" <uhlmanna at umsl.edu>
Subject:Compromise

I've encountered that silly argument too.  I usually point out to my
English-speaking interlocutor that English does not have a proper future
tense - which probably explains the short sightedness of anglophone  
politics
in the Middle East.  This abuse of the (Sapir-)Whorf hypothesis would be
funny were it not so pernicious.

In any event, the term compromise is sometimes translated as  
"taswiya", and
often with expressions that include several words, rather than one word.

Cheers,
A.

Allon J. Uhlmann
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
University of Missouri - St. Louis
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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:"Dan Parvaz" <dparvaz at gmail.com>
Subject:Compromise

Radical Whorfian nonsense. So the term "Hall al-wasaT" doesn't count
because, what, it's periphrastic? English had to borrow the term from  
Latin,
so does that mean that Italians are more inclined to compromise than
Anglophones (or Russians, or Germans)?

Hmph. I hmph at this notion.

-Dan.

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3)
Date: 21 Aug 2007
From: "John Nawas" <John.Nawas at arts.kuleuven.be>
Subject:Compromise

I thought that Hall wasaT is compromise in Arabic.

John Nawas
Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Executive Editor Encyclopaedia of Islam - 3rd Edition

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4)
Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:maabdelw at purdue.edu
Subject:Compromise

There is an Arabic equivalent for" compromise", and it is used mostly
frequently in the Araian media. So the idea that there is no Arabic word
f0r :compromise" does not hold much water. The Arabic equivalent is  
Hal wassat
or hal tawfiiqi. Some say tanaazul, though the latter implies more than
what "comprimise" really means. For this reason I exclude it
  M. abdelwali

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5)
Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:Medhat Credi <mcredi at cloud9.net>
Subject:Compromise

Before answering the question, let me make the following points on  
the article referred to:

the article mentions that the word “compromise” is translated by  
“Hall wasaT” æÓØ Íá which rather means according to the  
article “halfway solution”. A compromise is anyway a kind of  
halfway solution. But the author of the article seems to be hooked on  
having only one Arabic word for compromise; well his “half-way  
solution” is in fact made up of three words for a corresponding two  
words in Arabic.

There is nothing wrong with having an expression made up of two  
words. The word “reaction” is translated into Arabic by “radd  
fi‘l”  ÝÚá ÑÏ.

We can also say the same thing about translating the Arabic word  
“muSTalH” ãÕØáÍ into English. Since the word means  
“technical terms” can we accuse the English language of some kind  
of a cultural shortcoming because English doesn’t have one word for  
the corresponding Arabic word.

The article mentions also that there is no corresponding word in  
Arabic for the English  word “integrity”. In fact,  
“nazaahat”  äÒÇåÉ is the exact translation of the word  
“integrity”; and the Arabic adjective “naziih” doesn't have  
any corresponding adjective in English.

Finally, the word “compromise” is translated in UN documents by  
the adjective “tawfiiqii” ÊæÝíÞí. So, a compromise whether  
it is a solution, decision, proposal, or text can be translated by  
“Hall” Íá , “qaraar”  ÞÑÇÑ, “iqtiraH” ÇÞÊÑÇÍ,  
or “naSS” äÕ  “tawfiiqii” ÊæÝíÞí .

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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:"Marco Hamam" <marco.hamam at poste.it>
Subject:Compromise

Hello! If by "compromise" we mean :
(a) a settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions;
(b) the result of such a settlement;
indeed there is not a present used one-word-solution in Arabic and  
one must use a periphrasis. In fact, the most used expression by the  
press is " Hall wasaT ", a " middle solution " or " halfway solution  
" (as your article correctly says).
This is the 'compromise' (allow me this wordplay!) MSA has arrived  
to, so far. And this is what is used by pretty any modern writer.
Yet, some vocabularies bring some other solutions. For ex., the HASAN  
KARMI's well know AL-MUGHNI AL-AKBAR, says, under " compromise " (as  
a noun), what follows:
(1) muwaaDa3a
(2) musaafaTa
(3) Hall wasaT
(4) taraaDin

As a verb (to compromise) it says:
sawwaa (7) bi-l-muhaawada (5) aw at-taraaDii aw al-musaamaHa (6)

If we look at " al-mu3jam al-wasiiT " we will have these definitions  
of the terms used, by AL-MUGHNI, to translate " compromise ":
(1) muwaaDa3a = . - ?????: ???????? ?? ????????  ...
(2) musaafaTa = no results ("reconciliation")
(3) Hall wasaT = no results
(4) taraaDin  
= ????????? ???????????? ?????????????" : ?????????? ??????? ??????????? 
?? ??????????????. (so it's much more an "agreement")
(5) muhaawada =  
"??????????? ????????" : ??????????????? ?????? ?????????????. (more  
"reconciliation")
(6) musaamaHa = ?????? ????? ????: ??????? ??? ????? (more  
"condonation")
(7) taswiya (maSdar of 'sawwaa')  
= ????? ????????: ???????? ??? ??????? ???? ????? ????? ?????? ????????  
??? ???????? ???????????. ("solution")

So as you can see, pretty all one-word-solution mean more  
"reconciliation", "agreement" or "solution". After all, if we go back  
to the etymon, "compromissum" in Latin means "to get obliged  
together", so "to agree" somehow. Yet, Hall wasaT is by far the  
present preferred translation to express the English noun "compromise".
Regards,

Marco Hamam

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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:"Mahmoud Elsayess" <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:Compromise

Compromise >>> ?????. ?????

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8)
Date: 21 Aug 2007
From: "John Joseph Colangelo" <yaacolangelo at hotmail.com>
Subject:Compromise

I would probably say /ittifaaq/ اتفاق . I saw two other  
possibilities which are also adequate to reflect the meaning: حل  
وسط /hall wasat/ and تسْوية /taswiya/. John

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:59:19 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA(LIT):U of Texas at Austin job
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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From: kristen Brustad <brustad at mail.utexas.edu>
Subject:U of Texas at Austin job

The University of Texas at Austin invites scholars to apply for a  
tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Modern Arabic  
Literature and Culture in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies.  
The position begins on September 1, 2008. Position funding is pending  
budgetary approval.

Applicants must have a PhD in Arabic Literature or related field in  
hand at the time of appointment, distinguished proficiency in Arabic,  
and evidence of excellence in teaching at the college level. The  
candidate must demonstrate a record of and agenda for research  
contributions to the field of Arabic Studies.

Preference will be given to scholars whose research and teaching  
demonstrate an interest in comparative or critical approaches that  
connect Arabic literature with other literatures and/or with other  
areas within Arabic Studies.

The successful applicant will be expected to maintain a strong record  
of research and publications and engage in service to the Department,  
University, and profession.  The Department places a high premium on  
collegiality and maintaining a diverse and hospitable working  
environment. The applicant will be expected to work with colleagues  
in the routine governance of the Department and in program building.  
The Department attracts talented graduate students from an  
international pool and promising undergraduates, thus the applicant  
will need to develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses  
that attract student interest, in both Arabic and English, as well as  
supervise and mentor student research.

Application review begins November 15, 2007. Please send a letter of  
interest, curriculum vitae, copies of publications and teaching  
evaluations, and three letters of reference to Dr. Kristen Brustad,  
Chair, Modern Arabic Literature Search Committee, Department of  
Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin,  
Texas, 78712.

The University of Texas at Austin is an Affirmative Action/Equal  
Opportunity Employer. A background check will be conducted on the  
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:09:02 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants Arabic materials for English speakers
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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"Iktômi" <ikto.ness at gmail.com>
Subject:Wants Arabic materials for English speakers

Hi everybody,

I am moving from Paris to Birmingham in September, and I'll be teaching
Arabic to English university students, the Arabic language being  
introduced
as an optional language! Could anybody advise me some textbooks on  
arabic to
use,  addressed to English-speaking basic and intermediate learners, or
general teaching books on Arabic language.
If there is anybody who would like to get rid of his/her own pedagogical
material on Arabic, I'll buy it with pleasure!
Thanking you in advance for your help.

Inès

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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:09:09 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Dissertations
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1) Subject:New Dissertation on Pharyngeal Coarticulation
2) Subject: New Dissertation on Conjunctions and grammatical  
agreement in Lebanese Arabic

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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Dissertation on Pharyngeal Coarticulation


Institution: Amsterdam Center for  Language and Communication,  
University of Amsterdam
Program: Phonetic Sciences
Dissertation Status: Completed
Degree Date: 2001

Author: Ahmed M Elgendy

Dissertation Title: Aspects of Pharyngeal Coarticulation

Linguistic Field(s): Phonetics

Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)


Dissertation Director(s):
L Pols

Dissertation Abstract:

The aim of this study is to investigate the mechanism underlying the
production of various pharyngeal consonants in Arabic and to account for
the nature of coarticulation in the pharynx. The phonetic system of the
Arabic language makes extensive use of the pharynx both as primary and
secondary place of articulation. A series of experiments were  
designed to
examine the dynamics of various articulators and their acoustic
consequences associated with a set of speech sounds produced  
primarily in
the back cavity of the vocal tract.

Data obtained using fiberscopic monitoring of the top view of the  
pharynx
revealed that the production of the pharyngeal consonants is  
characterized
by a complex mechanism involving the control of coordinated  
activities of
the pharyngeal wall, the epiglottis and the larynx.

Data on jaw kinematics, obtained by means of electromagnetic coil
registrations of the lips and the mandible excursions, suggested that  
the
coarticulatory effects resulting from the complexity of the pharyngeal
segment cause the jaw and the tongue to undergo certain mechanical
constraints. Jaw displacement associated with pharyngeal consonant
production was found to be considerably larger, specially for the lower
pharyngeal consonants /¿, Ì/ compared to, for instance, oral  
consonants in
the same vowel context. The complexity has a delaying effect on the
anticipation of the production of the phonetic segment(s) following the
pharyngeal segment. That is, the synergy involved in controlling the
production of the pharyngeal consonant restricts the jaw and other
articulators to anticipate the articulation of the upcoming phonetic
segments until the associated motor commands for the pharyngeal  
consonant
are fully executed. Acoustic measurements revealed that this mechanical
effect is mainly realized as a temporal re-organization of the  
syllable(s)
within the word. These findings suggest that the compensatory effect  
on the
vowel duration required to preserve a unitary syllable length, a
characteristic prosodic feature in Arabic, is achieved by the jaw.
Accordingly, we suggest that the jaw as controller of temporal aspect of
syllable structure should be incorporated in any articulatory model.

Based on the data gathered from these experiments, components for  
building
up a model of pharyngeal consonant production are stated and a general
model of pharyngeal articulation is proposed. This model was tested by
examining its ability to predict the phonotactic patterns governing  
Arabic
word structure. Our general model could provide an explanation for most
restrictions found in the distribution patterns of pharyngeal  
consonants.
Moreover, the model could also account for the delay observed during the
process of acquisition of pharyngeal articulation in terms of the  
inherent
degree of jaw displacement for various pharyngeal consonants. The  
present
model's implications lend support to the views which consider
coarticulation as a pre-planed articulatory process and 'timing' to be
issued internally, i.e., at higher level of the cognitive planing in  
the brain.

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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Dissertation on Conjunctions and grammatical agreement in  
Lebanese Arabic

Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Program: Department of Linguistics
Dissertation Status: Completed
Degree Date: 2007

Author: Heidi Lorimor

Dissertation Title: Conjunctions and Grammatical Agreement

Linguistic Field(s): Psycholinguistics
                      Syntax

Subject Language(s): Arabic, North Levantine Spoken (apc)


Dissertation Director(s):
Elabbas Benmamoun
J Kathryn Bock

Dissertation Abstract:

This dissertation investigates the factors involved in producing  
agreement,
using evidence from conjoined subjects in English and Lebanese Arabic.
Specifically, the goal was to test psycholinguistic and syntactic  
theories
of agreement by examining the relative contributions of lexical number,
notional number, adjacency, and linear word order in agreement with
conjoined subjects, and contrasting English agreement patterns with
Lebanese Arabic, which allows closest conjunct agreement with postverbal
subjects.

Corpus data and sentence production experiments were used to test
hypotheses about the mechanisms involved in producing agreement. A  
search
of American English sentences from the World Wide Web revealed that
speakers often produce singular verbs with conjoined subjects (28%  
singular
verbs overall), but less often when the conjunctions involved animate or
plural nouns. To investigate these patterns experimentally,
English-speaking participants heard, repeated, and completed subject  
noun
phrases as full sentences, thus producing a verb. The experiment  
produced
results similar to the corpus search, with conjunctions involving  
singular,
abstract nouns eliciting more singular verbs than plural verbs.

In a second study involving both Lebanese Arabic and English speakers, a
picture description task manipulated the position of the subject  
relative
to the verb and revealed that singular verbs were much more frequent  
with
postverbal (versus preverbal) subjects and that lexically plural  
nouns were
stronger enforcers of plural agreement than conjoined singular  
subjects in
both Lebanese Arabic and English. Adjacency also played a role, as  
plural
nouns in furthest conjunct position did not enforce plural agreement  
in the
same way as plural nouns that were linearly adjacent to the verb. These
results indicate that notional information, lexical plurality,  
adjacency,
and linear (surface) word order play significant roles in the  
computation
and production of agreement. The results also shed light on the  
nature of
closest conjunct agreement and on the number of stages involved in
producing grammatical agreement.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:08:58 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:correction on Giban Academy post
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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From: "Danielle Jefferis" <Danielle at aafscny.org>
Subject:correction on Giban Academy post

Thank you, Dr. Ferhadi. We are opening this fall with sixth graders,  
so we are at the middle school level rather than high school.

Thank you all in advance for you help.

Regards,

Danielle C. Jefferis
School Coordinator, Khalil Gibran International Academy
Arab American Family Support Center
150 Court Street, Third Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718.643.8000 ext. 12

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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:08:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Combined 1&2
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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>	
Subject:Combined 1&2


Dear Fadia,
        By September, 2008, your genius educator scholar moguls will  
require you to teach 3  (THREE) levels of

Arabic at the same time (they have budgetary restrictions, you know)  
WHILE STANDING ON YOUR HEAD.

Please consider it an adventurous and daring challenge to your  
personal intellectual development and creativity,

and not as a reflection of the twin gods of our great, noble, and  
honorable American tradition of institutional

pedagogy, Beavis and Butthead.

       Thank you for your considerate understanding.  Akhuuki,
                                                                         
                               Mike Schub


> If anyone has experience in teaching level 1 and 2 combines please  
> contact me to share some ideas. It looks like my school will have  
> me teach Arabic 1 & 2 together this year! These will be students  
> ranging from freshman to seniors in HS. half had a full year last  
> year (with me) the other half is just starting this year.
> I have trying to convince them that this is far from being ideal -  
> so far no luck. So i am trying to prepare myself for the worst case  
> scenario.
> Any help will be much appreciated.
> My email is fetfet at sbcglobal.net
> Thanks!
> fadia

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:09:11 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:privacy
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1) Subject:privacy
2) Subject:privacy
3) Subject:privacy
4) Subject:privacy
5) Subject:privacy
6) Subject:privacy
7) Subject:privacy
8) Subject:privacy
9) Subject:privacy

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1)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:Medhat Credi <mcredi at cloud9.net>
Subject:privacy

Yes, there is a word for "privacy" which is KhuSuuSiyya ÎÕæÕíÉ and  
the adjective would be KhuSuuSiyy ÎÕæÕí "private" as opposed to  
'umuumiyy Úãæãí "public". Of course, there are established  
expressions that cannot change such as "private sector" qiTaa' 'aam  
ÚÇã ÞØÇÚ as opposed to "public sector" ÎÇÕ ÞØÇÚ.
Medhat Credi

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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:Francesco Leggio <francesco.jawhar at gmail.com>
Subject:privacy

It seems that the term khususiyya has imposed itself in the last years.

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3)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:Munther Younes <may2 at cornell.edu>
Subject:privacy

I would say "khuSuuSiyya".

Munther Younes

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4)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:maabdelw at purdue.edu
Subject:privacy

yes there is one for "privacy" it is "Alkhulwah"

    M.wali

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5)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From: "Ahmed Farrag" <ah_farrag at hotmail.com>
Subject:privacy

Yes, there is

It is (Al - Khosossya)

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6)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"Waleed El-shobaki" <Waleed.El-shobaki at manchester.ac.uk>
Subject:privacy

Yes, it is " Itfad-al Ma'ana".
BW
Waleed

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7)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"John Joseph Colangelo" <yaacolangelo at hotmail.com>
Subject:privacy

Por supuesto!!  The word is /khusoosiyya/.
Un abrazo,
John

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8)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:Madiha Doss <madihadoss at yahoo.com>
Subject:privacy

I would say khuSusiyya
Madiha Doss

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9)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"Tressy Arts" <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject:privacy

The Dutch-Arabic dictionary by Hoogland gives "ixtilaa'" and "xalwa".

It does however seem to me not a much appreciated commodity in Arabic
societies...

Sincerely,
Tressy Arts

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Aug 23 20:08:54 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:08:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:more on 'compromise'
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1) Subject:compromise
2) Subject:compromise
3) Subject:compromise
4) Subject:compromise
5) Subject:compromise (follow-up post)
6) Subject:compromise (dil's rant)

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1)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"Mahmoud Elsayess" <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:compromise

I agree with Professor Colangelo's interpretation for compromise.

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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:Rafik Berjak <rberjak at shaw.ca>
Subject:compromise

Hello all, I am personally inclined to use ??????musawamah for  
compromise.

Rafik Berjak

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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From: "Tressy Arts" <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject:compromise

Would not "taswiya" cover it? Or is that more an "arrangement"?  
"h.all wasat.in"?
Source the Dutch-Arabich Hoogland dictionary.

Sincerely,
Tressy Arts

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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From: "J" <jmurg at ttlc.net>
Subject:compromise

Dear Colleagues:
I'd like to point out that "half-way solution" is *not* the best  
translation
of Hall wasaT.  "Half-way" in English, to me, implies "incomplete,"  
which is
not what I understand the meaning of the Arabic to be.      wasaT is the
*middle*, as in khayr al-'umuur wasaTuhaa.  It's the half-way point, not
*half of* a solution. To my mind this *does* express the English idea  
of an
agreement that gives each side something it wants but also denies  
something
each side wants, so that it falls mid-way between each side's wishes.

As previous messages have point out, this discussion is illuminating the
misconceptions and fuzzy thinking that a lot of people have about  
languages
and translation, including the simplistic idea that translation involves
mere replacement of words, and that somehow a phrase isn't as valid as a
single word. It's well known and accepted by proficient translators that
between the words of two languages there are one-to-one  
correspondences, one
to many, one to zero, and many to one, in both directions.  Sometimes a
concept really is very foreign and requires a relatively long phrase  
or even
a sentence or paragraph  (or footnotes) to convey, but good, thoughtful
translators who are willing to pause and think for a while usually  
find an
adequate way of conveying the meaning of the original.

What about the price that has been agreed upon after bargaining or
negotiating?  It's certainly not a concept foreign to the Middle  
East, is
it? And it certainly *is*a compromise.
Best regards,
  -- Jackie Murgida
Arabic>English translator
Certified, American Translators Association

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5)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:BearMeiser at aol.com
Subject:compromise

Thanks for all the answers regarding "compromise." It appears that  
the most
common translation for the NOUN "compromise" is Hall wasaT.

However, there is also the other meaning of the verb "to  
compromise," (and
its associated noun) which is different than Hall wasaT. This  
compromise means
"to give up something in order to get something else that you want."  
It has a
somewhat negative connotation from the point of view of the doer.  
Thus, it
would be this meaning found in expressions such as "Never  
compromise!" or
"Politics is the art of compromise" etc. Here, Hall wasaT would not  
do, since Hall
wasaT would be "an agreement in which both parties give up something  
in order to
reach a solution."

So I suppose the closest thing to this meaning of compromise would  
probably
be "tanaazul"?

A second point: Hall wasaT sounds to me like it is one of the modern
newspaper/media/UN type of terms, and I imagine it came about as a  
translation for
"compromise" (though I could be wrong). However, the article I  
mentioned says
that historically Arabic has had no word for compromise, and this  
fact has
explanatory power in Middle Eastern history.
Is there a word for compromise used before Arabic became a  
translation of
newspaper English?

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6)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:compromise

I'm going to take advantage of my position of moderator and respond  
to the new question (#5 above) before anyone else gets a chance.  A  
couple of points need to be made:
1) It is unusual  for supposedly equivalent words or expressions in  
different languages to exactly match in all their meanings and  
usages.  It is to be expected (and hardly noteworthy) that this would  
be the case for the various meanings of 'compromise'.  Besides the  
additional meaning given in #5, there is also the meaning of  
'exposing something to danger or censure', as in 'he compromised his  
position with that move', or 'he compromised his morals'.  Again,  
there would not be any necessary expectation that the translation of  
one meaning would be related to that of the others.
2) Although it probably is true that Hall wasaT is a modern coinage,  
and that there was no word or phrase previous to that which had the  
precise meaning "both sides giving something up to reach a solution",  
the notion that this fact has some kind of historical explanatory  
power is reflective of extremely shallow thinking and an almost weird  
kind of linguistic determinism.  A look at the OED indicates that the  
original meaning of the word compromise was simply 'arbitration', and  
thus 'settling (a conflict, disagreement)".  It developed the more  
specialized meaning later, apparently at least partly as a result of  
the rise of democratic institutions and parliamentary bodies where  
the specialized meaning is useful and salient (cf. the Missouri  
Compromise (the name of an act of Congress)).  Would we want to say  
that the English of Chaucer's day, who apparently didn't have this  
more specialized meaning, were less likely to compromise than later  
English?  Probably not.  We would just want to say that developments  
in their culture made the new meaning salient and important, and thus  
made it easy for the word for settling a disagreement to develop this  
specialized meaning.  We would then say the same thing about Arabic  
and Arab culture.  Before modern times Arab culture had many  
traditional ways to settle disputes and disagreements, and there are  
many words for such things, and many of them involve what we now call  
compromise (think of tribal elders visiting another tribe to express  
sorrow for what one of their young bucks has done, and offering  
payments and other incentives to bring the matter to a close).   
However, the specialized notion of compromise was not that salient  
until Arabs started adopting parliamentary democratic institutions,  
and other aparatus of the modern nation state.  As soon as they  
needed the concept, they developed a word for it.  That is pretty  
much exactly what happened in English.  And it is what happened with  
an extremely large number of other new coinages in Arabic developed  
to cover concepts which were not salient in their pre-modern culture,  
but which have become salient now.
I suppose one could make a case for trying to examine pre-Modern Arab  
culture and try to find the roots of the Arab personality or 'the  
Arab mind', and then use that to try to explain supposed  
characteristics of modern Arabs.  I have so far seen no successful  
realizations of this, and have seen many total failures, but at least  
it is conceivable.  But one would have to do a wholistic examination  
of the whole culture for this to be taken seriously at all.  To  
simply note the lack of a particular word meaning without noting  
other related words that ARE there, and their possible and actual  
uses, all in total ignorance of the actual structures and mechanisms  
that made pre-Modern Arab society work, and then trying to hang some  
kind of general understanding of Arabs on that tiny fact is simply  
stupid.  Isolated words simply cannot be made to carry that large of  
a burden.
Sorry for the rant.  (Other posts welcome)
dil

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:09:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Gilman Scholarship Announcement
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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"Gilman" <Gilman at iie.org>
Subject:Gilman Scholarship Announcement

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

Spring 2008 Application Open - Deadline: October 9, 2007

The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to
$5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one
academic year.  The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who
study abroad and the countries and regions where they go.  The program
serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which
includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need,
community college students, students in under-represented fields such as
the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds,
students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with
disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse
range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions
from all 50 states.

A limited number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are
available for students studying a critical need language for a total
possible award of $8000.  A list of eligible languages can be found on
the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman.

Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time
of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently
under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.

The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S.
Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and
administered by the Institute of International Education.

For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online
application visit:  http://www.iie.org/gilman
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Gilman International Scholarship Program
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Houston, TX 77027

Contact for Applicants: Lindsay Calvert
email: gilman at iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 25

Contact for Advisors: Jennifer Eisele
email: gilman_scholars at iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 16

http://www.iie.org/gilman

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:00 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Arabic Students to fill questionaire for
 research project
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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:jeremy.palmer at gmail.com
Subject:Needs Arabic Students to fill questionaire for research project

Hello Arabic students and teachers,

My name is Jeremy Palmer. I am a PhD student in Second Language  
Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) at the University of Arizona. I have  
made a questionnaire about student perception of spoken Arabic.  I  
would like to ask that you pass along my request for volunteers to  
take this questionnaire to your students of Arabic who meet the  
following criteria:

This questionnaire is intended for American students in higher  
education who studied Arabic for 1 year (2 semesters) or more in the  
United States after which they spent at least one month in an Arabic  
speaking country. These students must also come from families in  
which they were not (or very minimally) exposed to any type of Arabic  
before taking Arabic classes.

I would like to ask those who meet these criteria if they would  
volunteer to complete this questionnaire. Those who would like to  
volunteer should email me at Jeremy.palmer at gmail.com . I will then  
reply with the questionnaire attached as a Microsoft Word document.  
Volunteers may type their responses into the word document and email  
it directly back to me. Volunteers may withdraw from this research at  
any time without any consequences. The completion of the  
questionnaire should take only 15-20 minutes.

Thank you,

Jeremy Palmer
Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
(SLAT) PhD student
University of Arizona

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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:11 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Appen Ltd Job (Australia)
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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:Appen Ltd Job (Australia)


University or Organization: Appen Pty Limited
Department: Lexicons/NLP
Web Address: http://www.appen.com.au

Job Rank: Linguist

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Arabic Linguistics

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)

Description:

Arabic Linguist Wanted: Exciting Opportunity

-  International Business
-  Speech & Language Technology
-  Australian Exporter of the Year

Appen is a professional services company, providing high quality, cost
effective speech and language technology solutions for organisations
developing Automatic Speech Recognition, Text-to-Speech Synthesis and
Speech Applications.  Based in Chatswood NSW, Australia, Appen is a  
world
leader in its field and winner of the 2005 & 2006 NSW Exporter-of-the- 
Year
Award in the ICT category, and also the Australian Exporter of the Year
Award in 2006.  For more information on Appen, please refer to the  
website
listed above.

Key service offerings are:
-  International Speech and Language Data Collections (speech, text,
handwriting)
-  Lexicon Development (extensively categorised)
-  Transcription Services
-  Translation Services for Speech Applications
-  Advanced Natural Language Processing of text Applications

Appen is currently recruiting for a native Arabic speaking linguist,  
with
good English, who has undertaken a standard linguistics course.
Alternatively, we would consider a native English speaking Linguist with
deep knowledge of Arabic linguistics. A standard linguistics course
typically involves study of topics such as phonetics, phonology, syntax,
morphology, semantics, etc.  An Honours Degree or Post-Graduate Degree
would be particularly highly regarded. A second language is also useful.
Some experience managing teams or projects would be an advantage.   
The work
is exciting, with plenty of opportunity to use linguistics.  We have
several current Arabic projects and the successful candidate would be
working with other Arabic specialists as well as specialists in other
languages and disciplines. Much of our work is cutting edge so the
candidate should be able to apply their linguistics to any language, be
flexible, a team player and able to make the jump to the commercial  
world.

The position is available now.

Appen's international client base includes some of the world's leading
companies. We work in many languages, many scripts, Romanisation,  
spelling
conventions, phonology, morphology, lexicon creation, linguistic  
analysis &
description, cultural language specific features, transcription and NLP.

Applications and Further Information:
Interested applicants should send a one page covering letter and a  
detailed
CV / resume to Dr. Julie Vonwiller at the application email address  
listed
below. Please include copies of university transcripts.


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	
Email Address for Applications: jvonwiller at appen.com.au
Contact Information:
	Dr Julie Vonwiller
	Email: jvonwiller at appen.com.au
	Phone: 61 2 9468 6339
	Fax: 61 2 9468 6311

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Aug 24 23:01:09 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:09 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Teaching Websites
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2) Subject:Arabic Teaching Website

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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:alarish5 at yahoo.co.uk
Subject:Arabic Teaching Website

I have found that this web very usful in my teaching
www.madinaharabic.com.
A.elshareif

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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:adil59 at gmail.com
Subject:Arabic Teaching Website

Dear Colleagues

pls spare a few ninutes of your dearest time  evalautiiong the portal

www.adilportal.com.my
usingthe id  111
password user1
There is an attached questionaire
thanks
Adil

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would like to fill out the questionairre, you will need to contact  
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Aug 24 23:01:04 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:04 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Dahesh Bookstore
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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:DAHESHBOOKS at aol.com
Subject:Dahesh Bookstore

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Aug 24 23:01:03 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:03 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Library of Congress link to Lesson Designer
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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From: "Mahmoud Elsayess" <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:Library of Congress link to Lesson Designer

It is official, readverse website has a link on the prestigious US  
Library of Congress Egyptian Portal.
click on this link http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/egypt/ 
resources/egypt-general.html

Then scroll down till you see this link.

Lesson Designer, Teachers, Arabic Education Delivery Tools, Koran  
(Quran) Databases and search
(http://www.readverse.com/)
Read~Verse, a California company is offering a free search facility  
for the entire Koran in Arabic and English

Thank you
Mahmoud Elsayess

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:08 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:compromise
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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From: "tons" <tons at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:compromise

I think the most common in usage are tawfiiq or Hall waSaT

Abbas Al-Tonsi
Georgetown University
School of Foreign service-Qatar

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)
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3) Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)
4) Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)

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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:"Shihadeh Alqrainy" <alqrainy at dmu.ac.uk>
Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)

Hi Ines,
It's better and I advice you to use the follwing text book :
title = {A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic},
  publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
  year = {2005},
  editor = {Cambridge University Press},
  author = {Karin Ryding}
Kind Regards
Shihadeh
Shihadeh Alqrainy, PhD Candidate
       School of Computing
      De Montfort University
     Leicester LE1 9BH - UK
        alqrainy at dmu.ac.uk
    sh_alqrainy at yahoo.com
   Mobile : 00447973132253
   http://www.cci.dmu.ac.uk/

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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From: Fadia Hamid <fetfet at sbcglobal.net>
Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)

I recommend Al Kitab  by Kristen Brustad and Mahmoud Al-Batal. Check  
them out on line.
fadia

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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From: "Benjamin Hoffiz" <hoffiz.ben at gmail.com>
Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)

Hello Ines:

You may wish to use my Arabic textbook, now in its third edition.
This is comprehensive, from the very beginning up through at least the
advanced intermediate level, with a new glossary.

The salient information is as follows:

Hoffiz, B.T.  Arabic:  Acquisition & Comprehension, 3rd Edition,
revised.  Ann Arbor, MI, Copley Custom Textbooks, XanEdu, 2007.  CD's
included.
	ISBN: 1-59399-275-0.

The book can be ordered directly from the publisher in the USA,
XanEdu, (www.xanedu.com), or:   philipfaust at napubco.com, or from
www.amazon.com.  Feel free to contact me for a sample CD.  Thank you.

Very truly yours,

Ben Hoffiz, Ph.D.
hoffiz.ben at gmail.com

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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:a elsherif <alarish5 at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)

Welcom to England
please look into www.soas.ac.uk

orhttp://www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre/arabic/arabicdip.html
Good luck
AHMED.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:06 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:privacy
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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:"Adil Elshikh" <adil59 at gmail.com>
Subject:privacy

خصوصية

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2)
Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:""John Joseph Colangelo" <yaacolangelo at hotmail.com>
Subject:privacy

Ah, Dr. Miguel,
Not only can you say /khusoosiyya/ but I also agree with what M.Wali  
says, es decir: /khalwa/.
De nuevo, saludos,
John

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Aug 30 23:30:09 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:30:09 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Refs on Greek and Aramaic Influences on Arabic
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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:: "Tressy Arts" <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject:Refs on Greek and Aramaic Influences on Arabic

Apart from the obvious http://www.amazon.de/Syro-Aram%C3%A4ische- 
Lesart-Beitrag-Entschl%C3%BCsselung-Koransprache/dp/3899300289  ?

Sincerely, Tressy Arts

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:30:15 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ja=?WINDOWS-1252?Q?=91ala?= + object + verb
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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:
Subject:ja‘ala + object + verb structure

A new MSA syntactic structure a-birthing??

We may be living witnesses to a new MSA syntactic structure coming  
into being, namely:  the 'otiose'

causitive, i.e. a conjugated form of  j-`-l  + direct object pronoun  
+ imperfect tense, e.g.

/ja`alat-nii  afhamu/  "she made me understand," instead of  /afhamat- 
nii/  or  /fahhamat-nii/;  and

/naj`alu-hum  ya`limuuna/  for "we make them understand"  instead  
of  /nu`limu-hum/, etc.

       Although I have come across this construction more and more  
[in Al-Majalla], I have not seen it

described in any of the scads of newly published MSA grammars.  Did I  
miss something?  Has any

pedant given this phrasing the good old tafkiirii heave-ho?  Abrazos,
                                                                         
                                         Mike Schub

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Aug 30 23:30:06 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:30:06 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:compromise, privacy, integrity
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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:BearMeiser at aol.com
Subject:compromise

Professor Dil:
That was probably the best explanation of why the hypothesis of this  
article
I was given is so untenable. So, we could say that historically, the  
word
"compromise" didn't exist in Arabic until the recent past, but  
neither did it
exist in English with its current meaning. And of course this fact  
tells us
nothing about Middle eastern history. Any people involved in war and  
conflict in
their history (which is, I believe, pretty much every people on earth  
except
maybe for maybe a few isolated groups somewhere) has at some point  
had to learn to
give up something to get something else.

It is interesting to note that while "compromise" necessarily has to  
be a
part of everyone's history, I do believe that the reason we are  
having such a
hard time finding a word for 'privacy' is because in Arab culture,  
the concept
truly is less important. In my experience, privacy is not a cherished  
value in
Arab households, and it is not something that I have found most Arabs  
chasing
after or longing for. Thus, the lack of a word in Arabic, and the  
fact that the
concept is so clearly-defined in English does, I believe, reflect  
certain
cultural facts.

Compromise, on the other hand, must exist wherever there is conflict. I
remember once a Muslim businessman telling me after he made some  
concessions to
someone in a deal he was involved in, that the model for his decision  
was the
Prophet Muhammad's behavior at the Treaty of Hudaybiyya. The Prophet,  
he said,
gave up something during those negotiations so that he could get  
something else
later. Is this not compromise?

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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:"Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:compromise

**
*     ** *

*In international negotiations, "compromise" often acquires negative
connotations, and becomes synonymous with "
capitulation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitulation_%28surrender% 
29>,"
in which one or more negotiators make concessions in principles,  
objectives
or land.  Arabic rendering of "compromise" in such cases may be  
qualified
from:   (تسوية /  معاهدة صلح ) to (تسوية /   
معاهدة استسلام ). *


*The compromise truce of al-Hudyabiyah between the Prophet Muhammad and
Quraysh, in 628 CE, is variously referred to as (عهد ),  
(مَعْهَدة ) (معاهدة),
(هدنة ), and to a lesser extent, as (صلح ).  Although it was a  
master plan
leading to the conquest of Mecca,  cUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb had, at
first,  reservations about it as a form of*

* (دَنـِـيــََِّـة  | daniyyah , i.e., humiliation), to  
Islam. *

* *
**

*II. Integrity (quality of being honest and having high moral  
principles):*

* *

*استقامة، نزاهة، أمانة، كمال الأخلاق،  
سلامة الخلق؛ اكتمال، وفور ***

* *

*III. Privacy:*

*خصوصية، (أمور) شخصية، أمر خاص؛ سرية؛  
خَلوة، عزلة *

* *
*As an aside, I note that some colleagues on the list use the wrong  
voweling
of ( خَلوة / khalwah) as (khulwah)!  *
**
MD
**

*PS: *
**

* ( الحديبية) is written with or without a shaddah on the last  
yā'. ِ I have
an irritating problem with the transliteration of the guttural letter;
it turns out as a blank square!  I would appreciate your kind help on  
this.*

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Aug 30 23:30:13 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:30:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Collocation span in Arabic query
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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:"Yousif Al-Mas" <yousifalmas at gmail.com>
Subject:Collocation span in Arabic query

Dear All,

In English, a 5 word span to left and right of a node word is considered
optimal for extracting collocations, I think John Sinclair with one  
of his
colleagues published a paper
suggesting this in the late 60's and many have followed this path in  
corpus
linguistics and related fields. I wonder if anyone has come through a
reference that suggests the optimal word span for collocation  
analysis in
Arabic?

Many Thanks,
Yousif Almas

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Aug 30 23:30:17 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:30:17 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Materials Suggestions (English Speakers)
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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:"John Joseph Colangelo" <yaacolangelo at hotmail.com>
Subject:Materials Suggestions (English Speakers)

Ines,
Why don´t you try as the main text book the one used by Bourghiba? I  
liked it becuase not only does it give good material in an organized  
fashion, it also inspires you (if I can say inspire) when preparing  
the grammar classes.
John
P.S. As far as a grammar book they have to study at home, I would  
suggest Nahmad and Haywood.

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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From: "Tressy Arts" <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject:Materials Suggestions (English Speakers)

Dear Inès;

Good luck with your job!

The book I use to teach Arabic is Standard Arabic - An elementary- 
intermediate course, by Eckehard Schulz, Günther Krahl and Wolfgang  
Reuschel (ISBN 0 521 77465 9). It is an adaptation of Krahl and  
Reuschel's classic work Lehrbuch des Modernen Arabisch, and a very  
good in-depth method suitable for university students, with  
exhaustive grammar, a large vocabulary and many exercises. I have  
learned my first Arabic with the German version and its thoroughness  
has served me as a very solid basis ever since.

Sincerely,

Tressy Arts

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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:30:18 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U. of Southern Denmark Job
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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:ykharrat at yahoo.com
Subject:U. of Southern Denmark Job

Description:

Position as Professor in 'foreign language teaching with particular
reference to modern Arabic'

The Institute of History and Civilization at the University of Southern
Denmark, Odense, invites applications for a professorship in 'foreign
language teaching with particular reference to modern Arabic.'

The appointment is from the 1st August 2008.

Applicants should document strong and original research achievements  
at an
international level in foreign language teaching with particular  
reference
to modern Arabic. Duties include teaching in communicative,
proficiency-based, and content-based teaching of Arabic. Applicants  
should
be able to document significant teaching experience in communicative  
Arabic
as foreign/second language and good mastery of oral and written Arabic.
Applicants should also have a good knowledge of the contemporary  
Middle East.

The successful candidate is expected to contribute actively to the
development of the activities of the Department of Contemporary  
Middle East
Studies. In addition, it would be an advantage, if the applicants  
should be
involved in international networks of researchers in the field, have the
ability to define and manage research projects, and organize  
international
conferences and workshops.

Applications will be assessed by an expert committee. Applicants will be
informed of their assessment by the university.

As part of the overall assessment of the applicant's qualifications, an
interview may be applied.

Additional information about the position is available from the Head  
of the
Institute of History and Civilization Jesper Carlsen.

Employment shall be on the terms specified in the labour market  
agreement
and the salary shall correspond to R 37 (pay bracket 37) (annually DKK
484.219,00 plus pension (level of 1 April 2007). To this must be added a
non-pension-qualifying supplement of DKK 47.742,19  (level of 1 April  
2007)
from the executive pool.

Applicants are requested to forward a CV, Certificates/Diplomas,
documentation about previous teaching experience, (research  
management) as
well as a list of publications, stating the scientific publications on
which the applicant wishes to rely. You can enclose up to 10 copies of
relevant publications. Furthermore a list of all enclosures must be
enclosed - each enclosure being numbered and marked with the applicant's
name. Enclosures must be assembled in sets.

The University encourages all interested persons to apply, regardless of
age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.

Please send  your application, marked "Job ID 076032" and enclosures,
including publications on which you wish to rely, Certificates/ 
Diplomas -
all in 4 copies to the application address listed below. The application
must reach the University not later than  the 15th of October, 2007 at
12.00 hours.


Application Deadline: 15-Oct-2007
        University of Southern Denmark
        Faculty of Humanities
        Campusvej 55
        Odense M DK-5230
        Denmark
Contact Information:
        Jesper Carlsen
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:26 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Alternative spellings for input
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From: "Ola Moshref" <omoshref at gmail.com>
Subject:Alternative spellings for input

salaam

One common spelling mistake is the taa' marbuuta and haa'. Many  
people write
both as haa':

?????
?????

with or without the two dots.

Ola

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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From: "Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:Alternative spellings for input

*I.   Mr. Mahmoud Elsayess allows two "normals" (normal 1 & normal 2)  
for
his three word citations.  I'm afraid his suggested (normal 2) is a  
dubious
category in which he lends credence to a hypothesis unsupported by
etymology, morphology or grammar.  I find it hard to understand his
assertion that, whilst spellings suggested by visitors vary from the  
Qur'?n,
"the result will be the correct format."  Correct format of or for  
what?  I
wonder if our electronic age makes allowances for visitors' whims to  
fiddle
with the established canon of the language.*

*II. I fail to see any redeeming wisdom behind: *

*(1) the eliding of the cutting hamza of Ibrahim (???????); *

*(2) dotting the final y*?*' of the maq*??*r proper noun, 'Is?  
(????); *

*(3) mixing up two semantically different verbs: the triliteral verb  
(???)
with the derived form (III) of the same entry (???).* The  
triliteral verb/
???? ? ??? / means / ??? / ? / ??? ?? /, whereas verb  
form (III) / ??? /, /
???? / means variously / ???? ???? ??? /.  Both forms  
are used properly in
different qur'anic loci.  The elision of the madda from form (III) in
qur'anic and other contexts would violate the sense.

III. For the record, in all its 69 occurrences in the Qur'?n, the  
cutting
hamza is maintained throughout.

IV. Orthographically, the proper noun / ??????? / may be  
written without the
alif of the long vowel, thus / ?????? /.  Some substitute this  
elision with
a dagger alif.  (Cf: / ??? /, / ??? /, / ???/, /    
????? /, /??? / &tc.

IV. Etymologically, Arab lexicographers unanimously acknowledge that /
??????? / is /  ??? ?????/ i.e., a non-Arabic proper  
noun, yet they maintain
the cutting hamza in all its variants.  As a lexical entry, it is placed
under the hamza (???) and / or under the letter b?' ((????, with
cross-references.  Interestingly, Gesenius  renders /  
?????????  / as
'father of a multitude,' and alludes for comparison to the Arabic /  
?????  / (a
large number), thus implying a third lexical classification. (See on  
this
point, *Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament*).

With kind regards to Mr. Elsayess and all.
--
M. Deeb

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Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:27 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Review
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Review


Publisher:	John Benjamins
			http://www.benjamins.com/ 			
			
Journal Title:  Language Problems and Language Planning
Volume Number:  31
Issue Number:  2
Issue Date:  2007

Reviews / Cr?ticas / Rezensionen / Recenzoj

Karin C. Ryding. A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic
Reviewed by Reda Hammad 206-207

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:32 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:32 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Needs refs on writing autobiographies in Arabic
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From: "M. Hegazy" <Mona.Hegazy at student.uva.nl>
Subject:Needs refs on writing autobiographies in Arabic

I am looking for literature on writing autobiographies in Arabic (what
should an author write and what not, are there any rules).
I hope you can help me get some titles (of articles or books)

Thanks in advance,

Mona

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:23 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Etymology of nahr el-ehreir
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:"Daniel Hunt" <Cerwyd at msn.com>
Subject:Etymology of nahr el-ehreir

[moderator's note: the following came as a series of messages.   
hopefully you will be able to follow them.]

Dear List Members:

I'm researching the Er-Rafeh or "Raphon" site in Syria.  Online  
sources indicate that this place is on a tributary of the Yarmuk  
called the El-Ehreir.  This is said to mean "The Torrent", but I  
wanted to check and make certain such a definition is correct.

Please also include any variants of this word and cognates in other  
Semitic languages.  I'm especially interested to know whether ehreir  
is cognate with Hebrew yoreh (or yarah/yara), Ugaritic hr( r )-, etc.

Thank you.

_____

I find a Nahr al-Harir near Dara in Syria... is this an alternate  
spelling for the Nahr el-Ehreir of Er-Rafeh?

Thank you again.
______

I found the following site and the Lat./Long. coordinates for Wadi el  
Ehrer and Wadi Al Harir do, in fact, match:

http://water.worldcitydb.com/muhafazat_dar% 
60a_in_syrian_arab_republic_state.html<http://water.worldcitydb.com/ 
muhafazat_dar`a_in_syrian_arab_republic_state.html>

To me, it looks like a stream named Harir could, in fact, be an  
Arabic form of the Ugaritic hr ( r )-, which means to pour out or be  
dispensed (as water).

I look forward to hearing what list members have to say on the root  
of this Arabic stream name and its range of meanings.

Thank you again.
______

Dr. Parkinson.

Do you happen to have J. Hava's Arabic-English Dictionary: Al-Faraid?

Margalit cites 822 f. as the cognate Arabic root to the Ugaritic hr  
( r ) I mentioned in my earlier posts.  He does not give the root, of  
course, but does say that it is provided with the definition  
'abundant of water', and 'flow, pour out'.  If someone can please  
supply me with this Arabic root (in transliterated or "Anglicized"  
form), that would answer part of my question.  Then I need only  
ascertain as to whether the Al-Harir (or el-Ehreir) river name is  
from the same root, and what it means as a river-name.

Best wishes,

Daniel

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:21 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:21 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIST:Arabic-L Vacation
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:moderator
Subject:Arabic-L Vacation

I will be in the Middle East from August 4-20, with little e-mail  
contact.  The list will, therefore, go into hibernation during that  
period.  You are welcome to send messages, but they will not be  
posted until I return.
I will try to post one last time before I leave, on Friday, 3 August,  
so if you have a message you would like to get out, please send it to  
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:29 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:29 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Address for Arabic Linguistic Society Conference
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:<elgibali at umd.edu>
Subject:Address for Arabic Linguistic Society Conference

> Could one of the ALS organizers please inform us where dues are to be
> sent?
> The call for papers only mentions an e-mail address, but I presume a
> physical address is available for checks to be mailed to.
>


The address is:

Reda Krizi
ALS
3215 Jimenez Hall
College Park
Maryland 20742

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:30 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:30 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Need teams to collect Persian and Arabic corpora
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:reposted from Corpora
Subject:Need teams to collect Persian and Arabic corpora


For an international project, we are looking for teams to collect
Persian and Arabic written and spoken corpora.  The project is a very
comprehensive one.  The estimated budget for the corpora of these two
languages is $ 500,000.  Please contact me for further information.

Best regards,

Cem Can
--
Dr. Cem Can
Cukurova University
Faculty of Education
01330 Balcali
Adana - TURKEY

e-mail: cemcan at cu.edu.tr
phone: +90 532 628 34 08
skype: cemcan
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:25 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:25 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Colloquial in the Curriculum
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:Antonio Gim?nez <huesteantigua at yahoo.es>
Subject:Colloquial in the Curriculum

I am really interested in learning more about Cornell's integrated  
program
and similar ones, and would like to start by asking Munther Younes for
advice. I think this will give us an idea not only about the program  
itself,
but also as to whether it can be easily adopted and adapted elsewhere.

Let us suppose we want to try this integrated approach but need to  
focus on,
say, Moroccan Arabic, which is by far the most widely spoken variety of
Arabic today in Spain, where I teach. From your experience, what steps
should be taken concerning textbooks, other teaching materials,  
instructors,
etc., before we are able to introduce such a program? What kind of
difficulties, if any, should we expect?

Many thanks in advance,

--
Antonio Gim?nez
huesteantigua at yahoo.es

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Wed Aug  1 16:51:33 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:51:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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Date: 01 Aug 2007
From:mbahloul at gmail.com
Subject:New Book

Routledge has just released a new book that relates to the function  
and struture of the Arabic verb by Maher Bahloul. Here's the link to  
the website and a brief description:

http://www.routledge.com/shopping_cart/categories/ 
categories_products.asp?parent_id=3516

Structure and Function of the Arabic Verb is a corpus-based study  
that unveils the morpho-syntax and the semantics of the Arabic verb.

Approaches to verbal grammatical categories - the constituents of  
verbal systems - often rely on either semantic-pragmatic or syntactic  
analyses. This research bridges the gap between these two distinct  
approaches through a detailed analysis of Taxis, Aspect, Tense and  
Modality in Standard Arabic. This is accomplished by showing,  
firstly, some basic theoretical concerns shared by both schools of  
thought, and, secondly, the extent to which semantic structures and  
invariant meanings mirror syntactic representations.

Maher Bahloul's findings also indicate that the basic constituents of  
the verbal system in Arabic, namely the Perfect and the Imperfect,  
are systematically differentiated through their invariant semantic  
features in a markedness relation.

Finally, this study suggests that the syntactic derivation of verbal  
and nominal clauses are sensitive to whether or not verbal categories  
are specified for their feature values, providing therefore a  
principled explanation to a long-standing debate.

This reader friendly book will appeal to both specialists and  
students of Arabic linguistics, language and syntax.


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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 09:21:05 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Alternative spellings input
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Date: 02 Aug 2007
From:"Mahmoud Elsayess" <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:Alternative spellings input

Greetings,

Since, I can not post images to this great List, I created an html  
for my reply.

http://www.readverse.com/Normalization.htm

Please, click on the above url and you may need to copy it to the  
address of your browser.
Thank you.

Mahmoud Elsayess

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:31 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:31 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U. of Oklahoma job
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:malhawary at ou.edu
Subject:U. of Oklahoma job

Full Time Instructor/lecturer of Arabic

The University of Oklahoma announces a renewable, one-year full time  
instructor/lecturer position in Arabic, starting Spring Semester:  
January 14, 2008. Applicants must demonstrate native or near-native  
proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic and a strong commitment to  
teaching. MA in Arabic or related field is preferred. The teaching  
load is three courses per semester in Modern Standard Arabic.  Salary  
is competitive. Send applications to include cover letter, CV, names  
of three references, and transcripts to: Professor Mohammad Alhawary,  
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics,  
University of Oklahoma, 780 Van Vleet Oval, Room 206, Norman, OK  
73019.  Review of applications will begin immediately; position will  
remain open until filled.  Women and minorities are encouraged to  
apply.  The University of Oklahoma is an Affirmative Action/Equal  
Opportunity employer.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:28 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Kuwaiti Narrator Needed
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From: "Lampe, Gerald" <glampe at nflc.org>
Subject:Kuwaiti Narrator Needed

Wanted: Kuwaiti Arabic Narrator

The National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland seeks
a native speaker of Kuwaiti Arabic for a multimedia project on regional
Arabic dialects. This opportunity entails reviewing lesson content prior
to recording words and phrases in this dialect. Estimated time to
complete this work is 1-2 hours; anticipated timeframe is early
September; and the compensation is $300. We are conveniently located
near a metro station in College Park. For more information, please
contact Margo Rice at 301-405-9827 or mrice at nflc.org.

Gerald E. Lampe, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Foreign Language Center
5201 Paint Branch Parkway, Suite 2132
College Park, MD 20742
(301) 405-9690
glampe at nflc.org
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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:33 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs refs on Greek and Aramaic influence on Arabic
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:"Richard Durkan" <rdurkan at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs refs on Greek and Aramaic influence on Arabic

Does anyone know of any studies on the influence of Greek and Aramaic/ 
Syriac on Arabic, please?

Richard Durkan

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:15 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:15 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New books from Indonesia and Iran
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1) Subject:New Book from Indonesia
2) Subject:New Book from Iran

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:
Subject:New Book from Indonesia

Assalaamu Alaikum,
On this opportunity I would like to inform you that we (WCM Press)  
have published A Complete Guide to Arabic Grammar textbook using a  
new method called Audlohul Manaahij.
The book was written by A. Shohib Khoironi and edited by Dr. Basyiri  
Abdul Mu'thy Arabic native from Al Azhar University of Cairo;  
currently active as a postgraduate lecturer at Jakarta Islamic  
University of Indonesia.
With simple methodology and step by step explanation by using  
graphics, schedules and schematics approach, we believe Audlohul  
Manahij to be the first textbook ever written and published in such  
way to help readers to master Arabic language in short period of time.
Dr. Basyiiri quotes;
?As an Arabic native?s speaker, I have never seen a well written  
reference Arabic grammar textbook that help people to learn Arabic  
language in a fast and easy manner that was totally written by a non  
Arabian?
It is strongly recommended for university students majoring in Arabic  
program, Islamic or Middle Eastern Studies as well as those who keen  
to learn Arabic language. As a reference textbook we also recommend  
for libraries and Arabic language centers around the world to possess  
this textbook.
For further inquiry please refer to or click website address below.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/104-0893488-7077546? 
initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=complete 
+guide+to+arabic+grammar%2Bagus&Go.x=18&Go.y=14

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:rezapar45 at hotmail.com
Subject:New Book from Iran

  Dear Prof.

      I  Dr. Reza Partovizadeh  High Member Of Board Of Tehran (Iran)  
University Pleased To Inform You That I Have Designed The Newest  
Method Of Arabic Language  Training In Iran And The Same  Registered  
By My Name. (Reza Partovizadeh)
This Method Has Been Widely Used And Acclaimed  By The Huge Students  
And Teachers In Iran.
     However, Presently I Am Willing To Offer And Introduce The  
Method In Your Country In Your Scientific Institutions Which Might  
Be  Presented In The Form Of Scientific Presentation  Or To Be As   
Scientific Conference  Of Arabic Language.

     In present century, inventions, discoveries, and scientific  
finds are in different aspects . and  it is the time to create new  
method in Arabic language .in the past the concept of classification  
of contest , providing the schedule and finding the branches involved  
were more presented. However by new technology in training and making  
the clearness of all the concepts, now it is important to separate  
the principles and non principles texts . while keeping their  
meaningful concept. And using such a technical in language training.

The main goal of designing and providing the new method of Arabic  
language training  is increasing the accusation and the quickness and  
creating the motivation in kind of training . this method of training  
has been thought in literature , laws, divine faculty in Tehran  
university and in Islamic republic broadcasting (TV & Radio) in Iran   
and in different centers of teachers training many years ago. and  
was  eagerly accepted among the college students  as the ministry of   
training and education ...in Iran submitting the copy to all  
libraries and schools in the country enabling the teachers and the  
students to exercise the method.

In the New method of Arabic language of Dr. partovizade following  
items highly considered:

1- Using the short explaining.

2- Using shapes and signs instead of words ( due to quickness and  
quick  understanding being and keeping the shapes in minds than the  
words)

3- Using colors in order  for  grammatical  roles such  as  
( subjects, object
.)

4- Using the schedule of summarizing the lessons and graphic  
pictures  for quick transferring of meanings and comparing the  
different aspects.

5- Using voices and sounds with certain harmony for verbs and their  
functions.

6- Conformity of geometrical shapes for teaching the complicated  
pointes of Arabic language for modifying adjective and explaining .

7- Using of figures for function of structure of and roles, for  
definitional and non definitional sentences.

8- Classification of contexts and reviewing the previous lessons in  
the end of each division.

Sincerely Yours:
Reza Partovizade
Univaersity of Tehran

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:36 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:36 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U of Hawaii at Manoa SLS jobs
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1) Subject:U of Hawaii at Manoa SLS jobs

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:National Foreign Language Resource Center <nflrc at hawaii.edu>
Subject:U of Hawaii at Manoa SLS jobs

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Second Language Studies

Assistant or Associate Professors (2)

The Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawaii at  
Manoa,
seeks to fill two tenure-track vacancies, both full time 9-month
positions, pending position availability and funding, to begin August 1,
2008.  The Department offers a Master of Arts in Second Language  
Studies,
and administers a PhD program in Second Language Acquisition and an
Advanced Graduate Certificate in Second Language Studies. A BA with  
an ESL
specialization is available through the University's Interdisciplinary
Program. Faculty have interests in a wide range of domains in second and
foreign language research.  For more information, visit our website:
http://www.hawaii.edu/sls


POSITION #82454. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Applicants should have major research interests and instructional
competence in technology and language learning & teaching (e.g.,
computer-assisted language learning; computer-mediated communication;
electronic and multimodal literacies; distance learning; emerging
technologies; and language courseware design and evaluation).
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Doctorate in second language acquisition,  
applied
linguistics or closely related field by August, 2008; demonstrated  
ability
to carry out research; second or foreign language teaching  
experience; and
evidence of excellent teaching ability at the university level.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: Publication in journals and books; teaching
experience in a second language studies or equivalent graduate program;
ability to win competitive research funding; interest in the Asia- 
Pacific
region, including Asian and Pacific languages; and teacher education
experience.

POSITION #84105. ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Applicants should have major research expertise and instructional
competence in psycholinguistics and cognitive psychology as they  
relate to
second language learning, processing, and instruction.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: For Assistant Professor, a doctorate in second
language acquisition, applied linguistics or closely related field by
August, 2008; demonstrated relevant research ability as evidenced by
publications; and evidence of teaching excellence. For Associate
Professor, in addition to these requirements, current appointment at  
that
rank.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: Evidence of research productivity commensurate
with rank; prior teaching experience in a second language studies or
equivalent graduate program; second or foreign language teaching
experience; demonstrated ability to win competitive research funding;
interest in the Asia-Pacific region, including Asian and Pacific
languages.

DUTIES FOR BOTH POSITIONS:  Teach courses at the undergraduate and
graduate levels in the area of specialization in the Department of  
Second
Language Studies; conduct and publish research; participate fully in
supporting activities for academic programs, departmental governance,  
and
service to the University and community.

ANNUAL 9-MONTH SALARY RANGE, BOTH POSITIONS:  commensurate with  
experience

E-MAIL INQUIRIES:
Position #82454:  Dr. Lourdes Ortega, Chair of Search Committee
lortega at hawaii.edu
Position #84105:  Dr. Richard Schmidt, Chair of Search Committee
schmidt.dick at gmail.com

TO APPLY:  Applicants should submit letter of application, curriculum
vitae, list of courses taught, and sample publications.  In addition,
letters of reference should be submitted directly by three recommenders.

All application materials should be sent by September 15, 2007 to:
Richard R. Day, Chairman
Department of Second Language Studies
570 Moore Hall
1890 East-West Road
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii  96822
USA

CLOSING DATE FOR BOTH POSITIONS: SEPTEMBER 15, 2007.

The University of Hawaii is an equal opportunity and affirmative action
employer.


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    F          University of Hawai'i
     L         1859 East-West Road, #106
      R        Honolulu HI 96822
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               email: nflrc at hawaii.edu
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:47 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:47 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Teacher Training Materials
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From: "Hossam Ibrahim" <hossam.ibrahim at link.net>
Subject:Needs Teacher Training Materials

Dear All,

I am setting up a teacher training workshop for my teachers in a study
abroad program in Alexandria, Egypt, and I am looking for materials.

By the end of the two days, trainees will be able to:

1. Identify a valid learning objective (e.g., SMART and SMARTER models).

2. Identify a "flawed" learning objective in a language situation, and
modify it so that it is communicatively valid.

3. Given a unit from an AFL book, extract the objectives it addresses.

4. Select, adapt, and use available materials to supplement a core  
unit so
that an AFL unit is (a) communicative, (b) only uses grammar and  
vocabulary
to perform a language function (e.g. making polite requests), (c) can be
aligned with ACTFL standards, (d) skill-based, not grammar translation /
memorization based.

I am mostly interested in video of master teachers, articles that  
address
these issues in AFL context, task sheets, suggestions, shared  
experiences,
even short quotations, etc.  To reduce traffic on the mailing list,  
please
email me directly, and I will post a summary of responses.

Warm Regards,

Hossam

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:44 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:'Compromise' in Arabic
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1) Subject:'Compromise' in Arabic

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:BearMeiser at aol.com
Subject:'Compromise' in Arabic

Someone recently pointed out to me that he heard that there is no  
Arabic word
for "compromise." He then directed me to an article suggest that the  
lack of
an Arabic word has had political implications over the years:
http://www.mideastweb.org/compromise.htm

Without regard to the validity of the ideas expressed in the article,  
how is
the idea of "compromise" expressed in Arabic? Most importantly, how to
translators of news articles and other modern political writings  
render the idea in
Arabic?

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:40 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:40 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:online or distance learning Arabic courses query
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:Martha Schulte-Nafeh <marthas at u.arizona.edu>
Subject:online or distance learning Arabic courses query

Dear Colleagues
I have had a request about online or distance learning Arabic  
courses. I would appreciate it if you would send me info about any  
such programs you are aware of that are available for college credit.
I am already aware of ArabAcademy.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:12 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:12 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:New Book
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1) Subject:New Book

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Book

AUTHOR(S): Abu-Chacra, Faruk
TITLE: Arabic
SUBTITLE: An Essential Grammar
SERIES: Grammar Workbooks
YEAR: 2007
PUBLISHER: Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
ISBN: 0415415721,0415415713

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:30 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:30 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Arabic Information Processing Special Session
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1) Subject:Arabic Information Processing Special Session

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:farid.meziane at googlemail.com
Subject:Arabic Information Processing Special Session

Arabic Information Processing Special Session (http://www.ibima.org/ 
Maroc2008/aip.html) at the 9th IBIMA Conference,  4-6 January 2006,  
Marrakech, Morocco.

  Call for Papers
Session Description

The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is  
spreading across the world. For many years, the English Language was  
dominating all aspects of ICT systems that span from their  
development to their use. However, in the last few years many nations  
have felt the need to use their own language to spread the use of ICT  
among their populations and communities and also in some situations  
to protect their language and culture. This is certainly true for the  
Arab world where there are many initiatives to advance research,  
development and arabisation of ICT systems. This sessions aims at  
bringing together researchers and developers interested in topics  
that include but not limited to:

Developing culturally and linguistically aware Information Systems  
for tha Arab world.
Choice of info rmation systems development methodologies for the Arab  
world.
Standardising Arabic Information Processing Vocabulary
Building of Arabic Ontologies, taxonomies and dictionaries.
Arabic Information extraction systems
Arabic Web-development
Machine translation systems for the Arabic Language
Arabic natural language processing
Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and  
contribution. It is IBIMA policy to send complete papers to two  
reviewers for full blind peer review and to send a summary of review  
back to the author(s). Short papers/abstracts will be reviewed by  
reviewer and/or the editor. All review comments and suggestions  
should be addressed in the final submission. Submitted Papers must  
not have been previously published or currently submitted for  
publication elsewhere.

Please send your manuscript, indicating the session name to  
f.meziane at salford.ac.uk

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:49 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:49 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Arabic Autobiography refs
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1) Subject:Arabic Autobiography refs

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:"Tressy Arts" <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject:Arabic Autobiography refs

Hello Mona;

I was a student of the late Ed CM de Moor, who did quite some  
research into
autobiographies in Arabic literature, and I followed a course with  
him on
it. Look into his writings like *Writing the self : autobiographical  
writing
in modern Arabic literature*: * *
http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/top3mset/40545594 . I also have a
small booklet he wrote about autobiographical writing in the Arab world,
called *Wie is ik?*, that I could send to you to borrow if you like.

Good luck, Tressy Arts, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:35 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:35 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Needs Help on Combined 1&2
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1) Subject:Needs Help on Combined 1&2

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:Fadia Hamid <fetfet at sbcglobal.net>
Subject:Needs Help on Combined 1&2

If anyone has experience in teaching level 1 and 2 combines please  
contact me to share some ideas. It looks like my school will have me  
teach Arabic 1 & 2 together this year! These will be students ranging  
from freshman to seniors in HS. half had a full year last year (with  
me) the other half is just starting this year.
I have trying to convince them that this is far from being ideal - so  
far no luck. So i am trying to prepare myself for the worst case  
scenario.
Any help will be much appreciated.
My email is fetfet at sbcglobal.net
Thanks!
fadia

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:38 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:38 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs tutor in Quad Cities Iowa/Illinois area
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1) Subject:Needs tutor in Quad Cities Iowa/Illinois area

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:Bill Merrifield <wdmerrifield at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs tutor in Quad Cities Iowa/Illinois area

I have reached an advanced level in my Arabic studies. I speak the  
Lebanese dialect, but have not been able to study much this past  
year. I was expecting to head back to Lebanon in the near future, but  
now have those plans on hold. I am looking for a tutor to study  
Arabic with near the Quad Cities of Iowa/Illinois (Davenport, Moline,  
Bettendorf, Rock Island). I'd like to meet twice a week and am  
willing to commute a reasonable distance. If anyone has contacts or  
knows of opportunities that are near and reasonably priced, I would  
greatly appreciate it. Shukran.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:19 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:19 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic teaching site
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1) Subject:Arabic teaching site

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:arabic4arabic at gmail.com
Subject:Arabic teaching site

Colleagues;

  here is a great site for all your teaching needs. Check it out. I  
have been using it for few years now and it is the best on the net so  
far.

http://www.arabicclass.com

Ahmad Hammam

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Date: 20 Aug 2007
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Subject:Needs Tutors for UK locations

Teach a language for ?25 per lesson with Mellolingua

Mellolingua is looking for language tutors in the following UK  
locations:

London, Oxford, Cambridge

Tutors will start teaching in the second week of October.

Applicants must have excellent language teaching skills together with  
fluent English. Bilingual students with teaching experience and  
students of foreign languages are encouraged to apply. Applications  
from candidates with language teaching qualifications and experience  
of language teaching will be looked on favourably.

Tutors must be available to teach for at least a 2 month period. The  
number of lessons taught per week is flexible.

We are looking for tutors for the following languages:

French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin,  
Japanese

To apply please email a cover letter with your CV attached by 21st  
September to:
recruit.london at mellolingua.co.uk  -  for London
recruit.oxford at mellolingua.co.uk  -  for Oxford
recruit.cambridge at mellolingua.co.uk  - for Cambridge

We will invite candidates who pass the initial round of screening to  
interview at the end of September.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:42 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:42 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Compendium of Translation Software
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:"Dora Johnson" <dora at cal.org>
Subject:Compendium of Translation Software

Thirteenth edition of Compendium of Translation Software
The thirteenth edition of the Compendium of Translation Software (June
2007) is now available. Complied by John Hutchins on behalf of the
European Association for Machine Translation, the compendium
<http://www.eamt.org/compendium.html>  is a comprehensive reference
guide to current commercial machine translation systems, computer-aided
translation support tools and vendors.
European Association for Machine Translation, E-mail: info at eamt.org,
Web: http://www.eamt.org

Software internationalization course materials available online
G. Watson Internationalization Services, a provider of technical
consulting and training, and MultiLingual Computing, Inc., are
cooperating to make public domain copies of software
internationalization course materials available to both the commercial
marketplace and academic institutions. These materials have been used to
deliver commercial, instructor-led courses.

MultiLingual Computing is participating in this effort by making these
materials available on its website
<http://www.multilingual.com/internationalizationCourseMaterial.php> .
It is hoped that the distribution of this material will contribute to
the improved understanding of internationalization issues by software
developers.
G. Watson Internationalization Services, E-mail:
GWI18nServices at yahoo.com
MultiLingual Computing, Inc., E-mail: info at multilingual.com, Web:
http://www.multilingual.com

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:21 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:21 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Free Arabic Academy Lessons for schools
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:info at arabacademy.com
Subject:Free Arabic Academy Lessons for schools

This update is for those interested in pursuing the study of  
Arabic...kindly forward it to your friends and colleagues:
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Here is a wonderful opportunity for schools wishing to use the Arab  
Academy's online Arabic language programs and resources.  You can now  
have all teachers and students at your school use it FOR FREE!  The  
Arab Academy offers Arabic programs for children at the:
- Elementary School (based on IB - Primary Years Program)
- Middle School (based on IB - Middle Years Program)
- High School (based on IB - Ab Initio, IB, Language B standards)

Apply for a sponsorship NOW!  The sponsor is Iqra for Humanitarian  
Relations, which is a charity organization.  Priority goes to less  
privileged schools.  To register, visit:
http://www.arabacademy.com/scholarships_institutions.htm?2

Arab Academy's online resources have been used by leading schools in  
the US and the Middle East.  Some of those schools are:
- Fairfax County Public High Schools, Virginia, United States
- Montgomery County Public High Schools, Maryland, United States
- Bishop Feehan High School, Massachusetts, United States
- Cairo American College, Cairo, Egypt
- Ecole L'Oasis de Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
- Amercian Cooperative School of Tunis, Tunis
- Rabat American School, Rabat, Morocco
- Passaic County Technical Institute, New Jersey, United States
- South Side Area School, Pennsylvania, United States

Do not miss this opportunity to benefit from this offer.  Register NOW:
http://www.arabacademy.com/scholarships_institutions.htm?2

Best regards,
Sanaa Ghanem
President
Arab Academy

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Mon Aug 20 17:54:17 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:17 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Gerlach Books Reference books on ME
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:reference at gerlach-books.de
Subject:Gerlach Books Reference books on ME


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Looking forward to your order.
Best regards from Berlin,

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:54:24 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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Date: 20 Aug 2007
From:moderator
Subject:New Book

Arabic in the City: Issues in Dialect Contact and Language Variation
Editor(s) - Catherine Miller, Enam Al-Wer, Dominique Caubet, Janet  
C.E Watson
Series: Routledge Arabic Linguistics Series

(Routledge blurb:)
Filling a gap in the dearth of literature currently available on the  
topic, this edited collection, containing a broad selection of case  
studies from across the Arab world, covers an important strand of  
sociolinguistics; exmaining how urbanization is causing language  
change in major Arab cities.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:59:12 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Book
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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:moderator
Subject:New Book

Instant Arabic: How to Express 1,000 Different Ideas With Just 100  
Key Words and Phrases (Paperback)
by Fethi Mansouri , Yousef Alreemawi

Amazon Blurb:
Presented in easy-to-learn English phonetics, Instant Arabic contains  
100 key words and over 500 basic sentences that are necessary for  
getting around in the Arab-speaking world. The pronunciation for each  
Arab word in the book follows a precise and simple formula that will  
quickly become so familiar that conversing in Arab phrases and  
sentences soon feels just as "normal" as speaking English.

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:59:16 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:TRAN:Arabic word for 'privacy'?
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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:"Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>
Subject:Arabic word for 'privacy'?

is there a word for 'privacy' in Arabic?
                                                                         
    Mike Schub

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Tue Aug 21 19:59:14 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:59:14 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Needs materials help for 6th grade students at
 Khalil Gibran Academy
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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:"A. Ferhadi" <af3 at nyu.edu>
Subject:Needs materials help for 6th grade students at Khalil Gibran  
Academy

Dear all,

Could those of you who are familiar with the issue that Danielle is  
inquiring about respond to  her directly? She is not a member of this  
list. The Khalil Gibran International Academy is brand new experiment  
in teaching Arabic at high school and deserves all the help we can  
provide.

Ahmed Ferhadi
New York University
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:22:50 -0400
From: Danielle Jefferis <Danielle at aafscny.org>
Subject: Arabic resources / materials

Dear Professor Ferhadi,

Hello! I hope you are enjoying the remainder of the summer and are  
ready for classes to begin. I have been keeping myself busy trying to  
organize everything to open Khalil Gibran International Academy on  
September 4th. It seems as though things are getting harder and  
harder by the day, but we are almost there ? two weeks from today  
(inshallah).

I am writing to see if you may be able to help me or direct me to the  
right direction. I have now joined the Arabic teaching team at this  
school and will be co-teaching the classes twice per day and helping  
in lesson planning. Anyway, we are having understandable difficulties  
locating Arabic teaching materials that are appropriate for sixth  
graders. Al-Kitaab, as we know, is the most widely used but is  
written for university students. It is being used in some high  
schools now but I find it completely inappropriate for introducing 11  
and 12 year olds to Arabic. Do you know of any books, materials,  
websites, etc. that would be suitable for us?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Danielle

Danielle C. Jefferis
School Coordinator, Khalil Gibran International Academy

The Arab American Family Support Center
150 Court Street, 3rd Floor; Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel. 718.643.8000 ext. 12 Fax. 718.643.8167

<http://www.aafscny.org>www.aafscny.org

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:59:22 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Online or distance learning Arabic Courses
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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:"Hanada Taha-Thomure" <hanada at arabexpertise.com>
Subject:Online or distance learning Arabic Courses

Check out Arabic at National University
www.nu.edu,

regards,

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:00:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Compromise
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2) Subject:Compromise
3) Subject:Compromise
4) Subject:Compromise
5) Subject:Compromise
6) Subject:Compromise
7) Subject:Compromise
8) Subject:Compromise

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[Moderator's note: For whatever reason, the Arabic script that came  
to me in these reply messages was mostly garbled.  Once it is garbled  
for me, I can never get it back to Arabic.  However, in almost all  
cases I think readers will be able to get the idea without the  
script--dil)

1)
Date: 21 Aug 2007
From: "Allon Uhlmann" <uhlmanna at umsl.edu>
Subject:Compromise

I've encountered that silly argument too.  I usually point out to my
English-speaking interlocutor that English does not have a proper future
tense - which probably explains the short sightedness of anglophone  
politics
in the Middle East.  This abuse of the (Sapir-)Whorf hypothesis would be
funny were it not so pernicious.

In any event, the term compromise is sometimes translated as  
"taswiya", and
often with expressions that include several words, rather than one word.

Cheers,
A.

Allon J. Uhlmann
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
University of Missouri - St. Louis
http://www.umsl.edu/~uhlmanna/
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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:"Dan Parvaz" <dparvaz at gmail.com>
Subject:Compromise

Radical Whorfian nonsense. So the term "Hall al-wasaT" doesn't count
because, what, it's periphrastic? English had to borrow the term from  
Latin,
so does that mean that Italians are more inclined to compromise than
Anglophones (or Russians, or Germans)?

Hmph. I hmph at this notion.

-Dan.

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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From: "John Nawas" <John.Nawas at arts.kuleuven.be>
Subject:Compromise

I thought that Hall wasaT is compromise in Arabic.

John Nawas
Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Executive Editor Encyclopaedia of Islam - 3rd Edition

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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:maabdelw at purdue.edu
Subject:Compromise

There is an Arabic equivalent for" compromise", and it is used mostly
frequently in the Araian media. So the idea that there is no Arabic word
f0r :compromise" does not hold much water. The Arabic equivalent is  
Hal wassat
or hal tawfiiqi. Some say tanaazul, though the latter implies more than
what "comprimise" really means. For this reason I exclude it
  M. abdelwali

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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:Medhat Credi <mcredi at cloud9.net>
Subject:Compromise

Before answering the question, let me make the following points on  
the article referred to:

the article mentions that the word ?compromise? is translated by  
?Hall wasaT? ??? ?? which rather means according to the  
article ?halfway solution?. A compromise is anyway a kind of  
halfway solution. But the author of the article seems to be hooked on  
having only one Arabic word for compromise; well his ?half-way  
solution? is in fact made up of three words for a corresponding two  
words in Arabic.

There is nothing wrong with having an expression made up of two  
words. The word ?reaction? is translated into Arabic by ?radd  
fi?l?  ??? ??.

We can also say the same thing about translating the Arabic word  
?muSTalH? ????? into English. Since the word means  
?technical terms? can we accuse the English language of some kind  
of a cultural shortcoming because English doesn?t have one word for  
the corresponding Arabic word.

The article mentions also that there is no corresponding word in  
Arabic for the English  word ?integrity?. In fact,  
?nazaahat?  ????? is the exact translation of the word  
?integrity?; and the Arabic adjective ?naziih? doesn't have  
any corresponding adjective in English.

Finally, the word ?compromise? is translated in UN documents by  
the adjective ?tawfiiqii? ??????. So, a compromise whether  
it is a solution, decision, proposal, or text can be translated by  
?Hall? ?? , ?qaraar?  ????, ?iqtiraH? ??????,  
or ?naSS? ??  ?tawfiiqii? ?????? .

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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:"Marco Hamam" <marco.hamam at poste.it>
Subject:Compromise

Hello! If by "compromise" we mean :
(a) a settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions;
(b) the result of such a settlement;
indeed there is not a present used one-word-solution in Arabic and  
one must use a periphrasis. In fact, the most used expression by the  
press is " Hall wasaT ", a " middle solution " or " halfway solution  
" (as your article correctly says).
This is the 'compromise' (allow me this wordplay!) MSA has arrived  
to, so far. And this is what is used by pretty any modern writer.
Yet, some vocabularies bring some other solutions. For ex., the HASAN  
KARMI's well know AL-MUGHNI AL-AKBAR, says, under " compromise " (as  
a noun), what follows:
(1) muwaaDa3a
(2) musaafaTa
(3) Hall wasaT
(4) taraaDin

As a verb (to compromise) it says:
sawwaa (7) bi-l-muhaawada (5) aw at-taraaDii aw al-musaamaHa (6)

If we look at " al-mu3jam al-wasiiT " we will have these definitions  
of the terms used, by AL-MUGHNI, to translate " compromise ":
(1) muwaaDa3a = . - ?????: ???????? ?? ????????  ...
(2) musaafaTa = no results ("reconciliation")
(3) Hall wasaT = no results
(4) taraaDin  
= ????????? ???????????? ?????????????" : ?????????? ??????? ??????????? 
?? ??????????????. (so it's much more an "agreement")
(5) muhaawada =  
"??????????? ????????" : ??????????????? ?????? ?????????????. (more  
"reconciliation")
(6) musaamaHa = ?????? ????? ????: ??????? ??? ????? (more  
"condonation")
(7) taswiya (maSdar of 'sawwaa')  
= ????? ????????: ???????? ??? ??????? ???? ????? ????? ?????? ????????  
??? ???????? ???????????. ("solution")

So as you can see, pretty all one-word-solution mean more  
"reconciliation", "agreement" or "solution". After all, if we go back  
to the etymon, "compromissum" in Latin means "to get obliged  
together", so "to agree" somehow. Yet, Hall wasaT is by far the  
present preferred translation to express the English noun "compromise".
Regards,

Marco Hamam

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7)
Date: 21 Aug 2007
From:"Mahmoud Elsayess" <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:Compromise

Compromise >>> ?????. ?????

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8)
Date: 21 Aug 2007
From: "John Joseph Colangelo" <yaacolangelo at hotmail.com>
Subject:Compromise

I would probably say /ittifaaq/ ????? . I saw two other  
possibilities which are also adequate to reflect the meaning: ??  
??? /hall wasat/ and ?????? /taswiya/. John

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:59:19 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA(LIT):U of Texas at Austin job
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Date: 21 Aug 2007
From: kristen Brustad <brustad at mail.utexas.edu>
Subject:U of Texas at Austin job

The University of Texas at Austin invites scholars to apply for a  
tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Modern Arabic  
Literature and Culture in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies.  
The position begins on September 1, 2008. Position funding is pending  
budgetary approval.

Applicants must have a PhD in Arabic Literature or related field in  
hand at the time of appointment, distinguished proficiency in Arabic,  
and evidence of excellence in teaching at the college level. The  
candidate must demonstrate a record of and agenda for research  
contributions to the field of Arabic Studies.

Preference will be given to scholars whose research and teaching  
demonstrate an interest in comparative or critical approaches that  
connect Arabic literature with other literatures and/or with other  
areas within Arabic Studies.

The successful applicant will be expected to maintain a strong record  
of research and publications and engage in service to the Department,  
University, and profession.  The Department places a high premium on  
collegiality and maintaining a diverse and hospitable working  
environment. The applicant will be expected to work with colleagues  
in the routine governance of the Department and in program building.  
The Department attracts talented graduate students from an  
international pool and promising undergraduates, thus the applicant  
will need to develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses  
that attract student interest, in both Arabic and English, as well as  
supervise and mentor student research.

Application review begins November 15, 2007. Please send a letter of  
interest, curriculum vitae, copies of publications and teaching  
evaluations, and three letters of reference to Dr. Kristen Brustad,  
Chair, Modern Arabic Literature Search Committee, Department of  
Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin,  
Texas, 78712.

The University of Texas at Austin is an Affirmative Action/Equal  
Opportunity Employer. A background check will be conducted on the  
applicant selected.

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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:09:02 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Wants Arabic materials for English speakers
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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"Ikt?mi" <ikto.ness at gmail.com>
Subject:Wants Arabic materials for English speakers

Hi everybody,

I am moving from Paris to Birmingham in September, and I'll be teaching
Arabic to English university students, the Arabic language being  
introduced
as an optional language! Could anybody advise me some textbooks on  
arabic to
use,  addressed to English-speaking basic and intermediate learners, or
general teaching books on Arabic language.
If there is anybody who would like to get rid of his/her own pedagogical
material on Arabic, I'll buy it with pleasure!
Thanking you in advance for your help.

In?s

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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:09:09 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New Dissertations
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1) Subject:New Dissertation on Pharyngeal Coarticulation
2) Subject: New Dissertation on Conjunctions and grammatical  
agreement in Lebanese Arabic

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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Dissertation on Pharyngeal Coarticulation


Institution: Amsterdam Center for  Language and Communication,  
University of Amsterdam
Program: Phonetic Sciences
Dissertation Status: Completed
Degree Date: 2001

Author: Ahmed M Elgendy

Dissertation Title: Aspects of Pharyngeal Coarticulation

Linguistic Field(s): Phonetics

Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)


Dissertation Director(s):
L Pols

Dissertation Abstract:

The aim of this study is to investigate the mechanism underlying the
production of various pharyngeal consonants in Arabic and to account for
the nature of coarticulation in the pharynx. The phonetic system of the
Arabic language makes extensive use of the pharynx both as primary and
secondary place of articulation. A series of experiments were  
designed to
examine the dynamics of various articulators and their acoustic
consequences associated with a set of speech sounds produced  
primarily in
the back cavity of the vocal tract.

Data obtained using fiberscopic monitoring of the top view of the  
pharynx
revealed that the production of the pharyngeal consonants is  
characterized
by a complex mechanism involving the control of coordinated  
activities of
the pharyngeal wall, the epiglottis and the larynx.

Data on jaw kinematics, obtained by means of electromagnetic coil
registrations of the lips and the mandible excursions, suggested that  
the
coarticulatory effects resulting from the complexity of the pharyngeal
segment cause the jaw and the tongue to undergo certain mechanical
constraints. Jaw displacement associated with pharyngeal consonant
production was found to be considerably larger, specially for the lower
pharyngeal consonants /?, ?/ compared to, for instance, oral  
consonants in
the same vowel context. The complexity has a delaying effect on the
anticipation of the production of the phonetic segment(s) following the
pharyngeal segment. That is, the synergy involved in controlling the
production of the pharyngeal consonant restricts the jaw and other
articulators to anticipate the articulation of the upcoming phonetic
segments until the associated motor commands for the pharyngeal  
consonant
are fully executed. Acoustic measurements revealed that this mechanical
effect is mainly realized as a temporal re-organization of the  
syllable(s)
within the word. These findings suggest that the compensatory effect  
on the
vowel duration required to preserve a unitary syllable length, a
characteristic prosodic feature in Arabic, is achieved by the jaw.
Accordingly, we suggest that the jaw as controller of temporal aspect of
syllable structure should be incorporated in any articulatory model.

Based on the data gathered from these experiments, components for  
building
up a model of pharyngeal consonant production are stated and a general
model of pharyngeal articulation is proposed. This model was tested by
examining its ability to predict the phonotactic patterns governing  
Arabic
word structure. Our general model could provide an explanation for most
restrictions found in the distribution patterns of pharyngeal  
consonants.
Moreover, the model could also account for the delay observed during the
process of acquisition of pharyngeal articulation in terms of the  
inherent
degree of jaw displacement for various pharyngeal consonants. The  
present
model's implications lend support to the views which consider
coarticulation as a pre-planed articulatory process and 'timing' to be
issued internally, i.e., at higher level of the cognitive planing in  
the brain.

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2)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:New Dissertation on Conjunctions and grammatical agreement in  
Lebanese Arabic

Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Program: Department of Linguistics
Dissertation Status: Completed
Degree Date: 2007

Author: Heidi Lorimor

Dissertation Title: Conjunctions and Grammatical Agreement

Linguistic Field(s): Psycholinguistics
                      Syntax

Subject Language(s): Arabic, North Levantine Spoken (apc)


Dissertation Director(s):
Elabbas Benmamoun
J Kathryn Bock

Dissertation Abstract:

This dissertation investigates the factors involved in producing  
agreement,
using evidence from conjoined subjects in English and Lebanese Arabic.
Specifically, the goal was to test psycholinguistic and syntactic  
theories
of agreement by examining the relative contributions of lexical number,
notional number, adjacency, and linear word order in agreement with
conjoined subjects, and contrasting English agreement patterns with
Lebanese Arabic, which allows closest conjunct agreement with postverbal
subjects.

Corpus data and sentence production experiments were used to test
hypotheses about the mechanisms involved in producing agreement. A  
search
of American English sentences from the World Wide Web revealed that
speakers often produce singular verbs with conjoined subjects (28%  
singular
verbs overall), but less often when the conjunctions involved animate or
plural nouns. To investigate these patterns experimentally,
English-speaking participants heard, repeated, and completed subject  
noun
phrases as full sentences, thus producing a verb. The experiment  
produced
results similar to the corpus search, with conjunctions involving  
singular,
abstract nouns eliciting more singular verbs than plural verbs.

In a second study involving both Lebanese Arabic and English speakers, a
picture description task manipulated the position of the subject  
relative
to the verb and revealed that singular verbs were much more frequent  
with
postverbal (versus preverbal) subjects and that lexically plural  
nouns were
stronger enforcers of plural agreement than conjoined singular  
subjects in
both Lebanese Arabic and English. Adjacency also played a role, as  
plural
nouns in furthest conjunct position did not enforce plural agreement  
in the
same way as plural nouns that were linearly adjacent to the verb. These
results indicate that notional information, lexical plurality,  
adjacency,
and linear (surface) word order play significant roles in the  
computation
and production of agreement. The results also shed light on the  
nature of
closest conjunct agreement and on the number of stages involved in
producing grammatical agreement.

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Aug 23 20:08:58 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:08:58 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:correction on Giban Academy post
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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From: "Danielle Jefferis" <Danielle at aafscny.org>
Subject:correction on Giban Academy post

Thank you, Dr. Ferhadi. We are opening this fall with sixth graders,  
so we are at the middle school level rather than high school.

Thank you all in advance for you help.

Regards,

Danielle C. Jefferis
School Coordinator, Khalil Gibran International Academy
Arab American Family Support Center
150 Court Street, Third Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718.643.8000 ext. 12

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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:08:59 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:K-16:Combined 1&2
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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"Schub, Michael B." <Michael.Schub at trincoll.edu>	
Subject:Combined 1&2


Dear Fadia,
        By September, 2008, your genius educator scholar moguls will  
require you to teach 3  (THREE) levels of

Arabic at the same time (they have budgetary restrictions, you know)  
WHILE STANDING ON YOUR HEAD.

Please consider it an adventurous and daring challenge to your  
personal intellectual development and creativity,

and not as a reflection of the twin gods of our great, noble, and  
honorable American tradition of institutional

pedagogy, Beavis and Butthead.

       Thank you for your considerate understanding.  Akhuuki,
                                                                         
                               Mike Schub


> If anyone has experience in teaching level 1 and 2 combines please  
> contact me to share some ideas. It looks like my school will have  
> me teach Arabic 1 & 2 together this year! These will be students  
> ranging from freshman to seniors in HS. half had a full year last  
> year (with me) the other half is just starting this year.
> I have trying to convince them that this is far from being ideal -  
> so far no luck. So i am trying to prepare myself for the worst case  
> scenario.
> Any help will be much appreciated.
> My email is fetfet at sbcglobal.net
> Thanks!
> fadia

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Aug 23 20:09:11 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:09:11 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:privacy
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1) Subject:privacy
2) Subject:privacy
3) Subject:privacy
4) Subject:privacy
5) Subject:privacy
6) Subject:privacy
7) Subject:privacy
8) Subject:privacy
9) Subject:privacy

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1)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:Medhat Credi <mcredi at cloud9.net>
Subject:privacy

Yes, there is a word for "privacy" which is KhuSuuSiyya ?????? and  
the adjective would be KhuSuuSiyy ????? "private" as opposed to  
'umuumiyy ????? "public". Of course, there are established  
expressions that cannot change such as "private sector" qiTaa' 'aam  
??? ???? as opposed to "public sector" ??? ????.
Medhat Credi

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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:Francesco Leggio <francesco.jawhar at gmail.com>
Subject:privacy

It seems that the term khususiyya has imposed itself in the last years.

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3)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:Munther Younes <may2 at cornell.edu>
Subject:privacy

I would say "khuSuuSiyya".

Munther Younes

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4)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:maabdelw at purdue.edu
Subject:privacy

yes there is one for "privacy" it is "Alkhulwah"

    M.wali

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5)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From: "Ahmed Farrag" <ah_farrag at hotmail.com>
Subject:privacy

Yes, there is

It is (Al - Khosossya)

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6)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"Waleed El-shobaki" <Waleed.El-shobaki at manchester.ac.uk>
Subject:privacy

Yes, it is " Itfad-al Ma'ana".
BW
Waleed

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7)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"John Joseph Colangelo" <yaacolangelo at hotmail.com>
Subject:privacy

Por supuesto!!  The word is /khusoosiyya/.
Un abrazo,
John

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8)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:Madiha Doss <madihadoss at yahoo.com>
Subject:privacy

I would say khuSusiyya
Madiha Doss

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9)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"Tressy Arts" <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject:privacy

The Dutch-Arabic dictionary by Hoogland gives "ixtilaa'" and "xalwa".

It does however seem to me not a much appreciated commodity in Arabic
societies...

Sincerely,
Tressy Arts

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Aug 23 20:08:54 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:08:54 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:more on 'compromise'
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2) Subject:compromise
3) Subject:compromise
4) Subject:compromise
5) Subject:compromise (follow-up post)
6) Subject:compromise (dil's rant)

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1)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"Mahmoud Elsayess" <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:compromise

I agree with Professor Colangelo's interpretation for compromise.

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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:Rafik Berjak <rberjak at shaw.ca>
Subject:compromise

Hello all, I am personally inclined to use ??????musawamah for  
compromise.

Rafik Berjak

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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From: "Tressy Arts" <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject:compromise

Would not "taswiya" cover it? Or is that more an "arrangement"?  
"h.all wasat.in"?
Source the Dutch-Arabich Hoogland dictionary.

Sincerely,
Tressy Arts

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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From: "J" <jmurg at ttlc.net>
Subject:compromise

Dear Colleagues:
I'd like to point out that "half-way solution" is *not* the best  
translation
of Hall wasaT.  "Half-way" in English, to me, implies "incomplete,"  
which is
not what I understand the meaning of the Arabic to be.      wasaT is the
*middle*, as in khayr al-'umuur wasaTuhaa.  It's the half-way point, not
*half of* a solution. To my mind this *does* express the English idea  
of an
agreement that gives each side something it wants but also denies  
something
each side wants, so that it falls mid-way between each side's wishes.

As previous messages have point out, this discussion is illuminating the
misconceptions and fuzzy thinking that a lot of people have about  
languages
and translation, including the simplistic idea that translation involves
mere replacement of words, and that somehow a phrase isn't as valid as a
single word. It's well known and accepted by proficient translators that
between the words of two languages there are one-to-one  
correspondences, one
to many, one to zero, and many to one, in both directions.  Sometimes a
concept really is very foreign and requires a relatively long phrase  
or even
a sentence or paragraph  (or footnotes) to convey, but good, thoughtful
translators who are willing to pause and think for a while usually  
find an
adequate way of conveying the meaning of the original.

What about the price that has been agreed upon after bargaining or
negotiating?  It's certainly not a concept foreign to the Middle  
East, is
it? And it certainly *is*a compromise.
Best regards,
  -- Jackie Murgida
Arabic>English translator
Certified, American Translators Association

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5)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:BearMeiser at aol.com
Subject:compromise

Thanks for all the answers regarding "compromise." It appears that  
the most
common translation for the NOUN "compromise" is Hall wasaT.

However, there is also the other meaning of the verb "to  
compromise," (and
its associated noun) which is different than Hall wasaT. This  
compromise means
"to give up something in order to get something else that you want."  
It has a
somewhat negative connotation from the point of view of the doer.  
Thus, it
would be this meaning found in expressions such as "Never  
compromise!" or
"Politics is the art of compromise" etc. Here, Hall wasaT would not  
do, since Hall
wasaT would be "an agreement in which both parties give up something  
in order to
reach a solution."

So I suppose the closest thing to this meaning of compromise would  
probably
be "tanaazul"?

A second point: Hall wasaT sounds to me like it is one of the modern
newspaper/media/UN type of terms, and I imagine it came about as a  
translation for
"compromise" (though I could be wrong). However, the article I  
mentioned says
that historically Arabic has had no word for compromise, and this  
fact has
explanatory power in Middle Eastern history.
Is there a word for compromise used before Arabic became a  
translation of
newspaper English?

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6)
Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:compromise

I'm going to take advantage of my position of moderator and respond  
to the new question (#5 above) before anyone else gets a chance.  A  
couple of points need to be made:
1) It is unusual  for supposedly equivalent words or expressions in  
different languages to exactly match in all their meanings and  
usages.  It is to be expected (and hardly noteworthy) that this would  
be the case for the various meanings of 'compromise'.  Besides the  
additional meaning given in #5, there is also the meaning of  
'exposing something to danger or censure', as in 'he compromised his  
position with that move', or 'he compromised his morals'.  Again,  
there would not be any necessary expectation that the translation of  
one meaning would be related to that of the others.
2) Although it probably is true that Hall wasaT is a modern coinage,  
and that there was no word or phrase previous to that which had the  
precise meaning "both sides giving something up to reach a solution",  
the notion that this fact has some kind of historical explanatory  
power is reflective of extremely shallow thinking and an almost weird  
kind of linguistic determinism.  A look at the OED indicates that the  
original meaning of the word compromise was simply 'arbitration', and  
thus 'settling (a conflict, disagreement)".  It developed the more  
specialized meaning later, apparently at least partly as a result of  
the rise of democratic institutions and parliamentary bodies where  
the specialized meaning is useful and salient (cf. the Missouri  
Compromise (the name of an act of Congress)).  Would we want to say  
that the English of Chaucer's day, who apparently didn't have this  
more specialized meaning, were less likely to compromise than later  
English?  Probably not.  We would just want to say that developments  
in their culture made the new meaning salient and important, and thus  
made it easy for the word for settling a disagreement to develop this  
specialized meaning.  We would then say the same thing about Arabic  
and Arab culture.  Before modern times Arab culture had many  
traditional ways to settle disputes and disagreements, and there are  
many words for such things, and many of them involve what we now call  
compromise (think of tribal elders visiting another tribe to express  
sorrow for what one of their young bucks has done, and offering  
payments and other incentives to bring the matter to a close).   
However, the specialized notion of compromise was not that salient  
until Arabs started adopting parliamentary democratic institutions,  
and other aparatus of the modern nation state.  As soon as they  
needed the concept, they developed a word for it.  That is pretty  
much exactly what happened in English.  And it is what happened with  
an extremely large number of other new coinages in Arabic developed  
to cover concepts which were not salient in their pre-modern culture,  
but which have become salient now.
I suppose one could make a case for trying to examine pre-Modern Arab  
culture and try to find the roots of the Arab personality or 'the  
Arab mind', and then use that to try to explain supposed  
characteristics of modern Arabs.  I have so far seen no successful  
realizations of this, and have seen many total failures, but at least  
it is conceivable.  But one would have to do a wholistic examination  
of the whole culture for this to be taken seriously at all.  To  
simply note the lack of a particular word meaning without noting  
other related words that ARE there, and their possible and actual  
uses, all in total ignorance of the actual structures and mechanisms  
that made pre-Modern Arab society work, and then trying to hang some  
kind of general understanding of Arabs on that tiny fact is simply  
stupid.  Isolated words simply cannot be made to carry that large of  
a burden.
Sorry for the rant.  (Other posts welcome)
dil

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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:09:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Gilman Scholarship Announcement
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Date: 23 Aug 2007
From:"Gilman" <Gilman at iie.org>
Subject:Gilman Scholarship Announcement

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

Spring 2008 Application Open - Deadline: October 9, 2007

The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to
$5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one
academic year.  The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who
study abroad and the countries and regions where they go.  The program
serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which
includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need,
community college students, students in under-represented fields such as
the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds,
students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with
disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse
range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions
from all 50 states.

A limited number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are
available for students studying a critical need language for a total
possible award of $8000.  A list of eligible languages can be found on
the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman.

Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time
of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently
under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.

The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S.
Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and
administered by the Institute of International Education.

For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online
application visit:  http://www.iie.org/gilman
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Contact for Applicants: Lindsay Calvert
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Contact for Advisors: Jennifer Eisele
email: gilman_scholars at iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 16

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:00 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Arabic Students to fill questionaire for
 research project
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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:jeremy.palmer at gmail.com
Subject:Needs Arabic Students to fill questionaire for research project

Hello Arabic students and teachers,

My name is Jeremy Palmer. I am a PhD student in Second Language  
Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) at the University of Arizona. I have  
made a questionnaire about student perception of spoken Arabic.  I  
would like to ask that you pass along my request for volunteers to  
take this questionnaire to your students of Arabic who meet the  
following criteria:

This questionnaire is intended for American students in higher  
education who studied Arabic for 1 year (2 semesters) or more in the  
United States after which they spent at least one month in an Arabic  
speaking country. These students must also come from families in  
which they were not (or very minimally) exposed to any type of Arabic  
before taking Arabic classes.

I would like to ask those who meet these criteria if they would  
volunteer to complete this questionnaire. Those who would like to  
volunteer should email me at Jeremy.palmer at gmail.com . I will then  
reply with the questionnaire attached as a Microsoft Word document.  
Volunteers may type their responses into the word document and email  
it directly back to me. Volunteers may withdraw from this research at  
any time without any consequences. The completion of the  
questionnaire should take only 15-20 minutes.

Thank you,

Jeremy Palmer
Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
(SLAT) PhD student
University of Arizona

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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:11 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Appen Ltd Job (Australia)
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Date: 24 Aug 2007
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Subject:Appen Ltd Job (Australia)


University or Organization: Appen Pty Limited
Department: Lexicons/NLP
Web Address: http://www.appen.com.au

Job Rank: Linguist

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Arabic Linguistics

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)

Description:

Arabic Linguist Wanted: Exciting Opportunity

-  International Business
-  Speech & Language Technology
-  Australian Exporter of the Year

Appen is a professional services company, providing high quality, cost
effective speech and language technology solutions for organisations
developing Automatic Speech Recognition, Text-to-Speech Synthesis and
Speech Applications.  Based in Chatswood NSW, Australia, Appen is a  
world
leader in its field and winner of the 2005 & 2006 NSW Exporter-of-the- 
Year
Award in the ICT category, and also the Australian Exporter of the Year
Award in 2006.  For more information on Appen, please refer to the  
website
listed above.

Key service offerings are:
-  International Speech and Language Data Collections (speech, text,
handwriting)
-  Lexicon Development (extensively categorised)
-  Transcription Services
-  Translation Services for Speech Applications
-  Advanced Natural Language Processing of text Applications

Appen is currently recruiting for a native Arabic speaking linguist,  
with
good English, who has undertaken a standard linguistics course.
Alternatively, we would consider a native English speaking Linguist with
deep knowledge of Arabic linguistics. A standard linguistics course
typically involves study of topics such as phonetics, phonology, syntax,
morphology, semantics, etc.  An Honours Degree or Post-Graduate Degree
would be particularly highly regarded. A second language is also useful.
Some experience managing teams or projects would be an advantage.   
The work
is exciting, with plenty of opportunity to use linguistics.  We have
several current Arabic projects and the successful candidate would be
working with other Arabic specialists as well as specialists in other
languages and disciplines. Much of our work is cutting edge so the
candidate should be able to apply their linguistics to any language, be
flexible, a team player and able to make the jump to the commercial  
world.

The position is available now.

Appen's international client base includes some of the world's leading
companies. We work in many languages, many scripts, Romanisation,  
spelling
conventions, phonology, morphology, lexicon creation, linguistic  
analysis &
description, cultural language specific features, transcription and NLP.

Applications and Further Information:
Interested applicants should send a one page covering letter and a  
detailed
CV / resume to Dr. Julie Vonwiller at the application email address  
listed
below. Please include copies of university transcripts.


Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	
Email Address for Applications: jvonwiller at appen.com.au
Contact Information:
	Dr Julie Vonwiller
	Email: jvonwiller at appen.com.au
	Phone: 61 2 9468 6339
	Fax: 61 2 9468 6311

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Aug 24 23:01:09 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:09 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Arabic Teaching Websites
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1) Subject:Arabic Teaching Website
2) Subject:Arabic Teaching Website

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1)
Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:alarish5 at yahoo.co.uk
Subject:Arabic Teaching Website

I have found that this web very usful in my teaching
www.madinaharabic.com.
A.elshareif

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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:adil59 at gmail.com
Subject:Arabic Teaching Website

Dear Colleagues

pls spare a few ninutes of your dearest time  evalautiiong the portal

www.adilportal.com.my
usingthe id  111
password user1
There is an attached questionaire
thanks
Adil

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would like to fill out the questionairre, you will need to contact  
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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Aug 24 23:01:04 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:04 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:AD:Dahesh Bookstore
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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:DAHESHBOOKS at aol.com
Subject:Dahesh Bookstore

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

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Fri Aug 24 23:01:03 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:03 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Library of Congress link to Lesson Designer
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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From: "Mahmoud Elsayess" <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:Library of Congress link to Lesson Designer

It is official, readverse website has a link on the prestigious US  
Library of Congress Egyptian Portal.
click on this link http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/egypt/ 
resources/egypt-general.html

Then scroll down till you see this link.

Lesson Designer, Teachers, Arabic Education Delivery Tools, Koran  
(Quran) Databases and search
(http://www.readverse.com/)
Read~Verse, a California company is offering a free search facility  
for the entire Koran in Arabic and English

Thank you
Mahmoud Elsayess

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:08 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:compromise
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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From: "tons" <tons at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:compromise

I think the most common in usage are tawfiiq or Hall waSaT

Abbas Al-Tonsi
Georgetown University
School of Foreign service-Qatar

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)
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2) Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)
3) Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)
4) Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)

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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:"Shihadeh Alqrainy" <alqrainy at dmu.ac.uk>
Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)

Hi Ines,
It's better and I advice you to use the follwing text book :
title = {A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic},
  publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
  year = {2005},
  editor = {Cambridge University Press},
  author = {Karin Ryding}
Kind Regards
Shihadeh
Shihadeh Alqrainy, PhD Candidate
       School of Computing
      De Montfort University
     Leicester LE1 9BH - UK
        alqrainy at dmu.ac.uk
    sh_alqrainy at yahoo.com
   Mobile : 00447973132253
   http://www.cci.dmu.ac.uk/

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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From: Fadia Hamid <fetfet at sbcglobal.net>
Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)

I recommend Al Kitab  by Kristen Brustad and Mahmoud Al-Batal. Check  
them out on line.
fadia

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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From: "Benjamin Hoffiz" <hoffiz.ben at gmail.com>
Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)

Hello Ines:

You may wish to use my Arabic textbook, now in its third edition.
This is comprehensive, from the very beginning up through at least the
advanced intermediate level, with a new glossary.

The salient information is as follows:

Hoffiz, B.T.  Arabic:  Acquisition & Comprehension, 3rd Edition,
revised.  Ann Arbor, MI, Copley Custom Textbooks, XanEdu, 2007.  CD's
included.
	ISBN: 1-59399-275-0.

The book can be ordered directly from the publisher in the USA,
XanEdu, (www.xanedu.com), or:   philipfaust at napubco.com, or from
www.amazon.com.  Feel free to contact me for a sample CD.  Thank you.

Very truly yours,

Ben Hoffiz, Ph.D.
hoffiz.ben at gmail.com

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Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:a elsherif <alarish5 at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject:Materials suggestions (Engish speakers)

Welcom to England
please look into www.soas.ac.uk

orhttp://www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre/arabic/arabicdip.html
Good luck
AHMED.

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:01:06 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:privacy
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1)
Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:"Adil Elshikh" <adil59 at gmail.com>
Subject:privacy

??????

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2)
Date: 24 Aug 2007
From:""John Joseph Colangelo" <yaacolangelo at hotmail.com>
Subject:privacy

Ah, Dr. Miguel,
Not only can you say /khusoosiyya/ but I also agree with what M.Wali  
says, es decir: /khalwa/.
De nuevo, saludos,
John

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Aug 30 23:30:09 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:30:09 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Refs on Greek and Aramaic Influences on Arabic
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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:: "Tressy Arts" <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject:Refs on Greek and Aramaic Influences on Arabic

Apart from the obvious http://www.amazon.de/Syro-Aram%C3%A4ische- 
Lesart-Beitrag-Entschl%C3%BCsselung-Koransprache/dp/3899300289  ?

Sincerely, Tressy Arts

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:30:15 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:ja=?WINDOWS-1252?Q?=91ala?= + object + verb
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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:
Subject:ja?ala + object + verb structure

A new MSA syntactic structure a-birthing??

We may be living witnesses to a new MSA syntactic structure coming  
into being, namely:  the 'otiose'

causitive, i.e. a conjugated form of  j-`-l  + direct object pronoun  
+ imperfect tense, e.g.

/ja`alat-nii  afhamu/  "she made me understand," instead of  /afhamat- 
nii/  or  /fahhamat-nii/;  and

/naj`alu-hum  ya`limuuna/  for "we make them understand"  instead  
of  /nu`limu-hum/, etc.

       Although I have come across this construction more and more  
[in Al-Majalla], I have not seen it

described in any of the scads of newly published MSA grammars.  Did I  
miss something?  Has any

pedant given this phrasing the good old tafkiirii heave-ho?  Abrazos,
                                                                         
                                         Mike Schub

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Aug 30 23:30:06 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:30:06 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:compromise, privacy, integrity
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1) Subject:compromise
2) Subject:compromise, privacy, integrity

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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:BearMeiser at aol.com
Subject:compromise

Professor Dil:
That was probably the best explanation of why the hypothesis of this  
article
I was given is so untenable. So, we could say that historically, the  
word
"compromise" didn't exist in Arabic until the recent past, but  
neither did it
exist in English with its current meaning. And of course this fact  
tells us
nothing about Middle eastern history. Any people involved in war and  
conflict in
their history (which is, I believe, pretty much every people on earth  
except
maybe for maybe a few isolated groups somewhere) has at some point  
had to learn to
give up something to get something else.

It is interesting to note that while "compromise" necessarily has to  
be a
part of everyone's history, I do believe that the reason we are  
having such a
hard time finding a word for 'privacy' is because in Arab culture,  
the concept
truly is less important. In my experience, privacy is not a cherished  
value in
Arab households, and it is not something that I have found most Arabs  
chasing
after or longing for. Thus, the lack of a word in Arabic, and the  
fact that the
concept is so clearly-defined in English does, I believe, reflect  
certain
cultural facts.

Compromise, on the other hand, must exist wherever there is conflict. I
remember once a Muslim businessman telling me after he made some  
concessions to
someone in a deal he was involved in, that the model for his decision  
was the
Prophet Muhammad's behavior at the Treaty of Hudaybiyya. The Prophet,  
he said,
gave up something during those negotiations so that he could get  
something else
later. Is this not compromise?

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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:"Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:compromise

**
*     ** *

*In international negotiations, "compromise" often acquires negative
connotations, and becomes synonymous with "
capitulation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitulation_%28surrender% 
29>,"
in which one or more negotiators make concessions in principles,  
objectives
or land.  Arabic rendering of "compromise" in such cases may be  
qualified
from:   (????? /  ?????? ??? ) to (????? /   
?????? ??????? ). *


*The compromise truce of al-Hudyabiyah between the Prophet Muhammad and
Quraysh, in 628 CE, is variously referred to as (??? ),  
(???????? ) (??????),
(???? ), and to a lesser extent, as (??? ).  Although it was a  
master plan
leading to the conquest of Mecca,  cUmar b. al-Kha???b had, at
first,  reservations about it as a form of*

* (???????????????  | daniyyah , i.e., humiliation), to  
Islam. *

* *
**

*II. Integrity (quality of being honest and having high moral  
principles):*

* *

*???????? ?????? ?????? ???? ????????  
????? ?????? ??????? ???? ***

* *

*III. Privacy:*

*??????? (????) ?????? ??? ???? ?????  
?????? ???? *

* *
*As an aside, I note that some colleagues on the list use the wrong  
voweling
of ( ????? / khalwah) as (khulwah)!  *
**
MD
**

*PS: *
**

* ( ????????) is written with or without a shaddah on the last  
y?'. ? I have
an irritating problem with the transliteration of the guttural letter;
it turns out as a blank square!  I would appreciate your kind help on  
this.*

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Aug 30 23:30:13 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:30:13 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Collocation span in Arabic query
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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:"Yousif Al-Mas" <yousifalmas at gmail.com>
Subject:Collocation span in Arabic query

Dear All,

In English, a 5 word span to left and right of a node word is considered
optimal for extracting collocations, I think John Sinclair with one  
of his
colleagues published a paper
suggesting this in the late 60's and many have followed this path in  
corpus
linguistics and related fields. I wonder if anyone has come through a
reference that suggests the optimal word span for collocation  
analysis in
Arabic?

Many Thanks,
Yousif Almas

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From dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU  Thu Aug 30 23:30:17 2007
From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:30:17 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Materials Suggestions (English Speakers)
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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:"John Joseph Colangelo" <yaacolangelo at hotmail.com>
Subject:Materials Suggestions (English Speakers)

Ines,
Why don?t you try as the main text book the one used by Bourghiba? I  
liked it becuase not only does it give good material in an organized  
fashion, it also inspires you (if I can say inspire) when preparing  
the grammar classes.
John
P.S. As far as a grammar book they have to study at home, I would  
suggest Nahmad and Haywood.

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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From: "Tressy Arts" <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject:Materials Suggestions (English Speakers)

Dear In?s;

Good luck with your job!

The book I use to teach Arabic is Standard Arabic - An elementary- 
intermediate course, by Eckehard Schulz, G?nther Krahl and Wolfgang  
Reuschel (ISBN 0 521 77465 9). It is an adaptation of Krahl and  
Reuschel's classic work Lehrbuch des Modernen Arabisch, and a very  
good in-depth method suitable for university students, with  
exhaustive grammar, a large vocabulary and many exercises. I have  
learned my first Arabic with the German version and its thoroughness  
has served me as a very solid basis ever since.

Sincerely,

Tressy Arts

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From: dilworth_parkinson at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:30:18 -0600
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:U. of Southern Denmark Job
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Date: 30 Aug 2007
From:ykharrat at yahoo.com
Subject:U. of Southern Denmark Job

Description:

Position as Professor in 'foreign language teaching with particular
reference to modern Arabic'

The Institute of History and Civilization at the University of Southern
Denmark, Odense, invites applications for a professorship in 'foreign
language teaching with particular reference to modern Arabic.'

The appointment is from the 1st August 2008.

Applicants should document strong and original research achievements  
at an
international level in foreign language teaching with particular  
reference
to modern Arabic. Duties include teaching in communicative,
proficiency-based, and content-based teaching of Arabic. Applicants  
should
be able to document significant teaching experience in communicative  
Arabic
as foreign/second language and good mastery of oral and written Arabic.
Applicants should also have a good knowledge of the contemporary  
Middle East.

The successful candidate is expected to contribute actively to the
development of the activities of the Department of Contemporary  
Middle East
Studies. In addition, it would be an advantage, if the applicants  
should be
involved in international networks of researchers in the field, have the
ability to define and manage research projects, and organize  
international
conferences and workshops.

Applications will be assessed by an expert committee. Applicants will be
informed of their assessment by the university.

As part of the overall assessment of the applicant's qualifications, an
interview may be applied.

Additional information about the position is available from the Head  
of the
Institute of History and Civilization Jesper Carlsen.

Employment shall be on the terms specified in the labour market  
agreement
and the salary shall correspond to R 37 (pay bracket 37) (annually DKK
484.219,00 plus pension (level of 1 April 2007). To this must be added a
non-pension-qualifying supplement of DKK 47.742,19  (level of 1 April  
2007)
from the executive pool.

Applicants are requested to forward a CV, Certificates/Diplomas,
documentation about previous teaching experience, (research  
management) as
well as a list of publications, stating the scientific publications on
which the applicant wishes to rely. You can enclose up to 10 copies of
relevant publications. Furthermore a list of all enclosures must be
enclosed - each enclosure being numbered and marked with the applicant's
name. Enclosures must be assembled in sets.

The University encourages all interested persons to apply, regardless of
age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.

Please send  your application, marked "Job ID 076032" and enclosures,
including publications on which you wish to rely, Certificates/ 
Diplomas -
all in 4 copies to the application address listed below. The application
must reach the University not later than  the 15th of October, 2007 at
12.00 hours.


Application Deadline: 15-Oct-2007
        University of Southern Denmark
        Faculty of Humanities
        Campusvej 55
        Odense M DK-5230
        Denmark
Contact Information:
        Jesper Carlsen
        Email: jca at hist.sdu.dk
        Phone: (+45) 6550 2133

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