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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:03 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs recent refs on Arabic Politeness system
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1) Subject:Needs recent refs on Arabic Politeness system

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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From: Elena Canna <elenacanna at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs recent refs on Arabic Politeness system

Dear colleagues,

I am working on the publication of my B.A. thesis, a contrastive analysis of the politeness systems of Arabic and Italian. I wrote this work in 2004 so I am sure thare are must be lots of new publications on this topic in addition to the ones I quoted. Apart from the work of D. Parkinson (prior to 2003) which I quoted and that talks about the politeness system in Cairo, I was wondering if you may know any other articles that talk about this topic so that I can list them in my bibliography.
Thanks a lot in advance,
Elena

Ph.D. student in Linguistics,
University of Siena, Italy
elenacanna at hotmail.com

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Dec  4 18:25:38 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:38 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Dialect literature
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:aziz abbassi <abbassiaziz at gmail.com>
Subject:Dialect literature

On the subject of dialectal poetry and literature, there is ample
documentation in the case of Maghribi dialectology in the writing of  "Sidi
Abderrahmane al-Majdoub",  a "mystic and popular philosopher" in the Maghreb
area, in the zajal poetry found in the Malhoun, the Maaluuf and the
Andalucian genres of music. All this can be found via a google search
and  by perusing related websites.
Good hunting.

Aziz  Abbassi, PhD
Author & Language Consultant
1725 gosnell Rd  #204
VA 22182

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:41 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:New book: Essays in Arabic Literary Biography II
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1) Subject:New book: Essays in Arabic Literary Biography II

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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:rgietz at harrassowitz.de
Subject:New book: Essays in Arabic Literary Biography II


Announcement of a new publication by Harrassowitz Verlag: 

Lowry, Joseph E. / Stewart, Devin J. (Eds.)
Essays in Arabic Literary Biography II: 1350-1850 
Mizan 17,2 
2009. IV, 431 pages - 24,0 × 17,0 cm, hc 
ISBN 978-3-447-05933-6 
EUR 68,00 /sFr 116,00/ US $ ca. 117,-	


The three volumes of Essays in Arabic Literary Biography contain 
entries by leading specialists in the field of Arabic literature studies 
devoted to the major representatives of the literary heritage of Arabic 
culture within three specific periods: 950-1350 (ed. Terri DeYoung); 
1350-1850 (ed. Joseph E. Lowry and Devin Stewart); and 
1850-1950 (ed. Roger Allen). 

Each volume attempts to reflect larger movements of cultural 
development and change within the realms of literary production 
and commentary during the given period. While the major names 
associated with each period are to be found, a particular effort 
has also been made to reflect the geographical diversity of the 
Arabic-speaking regions in the different historical periods involved. 

This volume contains biographical studies of thirty-eight 
Arabic literary figures who lived between 1350 and 1850, 
a neglected period of Arabic literary history. The essays situate 
the authors and their writings in local contexts of literary and 
cultural production, from Morocco to Iran, India and Indonesia, 
in many cases offering the first comprehensive assessments 
of their lives and works. 

What emerges from the collection as a whole is a period characterized 
by institutional change, competition, conspicuous virtuosity, and diversity - 
when Christian and Shiite writers also played important roles. 
Although modern scholarship has seen these centuries as mired in 
cultural decadence and decline, the literary figures in this volume display 
astonishing inventiveness, both in their understanding and appropriation 
of the Arabic literary tradition as well as in their many formal innovations. 

Vol 3: will be published in February 2010, Vol 1 will follow later 
*********************** 

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have further questions. Do so 
by emailing <rgietz at harrassowitz.de>a toc of the book can be found here: 
http://www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/dzo/artikel/201/003/3728_201.pdf?t=1259768494 

Orders can be placed with any international bookseller, with 
<service at harrassowitz.de> (Harrassowitz Subscription agency), with 
our online shop (www.harrassowitz-verlag.de), or with www.amazon.de 
or www.amazon.com   
http://www.amazon.com/Essays-Arabic-Literary-Biography-1350-1850/dp/3447059338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259769350&sr=8-1 
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:45 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:CFP: Language and Linguistics: Arabic Language
 Ideology
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1) Subject:CFP: Language and Linguistics: Arabic Language Ideology

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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:Moha Ennaji <mennaji2002 at yahoo.fr>
Subject:CFP: Language and Linguistics: Arabic Language Ideology

[thanks to Alex Magidow for noticing this on LINGUIST and forwarding it]


Full Title: Languages and Linguistics

Linguistic Field(s): Arabic, Standard;Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 31-Dec-2009

Call for Papers for the next issue of the international journal of
Languages and Linguistics on the theme: Language Policy in the Arab World

The symbolic significance of language can help explain why standard Arabic,
which is not a spoken language anywhere in the Arab world, has survived
amidst colonization, modern technology, and globalization. Yet the path of
standard Arabic was not always smooth and the differences among different
Arab countries in their attitudes towards it are as different as the
history and environment of each country.

Thus, to study language policies in the Arab world one has to look at the
political situation and at the sociolinguistic map in every country. This
issue of Languages and Linguistics will examine three main topics. First,
it will study different language policies in the Arab world, implemented
ones or even unimplemented ones. Second, it will discuss the domain of the
study of language policy and the factors that govern and influence
different policies. Third, the issue will examine case studies of Maghreb
and Middle Eastern countries and compare and contrast their experiences
with language policies. The role of ethnicity, religion, media, and
academies in the Arab world will also be tackled.

Articles may be in English, French, or Arabic

Scholars who are interested in contributing are requested to send their
abstract before the end of December 2009, and the whole article by the end
of March 2010. Please send your abstract to Professor Moha Ennaji:
mennaji2002 at yahoo.fr

For more information about the international journal of 'Languages and
Linguistics', please consult our website:
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:48 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Needs translation of Hafez Ibrahim poem
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:paul roochnik <proochnikllc at yahoo.com>
Subject:Needs translation of Hafez Ibrahim poem

Dear Friends,

Would you know of an English translation of Hafez Ibrahim's poem, "The Arabic Language Laments its Fate" ?  It was mentioned in passing at the recent MESA conference, and it reminded me of how much I love this poem.  I first heard it recited by Dr. Irfan Shahid at Georgetown University more than 20 years ago, and it still sticks in my mind, or rather, in my heart.

Thanks.

Cheers,
Abu Sammy

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:52 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Summer Institute for Lang of Muslim World
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
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Subject:Summer Institute for Lang of Muslim World


The Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in collaboration with the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, the Center for African Studies, the Center for Global Studies, CIBER, and the European Union Center is pleased to host the Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World (SILMW) in summer 2010 (June-August). SILMW will offer intensive courses in a variety of Muslim World languages, including Arabic, Indonesian, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu by experienced, trained, and highly proficient instructors. Classes will be held four hours per day over a period of eight weeks, for a total of 132 hours. Students will earn credits equivalent to one full academic year of language instruction.

SILMW provides a unique opportunity to explore the languages and cultures of the Muslim World and interact with experts in this region. In addition to classroom instruction, SILMW will offer a variety of extracurricular activities designed to enhance classroom instruction, provide additional channels for language contact and practice, and expose learners to the traditions of the Muslim World communities. These extracurricular activities include research forums, conversation hours, cooking demonstrations, music, film showings, and other cultural activities.

Please visit our website at http://silmw.linguistics.uiuc.edu or contact Dr. Otiato at  pojiambo at illinois.edu if you have any questions or like to get more information about SILMW.

Abdulkafi Albirini

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Dec  4 18:26:00 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:26:00 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Broken Plurals list
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:"Elghamry,Khaled" <elghamryk at ufl.edu>
Subject:Broken Plurals list

Dear Lisa,
Here is a link to three lists of Broken Plurals that I automatically extracted from three different Arabic-Arabic Dictionaries. I hope that helps.
http://elghamryk.googlepages.com/arabiclanguageresources

Best
Khaled Elghamry, Ph.D
Linguistics, University of Florida

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Dec  4 18:25:56 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:56 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:MENA Grad Student Spring Conf
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
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Subject:MENA Grad Student Spring Conf

Attention graduate students:

Following is the Call for Papers for the 10th Annual Middle East North Africa
Graduate Student Association Spring Conference:

INTERCULTURAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

The 10th Annual Graduate Student Conference:
Middle East North Africa Graduate Students Association (MENA) at the University
of Arizona

March 31st to April 2nd, 2010
The University of Arizona


We are inviting abstracts from graduate students who study the Middle East and
North Africa.  We ask that abstracts be no longer than 250 words.  Please send
a Word document which includes the abstract, your name, email address, and your
institution to uamena at gmail.com.  Abstracts received before December 15, 2009
will receive priority; however, we will continue to accept abstracts on a
rolling basis through January 20, 2010.  We encourage participants from all
disciplines, including linguistics, literature, history, the social sciences,
and the fine arts.   And for those interested in publishing their research, we
are accepting manuscripts for our annual journal, Zaytoon. Visit our website
www.uamena.org for submission requirements. Questions should be addressed to
John Costello or Colin Owens, conference co-chairs.

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Dec  4 18:26:02 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:26:02 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Academia.edu update
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1) Subject:Academia.edu update

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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:Richard Price <richardprice at academia.edu>
Subject:Academia.edu update

Dear ARABIC-L members,

I just wanted to let you know that there are now 22 members of
ARABIC-L on Academia.edu listing more than a hundred research
interests such as Spoken Discourse Analysis in Arabic, Arabic
Literature, and Arabic Sociolinguistics.  They have also listed
contacts, photos and a paper.

There are thousands of people listing the same research interests as
the ARABIC-L members on Academia.edu, so there are lots of researchers
for ARABIC-L members to discover.

To see the 22 members of ARABIC-L on Academia.edu, and their research
interests and papers, follow the link below:

http://lists.academia.edu/See-members-of-ARABIC-L

Richard

Dr. Richard Price, post-doc, Philosophy Dept, Oxford University.
Founder of Academia.edu

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs free word search puzzles
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:Mai Zaki <maizaki at gmail.com>
Subject:Needs free word search puzzles

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if there is any source of free Arabic word search puzzles on
the internet (like the ones used in Alif Baa for example) for university
learners of Arabic.

Thank you.

Mai Zaki
Middlesex University


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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Dec  4 18:26:11 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:26:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic e-mail, mobile programs
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1) Subject:Arabic e-mail program
2) Subject:Mobile program

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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:Melsayess <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:Arabic e-mail program

Salaam

Just make your Arabic typing a little bit easier by using our free internet 
tool.

http://www.readverse.com/Get_note

You can use it to type Arabic and another 10 languages at not cost. Also, 
you can email  what you type intact to 5 recipients at no cost.

There is no need to either download or install and software.

Let's move from desktop applications to Multimedia Internet applications.

Happy Eid

Mahmoud  Elsayess
Professor, Multimedia & Information Technology


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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:Melsayess <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:Mobile program

Salaam,

We are delighted to inform you that we published a prototype for Mobile 
(Cell) of our website
http://www.readverse.com/ . This prototype will be expanded and if you can 
test it and provide your feedback that will be of a great help.

Pleae, type this address http://www.readverse.com/ on your Mobile (Cell)

Peace
Mahmoud  Elsayess
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:58 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Online Audio library of Arabic expressions
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:Mourad Diouri <mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com>
Subject:Online Audio library of Arabic expressions

Salaam to you all,

On the happy occasion of Eid Al-Adha (ÚíÏ ÇáÃÖÍì‡) tomorrow, I would like to
wish everyone a blessed and joyful Eid celebration.

May I take this opportunity to introduce you to (As the Arabs Say∑ßÜóãÇ
fiÇáÜóÊ ÇáÚóÑóÈ) a new project which  I've initiated just recently to help
Arabic learners by using carefully selected Arabic quotes, proverbs, and
sayings. These quotes are recorded as podcasts which will be available soon
in the iTunes Podcast directory.

For this occasion, I've recorded an Eid greeting which is also written in
Moroccan calligraphy.
Quote #004: Wishing You A Blessed Eid<http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/archives/8>

The site is still in its first baby-steps to build an online audio library
of Arabic quotes for teachers and learners of Arabic. Any feedback or
suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

As the Arabs Say∑ßÜóãÇ fiÇáÜóÊ ÇáÚóÑóÈ
http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/

Again, Happy Eid to you all...

Mourad
____________________________________
Mourad Diouri  | ãÑÇÏ ÇáÏíæÑí
e-Learning Lecturer in Arabic Studies
Centre for the Adv. Study of the Arab World
University of Edinburgh, 19 George Square
Edinburgh, EH8 9LD, UK
e:  m.diouri at ed.ac.uk, mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com
t:  + (44) 131 6506615
w:  casaw.ac.uk
w: eArabic Learning Portal : e-Arabic.com

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:44:17 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs Arabic heritage learner refs
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:"R. Kirk Belnap" <belnap at byu.edu>
Subject:Needs Arabic heritage learner refs

Greetings all! Two respected colleagues are writing a book chapter on issues related to heritage learners (of a variety of languages, not just Arabic). Are there any studies in particular that you would recommend that discuss the case of students enrolled in Arabic classes who can recite or read the Qur'an but cannot speak Arabic or understand what they are reading/reciting?

Many thanks!

Kirk

R. Kirk Belnap, Director
National Middle East Language Resource Center
3056 JFSB
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
belnap at byu.edu
http://nmelrc.org/
801/422-6531
801/422-0382 (fax)

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:08 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:West Virginia University French/Arabic Job
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1) Subject:West Virginia University French/Arabic Job

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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:West Virginia University French/Arabic Job


University or Organization: West Virginia University 
Department: Foreign Languages
Job Location: West Virginia, USA 
Web Address: http://forlang.wvu.edu

Job Rank: Teaching Assistant Professor  

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics 

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

Description:

The Department of Foreign Languages at West Virginia University invites
applications for a full-time, renewable and promotable Teaching Assistant
Professor position, beginning August 2010. Applicants must have a Ph.D.
degree in hand or expected by August 2010 in Arabic, French, linguistics or
equivalent (ABD may be considered for appointment at the instructor rank).
We are looking for an energetic individual eager to develop an Arabic
program and contribute to a thriving French program. The candidate is
expected to supervise the Arabic program, teach undergraduate courses in
Arabic language and culture, and French linguistics. Ability to teach
Arabic and/or Francophone culture courses in English preferred. Native or
near-native proficiency in Arabic, French and English, and excellent
teaching skills are required.  

Teaching Assistant Professors at WVU are eligible for promotion, however
promotion to senior ranks is not a requirement for institutional commitment
and career stability in a Teaching Faculty appointment. There is no
research expectation for the Teaching professor track.

Please send a letter of application with a statement of teaching interests,
curriculum vita, evidence of teaching performance, and three letters of
recommendation to the application address below. Review of applications
will begin January 15 and continue until the position is filled. Please
direct further inquiries to Dr. Ángel Tuninetti, contact information below. 

WVU is a Research I - High Activity University, an Affirmative Action and
EEO employer, and supports dual career couples: http://www.dualcareer.wvu.edu/.

The university is located in the community of Morgantown, which offers
plentiful opportunities as well as recreational outlets that draw on the
natural beauty and rich culture of Appalachia. Morgantown is located within
1½ hours of Pittsburgh and 3½ hours of the Washington/Baltimore area. It
has been recognized as one of the most livable small cities in the U.S.


Application Deadline: 15-Jan-2010 
Mailing Address for Applications: 
	Chair, Arabic-French Search Committee 
	Department of Foreign Languages 
	West Virginia University 
	P.O.Box 6298 
	Morgantown, US 26506-6298 
	USA  
Contact Information:
	Dr. Ángel Tuninetti 
	Email: angel.tuninetti at mail.wvu.edu 

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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Final weak noun tanwiin in modern dialects
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1) Subject:Final weak noun tanwiin in modern dialects

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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:Alexander Magidow <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:Final weak noun tanwiin in modern dialects

Dear All,

I was wondering whether anyone is aware of modern dialects which 
preserve the Classical Arabic nunation in indefinite final-weak nouns, 
i.e. mu7aamin vs. al-mu7aamiy 'lawyer'

Thank you,
Alex Magidow

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Intensive Summer Language Institute for Arabic
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1) Subject:Intensive Summer Language Institute for Arabic Teachers

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From:Brita Ericson <ericson at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG>
Subject:Intensive Summer Language Institute for Arabic Teachers

Intensive Summer Language Institutes for Chinese, Arabic and Russian Teachers

This program is designed to strengthen critical need foreign language
instruction at U.S. schools by providing intermediate and advanced level
teachers of Arabic, Chinese, and Russian as a Foreign Language with the
opportunity for intensive language study abroad. The summer 2010 program is
open to current K-12 teachers as well as community college instructors of
Arabic, Chinese, and Russian; university students enrolled in education
programs intending to teach these languages are also eligible to
participate. The program is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs (ECA) of the U. S. Department of State, and administered by American
Councils for International Education ACTR/ACCELS.

Program Benefits:
• Academic program in Changchun, China; Alexandria, Egypt; or Kazan, Russia;
• Round-trip airfare;
• Housing and meals;
• Educational and cultural excursions;
• Peer tutors for conversation practice;
• Stipend for the purchase and shipping of teaching materials;
• Pre-departure orientation in Washington, D.C.;
• Visa support;
• Health insurance; and
• 10 graduate credit hours through Bryn Mawr College.

The program is open to educators who meet the following eligibility
requirements:
• Teach Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), or Russian as a Foreign Language in a
K-12 school, community college, or are enrolled in a program leading to
teaching of critical languages;
• Speak Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), or Russian at the intermediate or
advanced level;
• Are a non-native speaker of the target language: Arabic, Chinese
(Mandarin), or Russian. For participation in this program, a native speaker
is someone who finished high school (or equivalent) in an Arabic, Chinese
(Mandarin), or Russian speaking country. A heritage speaker is someone who
speaks the target language at home, but has not spent an extended period of
time in a country where the primary language is Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin),
or Russian. Heritage Speakers may be eligible if they do not possess native
fluency in the target language.
• Possess U.S. citizenship; and
• Submit a complete application.

Applications: Available at: https://www.onlineac.org/start/NjY0MTRfMjkwXzY1Mzcz/

Deadline: March 1, 2010



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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:12 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Faculty Development Seminars in Jordan
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1) Subject:Faculty Development Seminars in Jordan

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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:IFDS <IFDS at ciee.org>
Subject:Faculty Development Seminars in Jordan

Council on International Educational exchange announces two faculty development seminars to Jordan for next summer:

-Amman and Jerusalem-
Middle East Conflict and Cooperation
June 6-15

-Amman-
Middle Eastern Women: Tradition, Development, and Change
June 17-23

CIEE International Faculty Development Seminars range from 1-2 weeks in duration and provide an interdisciplinary examination of the seminar theme through lectures by local faculty and experts, and co-curricular site visits.

Individual seminar information can be found at www.ciee.org/ifds, or please email Kate Shalvoy (Program Coordinator) directly at kshalvoy at ciee.org with inquiries. 

Application information can be found here: 
http://www.ciee.org/ifds/application/index.html

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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:17 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Huge online library of Arabic books
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1) Subject:Huge online library of Arabic books

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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:
Kamal Al Ekhnawy <kamal19 at aucegypt.edu>

Subject:Huge online library of Arabic books


Dear all,
I'd like to share with you the following link:

مئات الكتب على الانترنت مترتبة حسب الترتيب الابجدي للكاتب

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=r6wharOxPespMyfz5KkPllg&gid=0

Cheers,
Kamal
-------
Sincerely,
Kamal  AlEkhnawy
Faculty member and Head of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Unit
Arabic Language Institute (ALI)
The American University in Cairo (AUC)
Mobile: +2 010 5420209
Tel. office: +2 02 26154829

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:13 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New book on history of Arabic linguistics
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1) Subject:New book on history of Arabic linguistics

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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:
BearMeiser at aol.com

Subject:New book on history of Arabic linguistics

Language and Heresy in Isma'ili Thought
by Jamal Ali, 
ISBN: 978-1-59333-781-0
Gorgias Press.
 
This book mines the unpublished manuscript of Kitaab al-Ziina by the Ismaili Abu Hatim al-Razi for new information about the history of Arabic linguistics. The chapter on Arabic grammar is of particular interest to the linguist and the student of Arabic linguistic thought. This chapter shows how the ideas of the early generation of linguistic thinkers, particularly Farra', who used ad hoc terminology and conceived of syntactic transformations as vital, living processes, evolved into the method used by Razi and his Kufan contemporaries, Tha'lab and Ibn al-Anbari, a method in which calcified technical terms had become the main tools for describing sentence structure and syntactic phenomena.
 
The chapter on the word "kalima" reveals how there has been a longstanding debate among linguists regarding the differences between "kalima," "kalaam," "kalim," and "qawl." This debate began with the very early Arabic linguists and still has echoes in twentieth-century works on Arabic grammar.
 
Another chapter is on strange and little-seen etymologies of place names that Razi cited, and which pushed the limits of believability, but which fell out of favor and were replaced by more plausible etymologies. Yet another chapter is on heresiography, the divisions of the Muslim community, and the names given to those divisions.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:15 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs Guerssel/Lowenstamm article
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1) Subject:Needs Guerssel/Lowenstamm article

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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:
Farzan Zaheed <farzanzaheed at yahoo.com>

Subject:Needs Guerssel/Lowenstamm article

Dear All,
I was wondering if anybody can guide me to this particular reference. It's been cited several times and I haven't been able to get a hold of it.
 
Guerssel, Mohamed and Jean Lowenstamm. 1990. The derivational morphology of the Classical Arabic verbal system, ms. UQAM & Paris 7.

I would really appreciate the help,

Thanks
Farzan Zaheed
University of Texas at Austin.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:CFP:International Linguistic Association - Focus on
 Dialects
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1) Subject:CFP:International Linguistic Association - Focus on Dialects

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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:Alexander Magidow <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:CFP:International Linguistic Association - Focus on Dialects

Just forwarding this on - this may be of particular interest for Arabic scholars working on dialects.
I am not affiliated in any way with this conference,
Alex Magidow

Call for Papers

55th Annual Conference of the
International Linguistic Association
in cooperation with the 
American Dialect Society
(Northeast Region)

April 15 – April 17, 2010
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, New York

"DIALECTS"
(However, all linguistic topics are welcome)

Invited Plenary Speakers:

 Dr. Joan Houston Hall (DARE—University of Wisconsin) 
Professor Dennis R. Preston (Oklahoma State University) 
Professor Walt Wolfram (North Carolina State University) 
Professor John M. Lipski (Pennsylvania State University) 
The International Linguistic Association (ILA), a professional organization founded in October 1943 as the Linguistic Circle of New York, is devoted to the study of all areas of linguistics and their roles in society. Teachers and students are invited to submit abstracts for papers for the 55th annual conference to be held in conjunction with the American Dialect Society—Northeast region, at the State University of New York at New Paltz, April 15-17, 2010.

Papers in any area of linguistics are appropriate; however, the theme of this year’s conference is DIALECTS (regional or social). Periodically, the ILA has held conferences on this topic in the past. The study of dialect as a major field in linguistics has been developing for nearly 400 years. Thomas Jefferson recognized the importance of language change as an integral part of society; Thomas Pickering wrote in the second decade of the 19th century of what he found odd in American speech. Bloomfield, Sapir, the Grimms, Bloch, Kurath, Cassidy, and more recently Hall, Preston, Labov, and Wolfram, to name but a few, have furthered the study of dialect. In a distinctive setting where American Indian languages, Dutch, French, German, English and just about every other language of people settling in the early colonies coexisted and blended for centuries, this conference will facilitate further exchange in the subject.

Please submit proposals (400 word maximum) for individual papers to be received no later than January 15, 2010. Proposals for panels or poster sessions must include topics and a summary for each speaker. All proposals should be appropriate for publication in the meeting program.

Send proposals to abstracts at ilaword.org. The word “abstract” must be included in the subject line of the e-mail message. Authors of submissions will be notified of acceptance by February 15, 2010. Time allotted will be 20 minutes for delivery of the paper plus 5 minutes discussion.

Presenters are expected to be current members of either ILA or ADS. Submissions for papers from ADS members will be considered for presentation in the ADS session(s). ADS and ILA members will be admitted to all conference sessions, plenary sessions, and events but must submit to the ILA registration fee. 

The Saturday banquet will be open to all for an additional nominal fee. Advance banquet registration is advised as restaurants in New Paltz tend to be small; payment may be made at the conference. 

Conference Co-Chair: David K. Barnhart (barnhart at highlands.com)
Conference Co-Chair: Yolanda Chavez-Cappellini (cappelly at newpaltz.edu)
Conference Coordinator: Annika Wendt (awendt at ilaword.org)

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:05 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Cairo U Comparative Literature Symposium - Dec 7-9
 2010
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1) Subject:Cairo U Comparative Literature Symposium - Dec 7-9 2010

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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:Maggie Nassif <mnnassif at byu.edu>
Subject:Cairo U Comparative Literature Symposium - Dec 7-9 2010

Department of English Language and Literature, Cairo University

The Tenth International Symposium on Comparative Literature

December 7-9, 2010

“The Marginalized”

      Deadline for abstracts: February 28, 2010

Replies will be posted by April 30, 2010

                  (No abstracts will be accepted after the deadline)

In a globalized world, which is, paradoxically, also a world of growing dissent, marginalized groups with diverse ideological mindsets are likely to emerge on various levels. Women find themselves at the periphery of an oppressive patriarchal society, ethnic groups endure diasporic mobility to flee political subjugation, and the wretched at the bottom of the social ladder lack their bare necessities, to mention but a few of the groups. In such instances, the marginalized is relegated to the periphery of the dominant authority, against which s/he struggles so as to assert his/her position.

The Symposium seeks to explore the dynamics of various marginalized voices, as it is concerned with what Bill Ashcroft et al. call “discourses of marginality.” It is interested in readings of marginality in both literary and linguistic studies. Papers submitted must be original, unpublished, and not previously presented at any other conference.

Proposed topics include, but are not restricted to, the following:

§       Literature of the diaspora

§       Resistance literature

§       Prison literature

§       Immigrant literature

§       Hybridity in language and literature

§       ‘Englishes’

§       Gender studies

§       Oral literature

§       Children’s literature

§       New forms & the mainstream (e.g. graphic novels, blogs, e-literature, etc.)

§       Popular culture

§       Visual culture

Presentations may be in one of the following forms: papers (20 minutes), workshops (45 or 90 minutes), and poster sessions.

The languages of the Symposium are English and Arabic.

Fees:

USD 300 for non-Egyptian participants

LE 300 for Egyptian participants and foreign residents

The above fees include registration, 2 social and cultural events, and—if paper is accepted—publication in The Proceedings.

§    LE 50 for attendance only

§    Free admission for students.

Please complete the form below and send it to the following address: cairosymposium at yahoo.com.
The Tenth International Symposium on Comparative Literature
Topic area: 
Title of presentation:
Presenter’s biodata (50 words):
Address: 
E-mail: 
Equipment needed (if any):
Abstract (300 words):*

* Abstracts must be submitted in English along with an Arabic translation (non-Arab presenters are exempted from Arabic translation).


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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:03 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Recordings of Arabic Typography Award Presentation
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1) Subject:Recordings of Arabic Typography Award Presentation

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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:"Dr. Meri" <jwmeri at gmail.com>
Subject:Recordings of Arabic Typography Award Presentation

DR PETER KAROW AWARD FOR FONT TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL TYPOGRAPHY

On November 18, the seminal work in the field of Arabic typography by Thomas Milo and his DecoType team was acknowledged with the Dr Peter Karow Award, in presence of Director General Dr Roborgh on behalf of the Dutch Minister Plasterk of Education, Culture and Sciences.

Citation: "Not only served Milo’s typographic research as the fundament for the ACE technology, clearly it also formed a basis for the development of the OpenType format, although this is a less known and acknowledged fact."

The complete event and all preceding lectures were recorded and can now be viewed on the internet:

Award ceremony
http://river-valley.tv/decotype-ace-and-tasmeem-font-technology/
Award lecture
http://river-valley.tv/media/conferences/type-design-2009/0102-Award_Presentation/
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http://river-valley.tv/conferences/type-design-2009

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:10 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Rutgers University Language Coordinator Job
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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:"C.G. Häberl" <haberl at rci.rutgers.edu>

Subject:Rutgers University Language Coordinator Job

The Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and 
Literatures in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University 
(New Brunswick) invites applications for a full time, non-tenure track 
position of Language Coordinator. This is a renewable, three-year 
contractual position with full benefits. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in 
Second Language Acquisition or a related field, with a concentration on 
Less Commonly Taught Languages of Africa/Middle East/South Asia, and 
should have a minimum of three years experience in Second/Foreign 
Language Coordination in an American academy. Candidates are expected to 
be competent in the use of instructional technology and communicative, 
standards-based teaching methodologies and must be conversant with the 
latest methods in Second/Foreign language assessment. Demonstrated 
success in grant-writing is an added advantage. Working in conjunction 
with the Language Institute, scheduling office and other relevant units, 
the Language Coordinator will be responsible for the general management 
of language instruction in the department -- including training, 
supervision and evaluation of language instructors; scheduling of 
classes and placement tests; and campus-wide promotion of the study of 
these languages. In addition, the Language Coordinator will be expected 
to teach 3 courses per year in his/her primary language(s) of expertise. 
Applicants should submit a letter of interest and updated CV, and have 
three letters of recommendation sent directly to Dr. Alamin Mazrui. 
Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2010 and continue until 
the position is filled. Applications should be addressed to:

Professor Alamin Mazrui, Chair
Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and 
Literatures,

Rutgers University
Lucy Stone Hall B-309
54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8045
Rutgers is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:14 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Survey on readers expectations of Quran in English
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1) Subject:Readers expectations of Quran translation survey request

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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:Ahmed Saleh Elimam <asaleh1111 at yahoo.com>
Subject:Readers expectations of Quran translation survey request

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Marhaba,

I am doing research on target readers' expectations as far as translations of the Quran into English are concerned. I am looking for native speakers of English, Muslims or non-Muslims, who are intersted in the Quran but use English translations to access its meanings, and would want to fill out a questionnaire for me. Get in touch with me and I will email you a copy to fill out and email back to me.

Thanks in advanceAhmed A.S. Elimam
asaleh1111 at yahoo.com

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Qatar Scholarship program
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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:qatarscholar at georgetown.edu [qatarscholar at georgetown.edu]
Subject:Qatar Scholarship program

[note: the pdf referred to is not attached, but you can get the info from the website]

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University is pleased
to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2010-2011 Qatar
Scholarship Program.

The Qatar Scholarship Program offers dedicated Arabic language students from
the United States the opportunity to master their skills in an intensive Arabic
program at Qatar University (QU) in Doha for an academic year. The scholarship
includes tuition, room and board in university dorms, round-trip airfare, and
books.

Interested students must have recently obtained a Bachelor's or Master's degree
by the beginning of the program, be at the intermediate level, and have two
years of formal Arabic study.

Please share this opportunity with anyone in your department who may be
interested.  Attached to this email is a PDF formatted flyer for distribution.

For more information, please visit http://ccas.georgetown.edu/center-scholarships-qatar_s.cfm.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions regarding the Qatar
Scholarship Program.

Sincerely,
Catherine Parker
Grant Administrator
Qatar Scholarship Program
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Georgetown University
202-687-9101
qatarscholar at georgetown.edu

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:36:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:maktabat Al-tamaddun
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:Kamal Al Ekhnawy <kamal19 at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:maktabat Al-tamaddun

الزملاء الاعزاء،

أود ان اشارككم في رابط مكتبة التمدن الذي يحتوي على العديد من الكتب العربية والعالمية 

مع تحياتي 

كمال الاخناوي

http://ahewar.org/rate/bdefault.asp

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Tue Dec 29 19:40:00 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:40:00 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:new Quranic Arabic Corpus e-mail discussion list
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:
Kais Dukes <dukes.kais at googlemail.com>

Subject:new Quranic Arabic Corpus e-mail discussion list

Hello All,
 
(1) Please send an email with YES to dukes.kais at gmail.com if you are interested so that we can include you in this list. Dr Eric Atwell, at the University of Leeds, has kindly arranged for an e-mail list to be set up for discussion of the Quranic Arabic Corpus. The e-mail address will be:
 
comp-quran at comp.leeds.ac.uk
 
A good reason to join this email list is that you can get notified of new versions of the corpus, and also "listen in" (or participate) on useful and interesting discussion on development this Quranic Arabic Resource. The Quranic Arabic Corpus (http://corpus.quran.com) attracts about 10,000 visitors per month (100,000 page views) from 116 countries worldwide, and provides word-by-word tagged analysis of the Quran (part-of-speech tagging, syntax, grammar and morphology).
 
The specific focus of this email list will be "development of the Quranic Arabic Corpus", and will include discussions on
 
- Arabic Part of speech tagging
- Arabic Morphological analysis
- Syntactic parsing using dependency grammar
- (statistical machine) translation of Arabic to English
- Semantic mapping
- Arabic and Quranic grammar, in relation to the corpus
- Ontology development of the Quranic Arabic Corpus
- Arabic and Quranic Lexicography and word definitions
- Arabic word roots and discussions of roots in the Quran
- The relation of the Quranic Arabic Corpus to other other tagged or untagged Arabic corpora
 
If you reply to me, I can then send the final list of subscribers to Eric.
 
(2) The Quranic Arabic Corpus has now moved to http://corpus.quran.com. Thanks to the kind efforts of the team behind the quran.com network, we have now moved from a London (Windows) server to a Linux server hosted in the USA. If you encounter any problems with the new website, please do let me know!
 
Looking forward to hearing from you all.
 
Thanks,
 
-- Kais Dukes
School of Computing
University of Leeds

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Tue Dec 29 19:40:03 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:40:03 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:final weak noun tanwin in modern dialects response
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:"Berg, Frederick E Mr CIV USA TRADOC" <rick.berg1 at us.army.mil>
Subject:final weak noun tanwin in modern dialects response

I would ask at the Arabic Word Reference Forum
(http://forum.wordreference.com/forumdisplay.php?f=41), if you haven't
already done so. You'll get answers from all over the Arabic-speaking
world. 

RB
California

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:39:56 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Cairo NLP and Knowledge Mining Conference CFP
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:Samhaa El-Beltagy <samhaa at computer.org>
Subject:Cairo NLP and Knowledge Mining Conference CFP

#####################################################################
       INFOS 2010: Special track on NLP and Knowledge Mining
                LAST CALL FOR PAPERS
#####################################################################

March 28 - 30, 2010, Cairo, Egypt
http://infos2010.fci.cu.edu.eg/

Sponsored By
IEEE Computer Society

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# Papers Due: *** January 15, 2010 ***
# Conference proceedings will be indexed by IEEE Xplore
##################################################################

Because of its wide range of applications as well as its challenges,
NLP has become a very active research area. Subjects of interest
include basic research, technologies, applications and engineering,
automatic parsing and tagging, named entity recognition, word sense
disambiguation, sentence understanding, grammar induction, machine
translation, information extraction, automatic question answering,
text summarization, and text mining. State-of-the-art NLP research
combines sophisticated and deep linguistic modeling and data analysis
with innovative probabilistic and machine learning approaches.
 
The goals of this track are to provide participants with an
opportunity to exchange ideas, approaches and implementations of
computational systems, to highlight the common challenges faced by all
practitioners, to assess the state of the art in the field, and to
identify promising areas for future collaborative research in the
development of NLP resources and systems..

+++++++++++++++++++
Topics of Interest
+++++++++++++++++++

We invite submissions in all NLP and knowledge mining  related areas. Areas of interest include,
but are not limited to:

·         Word Sense Disambiguation
·         Named Entities Identification
·         Anaphora resolution
·         Language Modeling
·         Spoken Language Processing
·         Speech Recognition and Language Models
·         Text to Speech and Language Models
·         Dialog Strategy and Technology
·         Natural Language Learning, Generation and Understanding
·         Evaluation of Natural Language Systems
·         Lexical, Semantic Resources and Corpora
·         Corpora Linguistics
·         Machine Translation
·         Information Retrieval
·         Cross Language Information Retrieval
·         Information Extraction
·         Question Answering
·         Domain-Specific Man-machine Dialog
·         Ontology Learning from Text
·         Text Categorization and Summarization
·         Text Mining and Machine Learning
·         Opinion Mining
·         Knowledge Discovery and Acquisition from Text
·         Language Knowledge Engineering
·         NLP Applications in E-Learning
·         NLP Applications in E-Commerce
·         NLP E-mail Filtering- Combinatorial Auctions

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
On-Line Submissions and Publication
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

High-quality papers in all NLP and Knowledge mining related areas are solicited. Paper submissions should be limited to a maximum of 10 pages.   For submission details please visit: http://infos2010.fci.cu.edu.eg/submission.php

All submitted papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee
on the basis of technical quality, relevance, significance, and clarity.

 * Electronic paper submission : January 15th, 2010
 * Author notification: February 5th, 2010
 * Camera ready submission: February 15th, 2010
 * Conference dates: March 28 - 30, 2010

++++++++++++++++++++++++
Track’s Program Committee
++++++++++++++++++++++++

·         Hanady Ahmed, Alexandria University, Egypt
·         Fawaz Al-Anzi, Kuwait University, Kuwait
·         Mansour Al-Ghamdi, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
·         Ibrahim Al-Kharashi, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
·         Galia Angelova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
·         Mohamed Attia, RDI, Egypt
·         Lamia Hadrich Belguith, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Sfax, Tunisia
·         Chia-Hui Chang, National Central University, Taiwan
·         Khalid Choukri, ELDA, Paris, France
·         Chris Cieri, LDC, USA
·         Kareem Darwish, CIMC, Egypt
·         Mona Diab, Columbia University, USA
·         Joseph Dichy, Université Lumière Lyon, France
·         Ossama Emam, IBM Egypt
·         Ali Farghaly, Oracle, USA
·         Nizar Habash, Columbia University, USA
·         Hany Hassan, IBM, Egypt
·         Sattar Izwaini, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
·         Mohamed Kamel, Univeristy of Waterloo, Canada
·         Mohamed Maamouri, LDC, University of Pennsylvania, USA
·         Bente Maegaard, CST, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
·         Petra Maier-Meyer, FAST, Germany
·         Yuji Matsumoto, NAIST, Japan
·         Farid Meziane, Salford University, UK
·         Paola Monachesi, Utrecht University , Netherlands
·         Stelios Piperidis, ILSP, Athens, Greece
·         Ahmed Rafea, American University in Cairo, Egypt
·         Mohsen Rashwan, Cairo University, Egypt
·         Horacio Rodrguez, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
·         Paolo Rosso, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
·         Doaa Samy, Cairo University, Egypt
·         Nasredine Semmar, CEA, France
·         Khaled Shaalan, The British University, Dubai
·         Otakar Smrz, Charles University, Czech Republic
·         Abdelhadi Soudi, Ecole Nationale de l’Industrie Minérale, Morocco
·         Andy Way, DCU, Ireland
·         Imed Zitouni, IBM Research, USA
 
*** Contact Information ***
Aly Fahmy (Track Chair)
Email: a.fahmy at fci-cu.edu.eg

Samhaa El-Beltagy (Track co-chair)
Email: samhaa at computer.org

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:40:08 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:survey for Arabic instructors
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:Aja Ishmael <aqi at hoyamail.georgetown.edu>
Subject:survey for Arabic instructors

Greetings, colleagues!

My name is Aja Ishmael, and I am a PhD student at Georgetown University. I am currently working on a project on Arabic teaching resources with Kassem Wahba and would like to ask for your assistance. If you teach Arabic at the post-secondary level and have maybe 5 to 10 free minutes, would you be so kind as to participate in a brief survey?

The survey is totally anonymous. You can find it here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JXDQT85. And feel free to share!

Of course, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail me at any time.

Alf shukr!
Aja Ishmael

-- 
Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Poulton Hall North, Second Floor
Georgetown University
1437 37th St., N.W.
Box 571046
Washington, D.C. 20007

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:40:10 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Guerssel/Lowenstamm article
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:Joan Carreras Martí <jcm.ec at cel.net>
Subject:Guerssel/Lowenstamm article
I have looked for in Google and find that:

This volume contains 22 of the papers presented at the 5th Conference on Afroasiatic Languages (CAL 5) held at Universite Paris VII in June 2000. The authors report their latest research on the syntax, morphology, and phonology of quite a number of languages (Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, Tigrinya, Coptic Egyptian, Berber, Hausa, Beja, Somali, Gamo). The articles discuss new solutions to familiar questions such as the free state/construct state alternation of nouns, the Semitic template system, and the morphosyntax of nominal and verbal plurality. Ten of the papers center on morphology, especially the relation of phonology to syntax and morphology; others address questions at the syntax/semantics/pragmatics interface; two papers also offer comparative and historical perspectives. Taken as a whole, the papers provide an accurate picture of the state of current research in Afroasiatic linguistics, containing important new data and new analyses. Given its coverage, the book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Afroasiatic languages and theoretical linguistics.

Best Regards

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:40:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Google KNOL
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:Kamal Al Ekhnawy <kamal19 at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Google KNOL

الزملاء الاعزاء،
الرابط التالي لطريقة جديدة مبتكرة من جوجل لكتابة المقالات وترتيب المعلومات وترتيبها:

http://knol.google.com/k?hl=ar

Cheers,
Kamal
-------
Sincerely,
Kamal  AlEkhnawy
Faculty member and Head of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Unit
Arabic Language Institute (ALI)
The American University in Cairo (AUC)
Mobile: +2 010 5420209
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:39:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Holiday Greetings recording
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:Mourad Diouri <mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com>
Subject:Holiday Greetings recording

Dear All, 

Following on from my last greeting to you on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha (Quote #005: Wishing You A Blessed Eid), today is the big Christian festival "Christmas" which is being celebrated around the world. For this occasion, I thought I should record a greeting podcast about how Christian Arabs greet one another at Christmas time in Arabic. I have also posted a beautiful Qur'anic quote about the birth of Jesus (peace be upon him).
Quote #010: Birth of Jesus in Islam
Quote #009: Merry Christmas/Happy Birthday in Arabic 
To all Christians around the world, Arab and non-Arab, peace be with you all.

Best wishes to everyone

Mourad

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Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:40:02 -0700
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Subject:Arabic Gigaword 4 from LDC

(2)  Arabic Gigaword Fourth Edition is a comprehensive archive of Arabic newswire text that has been acquired over several years at LDC. Arabic Gigaword Fourth Edition includes all of the content of Arabic Gigaword Third Edition (LDC2007T40) as well as newly-collected data. In addition, three new sources have been added in the fourth edition: Al-Ahram, Asharq Al-Awsat and Al-Quds Al-Arabi.

Nine distinct international sources of Arabic newswire are represented here:

Al-Ahram (ahr_arb)
Asharq Al-Awsat (aaw_arb)
Agence France Presse (afp_arb)
Assabah (asb_arb)
Al Hayat (hyt_arb)
An Nahar (nhr_arb)
Al-Quds Al-Arabi (qds_arb)
Ummah Press (umh_arb)
Xinhua News Agency (xin_arb)
The seven-character codes shown above represent both the directory names where the data files are found and the 7-letter prefix that appears at the beginning of every file name. The 7-letter codes consist of the three-character source name IDs and the three-character language code ("arb") separated by an underscore ("_") character.

These news services all use Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), so there should be a fairly limited scope for orthographic and lexical variation due to regional Arabic dialects.

New in the Fourth Edition

New Sources
      This release marks the first edition of Arabic Gigaword to include content from Al-Ahram, Asharq Al-Awsat and Al-Quds Al-Arabi covering the period from November 2006 through December 2008. 

New Data for Existing Sources
      This release contains all data collected by LDC from January 2007 through December 2008, except for Ummah Press for which data from January 2005 through December 2008 is included.

The table below shows data quantity by source under the following categories: data source (Source); the number of files per source (#Files); compressed file size (Gzip-MB); uncompressed file size (Totl-MB); the number of space-separated words tokens in the text (K-words); and the number of documents per source (#DOCs).

Source

#Files

Gzip-MB

Totl-MB

K-wrds

#DOCs

aaw_arb

26

114

386

36694

87506

afp_arb

176

530

1979

184631

930656

ahr_arb

26

114

131

42265

107187

asb_arb

52

45

149

14322

32794

hyt_arb

166

663

2224

209318

448335

nhr_arb

157

784

2662

253559

557151

qds_arb

26

62

198

18996

49352

umh_arb

68

9.3

31

2995

11350

xin_arb

91

245

890

85689

492664

Totals

788

5018

8650

848469

2716995


Arabic Gigaword Fourth Edition is distributed on one DVD-ROM.

2009 Subscription Members will automatically receive two copies of this corpus.  2009 Standard Members may request a copy as part of their 16 free membership corpora. Non-members may license this data for US$5000.


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:03 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs recent refs on Arabic Politeness system
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From: Elena Canna <elenacanna at hotmail.com>
Subject:Needs recent refs on Arabic Politeness system

Dear colleagues,

I am working on the publication of my B.A. thesis, a contrastive analysis of the politeness systems of Arabic and Italian. I wrote this work in 2004 so I am sure thare are must be lots of new publications on this topic in addition to the ones I quoted. Apart from the work of D. Parkinson (prior to 2003) which I quoted and that talks about the politeness system in Cairo, I was wondering if you may know any other articles that talk about this topic so that I can list them in my bibliography.
Thanks a lot in advance,
Elena

Ph.D. student in Linguistics,
University of Siena, Italy
elenacanna at hotmail.com

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Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Dialect literature
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1) Subject:Dialect literature

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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:aziz abbassi <abbassiaziz at gmail.com>
Subject:Dialect literature

On the subject of dialectal poetry and literature, there is ample
documentation in the case of Maghribi dialectology in the writing of  "Sidi
Abderrahmane al-Majdoub",  a "mystic and popular philosopher" in the Maghreb
area, in the zajal poetry found in the Malhoun, the Maaluuf and the
Andalucian genres of music. All this can be found via a google search
and  by perusing related websites.
Good hunting.

Aziz  Abbassi, PhD
Author & Language Consultant
1725 gosnell Rd  #204
VA 22182

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Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:41 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:New book: Essays in Arabic Literary Biography II
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:rgietz at harrassowitz.de
Subject:New book: Essays in Arabic Literary Biography II


Announcement of a new publication by Harrassowitz Verlag: 

Lowry, Joseph E. / Stewart, Devin J. (Eds.)
Essays in Arabic Literary Biography II: 1350-1850 
Mizan 17,2 
2009. IV, 431 pages - 24,0 ? 17,0 cm, hc 
ISBN 978-3-447-05933-6 
EUR 68,00 /sFr 116,00/ US $ ca. 117,-	


The three volumes of Essays in Arabic Literary Biography contain 
entries by leading specialists in the field of Arabic literature studies 
devoted to the major representatives of the literary heritage of Arabic 
culture within three specific periods: 950-1350 (ed. Terri DeYoung); 
1350-1850 (ed. Joseph E. Lowry and Devin Stewart); and 
1850-1950 (ed. Roger Allen). 

Each volume attempts to reflect larger movements of cultural 
development and change within the realms of literary production 
and commentary during the given period. While the major names 
associated with each period are to be found, a particular effort 
has also been made to reflect the geographical diversity of the 
Arabic-speaking regions in the different historical periods involved. 

This volume contains biographical studies of thirty-eight 
Arabic literary figures who lived between 1350 and 1850, 
a neglected period of Arabic literary history. The essays situate 
the authors and their writings in local contexts of literary and 
cultural production, from Morocco to Iran, India and Indonesia, 
in many cases offering the first comprehensive assessments 
of their lives and works. 

What emerges from the collection as a whole is a period characterized 
by institutional change, competition, conspicuous virtuosity, and diversity - 
when Christian and Shiite writers also played important roles. 
Although modern scholarship has seen these centuries as mired in 
cultural decadence and decline, the literary figures in this volume display 
astonishing inventiveness, both in their understanding and appropriation 
of the Arabic literary tradition as well as in their many formal innovations. 

Vol 3: will be published in February 2010, Vol 1 will follow later 
*********************** 

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have further questions. Do so 
by emailing <rgietz at harrassowitz.de>a toc of the book can be found here: 
http://www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/dzo/artikel/201/003/3728_201.pdf?t=1259768494 

Orders can be placed with any international bookseller, with 
<service at harrassowitz.de> (Harrassowitz Subscription agency), with 
our online shop (www.harrassowitz-verlag.de), or with www.amazon.de 
or www.amazon.com   
http://www.amazon.com/Essays-Arabic-Literary-Biography-1350-1850/dp/3447059338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259769350&sr=8-1 
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Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:45 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:CFP: Language and Linguistics: Arabic Language
 Ideology
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1) Subject:CFP: Language and Linguistics: Arabic Language Ideology

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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:Moha Ennaji <mennaji2002 at yahoo.fr>
Subject:CFP: Language and Linguistics: Arabic Language Ideology

[thanks to Alex Magidow for noticing this on LINGUIST and forwarding it]


Full Title: Languages and Linguistics

Linguistic Field(s): Arabic, Standard;Sociolinguistics

Call Deadline: 31-Dec-2009

Call for Papers for the next issue of the international journal of
Languages and Linguistics on the theme: Language Policy in the Arab World

The symbolic significance of language can help explain why standard Arabic,
which is not a spoken language anywhere in the Arab world, has survived
amidst colonization, modern technology, and globalization. Yet the path of
standard Arabic was not always smooth and the differences among different
Arab countries in their attitudes towards it are as different as the
history and environment of each country.

Thus, to study language policies in the Arab world one has to look at the
political situation and at the sociolinguistic map in every country. This
issue of Languages and Linguistics will examine three main topics. First,
it will study different language policies in the Arab world, implemented
ones or even unimplemented ones. Second, it will discuss the domain of the
study of language policy and the factors that govern and influence
different policies. Third, the issue will examine case studies of Maghreb
and Middle Eastern countries and compare and contrast their experiences
with language policies. The role of ethnicity, religion, media, and
academies in the Arab world will also be tackled.

Articles may be in English, French, or Arabic

Scholars who are interested in contributing are requested to send their
abstract before the end of December 2009, and the whole article by the end
of March 2010. Please send your abstract to Professor Moha Ennaji:
mennaji2002 at yahoo.fr

For more information about the international journal of 'Languages and
Linguistics', please consult our website:
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Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:48 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Needs translation of Hafez Ibrahim poem
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:paul roochnik <proochnikllc at yahoo.com>
Subject:Needs translation of Hafez Ibrahim poem

Dear Friends,

Would you know of an English translation of Hafez Ibrahim's poem, "The Arabic Language Laments its Fate" ?  It was mentioned in passing at the recent MESA conference, and it reminded me of how much I love this poem.  I first heard it recited by Dr. Irfan Shahid at Georgetown University more than 20 years ago, and it still sticks in my mind, or rather, in my heart.

Thanks.

Cheers,
Abu Sammy

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:52 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Summer Institute for Lang of Muslim World
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1) Subject:Summer Institute for Lang of Muslim World

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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:<aalbirini at yahoo.com>
Subject:Summer Institute for Lang of Muslim World


The Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in collaboration with the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, the Center for African Studies, the Center for Global Studies, CIBER, and the European Union Center is pleased to host the Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim World (SILMW) in summer 2010 (June-August). SILMW will offer intensive courses in a variety of Muslim World languages, including Arabic, Indonesian, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu by experienced, trained, and highly proficient instructors. Classes will be held four hours per day over a period of eight weeks, for a total of 132 hours. Students will earn credits equivalent to one full academic year of language instruction.

SILMW provides a unique opportunity to explore the languages and cultures of the Muslim World and interact with experts in this region. In addition to classroom instruction, SILMW will offer a variety of extracurricular activities designed to enhance classroom instruction, provide additional channels for language contact and practice, and expose learners to the traditions of the Muslim World communities. These extracurricular activities include research forums, conversation hours, cooking demonstrations, music, film showings, and other cultural activities.

Please visit our website at http://silmw.linguistics.uiuc.edu or contact Dr. Otiato at  pojiambo at illinois.edu if you have any questions or like to get more information about SILMW.

Abdulkafi Albirini

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:26:00 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Broken Plurals list
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1) Subject:Broken Plurals list

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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:"Elghamry,Khaled" <elghamryk at ufl.edu>
Subject:Broken Plurals list

Dear Lisa,
Here is a link to three lists of Broken Plurals that I automatically extracted from three different Arabic-Arabic Dictionaries. I hope that helps.
http://elghamryk.googlepages.com/arabiclanguageresources

Best
Khaled Elghamry, Ph.D
Linguistics, University of Florida

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:56 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:MENA Grad Student Spring Conf
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:<kmiller3 at email.arizona.edu>
Subject:MENA Grad Student Spring Conf

Attention graduate students:

Following is the Call for Papers for the 10th Annual Middle East North Africa
Graduate Student Association Spring Conference:

INTERCULTURAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

The 10th Annual Graduate Student Conference:
Middle East North Africa Graduate Students Association (MENA) at the University
of Arizona

March 31st to April 2nd, 2010
The University of Arizona


We are inviting abstracts from graduate students who study the Middle East and
North Africa.  We ask that abstracts be no longer than 250 words.  Please send
a Word document which includes the abstract, your name, email address, and your
institution to uamena at gmail.com.  Abstracts received before December 15, 2009
will receive priority; however, we will continue to accept abstracts on a
rolling basis through January 20, 2010.  We encourage participants from all
disciplines, including linguistics, literature, history, the social sciences,
and the fine arts.   And for those interested in publishing their research, we
are accepting manuscripts for our annual journal, Zaytoon. Visit our website
www.uamena.org for submission requirements. Questions should be addressed to
John Costello or Colin Owens, conference co-chairs.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:26:02 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Academia.edu update
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1) Subject:Academia.edu update

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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:Richard Price <richardprice at academia.edu>
Subject:Academia.edu update

Dear ARABIC-L members,

I just wanted to let you know that there are now 22 members of
ARABIC-L on Academia.edu listing more than a hundred research
interests such as Spoken Discourse Analysis in Arabic, Arabic
Literature, and Arabic Sociolinguistics.  They have also listed
contacts, photos and a paper.

There are thousands of people listing the same research interests as
the ARABIC-L members on Academia.edu, so there are lots of researchers
for ARABIC-L members to discover.

To see the 22 members of ARABIC-L on Academia.edu, and their research
interests and papers, follow the link below:

http://lists.academia.edu/See-members-of-ARABIC-L

Richard

Dr. Richard Price, post-doc, Philosophy Dept, Oxford University.
Founder of Academia.edu

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:54 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Needs free word search puzzles
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:Mai Zaki <maizaki at gmail.com>
Subject:Needs free word search puzzles

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if there is any source of free Arabic word search puzzles on
the internet (like the ones used in Alif Baa for example) for university
learners of Arabic.

Thank you.

Mai Zaki
Middlesex University


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:26:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Arabic e-mail, mobile programs
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1) Subject:Arabic e-mail program
2) Subject:Mobile program

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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:Melsayess <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:Arabic e-mail program

Salaam

Just make your Arabic typing a little bit easier by using our free internet 
tool.

http://www.readverse.com/Get_note

You can use it to type Arabic and another 10 languages at not cost. Also, 
you can email  what you type intact to 5 recipients at no cost.

There is no need to either download or install and software.

Let's move from desktop applications to Multimedia Internet applications.

Happy Eid

Mahmoud  Elsayess
Professor, Multimedia & Information Technology


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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:Melsayess <melsayess at socal.rr.com>
Subject:Mobile program

Salaam,

We are delighted to inform you that we published a prototype for Mobile 
(Cell) of our website
http://www.readverse.com/ . This prototype will be expanded and if you can 
test it and provide your feedback that will be of a great help.

Pleae, type this address http://www.readverse.com/ on your Mobile (Cell)

Peace
Mahmoud  Elsayess
Professor, Multimedia & Information Technology 

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:25:58 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Online Audio library of Arabic expressions
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1) Subject:Online Audio library of Arabic expressions

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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:Mourad Diouri <mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com>
Subject:Online Audio library of Arabic expressions

Salaam to you all,

On the happy occasion of Eid Al-Adha (??? ???????) tomorrow, I would like to
wish everyone a blessed and joyful Eid celebration.

May I take this opportunity to introduce you to (As the Arabs Say??????
?????? ???????) a new project which  I've initiated just recently to help
Arabic learners by using carefully selected Arabic quotes, proverbs, and
sayings. These quotes are recorded as podcasts which will be available soon
in the iTunes Podcast directory.

For this occasion, I've recorded an Eid greeting which is also written in
Moroccan calligraphy.
Quote #004: Wishing You A Blessed Eid<http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/archives/8>

The site is still in its first baby-steps to build an online audio library
of Arabic quotes for teachers and learners of Arabic. Any feedback or
suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

As the Arabs Say?????? ?????? ???????
http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/

Again, Happy Eid to you all...

Mourad
____________________________________
Mourad Diouri  | ???? ???????
e-Learning Lecturer in Arabic Studies
Centre for the Adv. Study of the Arab World
University of Edinburgh, 19 George Square
Edinburgh, EH8 9LD, UK
e:  m.diouri at ed.ac.uk, mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com
t:  + (44) 131 6506615
w:  casaw.ac.uk
w: eArabic Learning Portal : e-Arabic.com

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:44:17 -0700
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Date: 04 Dec 2009
From:"R. Kirk Belnap" <belnap at byu.edu>
Subject:Needs Arabic heritage learner refs

Greetings all! Two respected colleagues are writing a book chapter on issues related to heritage learners (of a variety of languages, not just Arabic). Are there any studies in particular that you would recommend that discuss the case of students enrolled in Arabic classes who can recite or read the Qur'an but cannot speak Arabic or understand what they are reading/reciting?

Many thanks!

Kirk

R. Kirk Belnap, Director
National Middle East Language Resource Center
3056 JFSB
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
belnap at byu.edu
http://nmelrc.org/
801/422-6531
801/422-0382 (fax)

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:08 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:West Virginia University French/Arabic Job
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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:West Virginia University French/Arabic Job


University or Organization: West Virginia University 
Department: Foreign Languages
Job Location: West Virginia, USA 
Web Address: http://forlang.wvu.edu

Job Rank: Teaching Assistant Professor  

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics 

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

Description:

The Department of Foreign Languages at West Virginia University invites
applications for a full-time, renewable and promotable Teaching Assistant
Professor position, beginning August 2010. Applicants must have a Ph.D.
degree in hand or expected by August 2010 in Arabic, French, linguistics or
equivalent (ABD may be considered for appointment at the instructor rank).
We are looking for an energetic individual eager to develop an Arabic
program and contribute to a thriving French program. The candidate is
expected to supervise the Arabic program, teach undergraduate courses in
Arabic language and culture, and French linguistics. Ability to teach
Arabic and/or Francophone culture courses in English preferred. Native or
near-native proficiency in Arabic, French and English, and excellent
teaching skills are required.  

Teaching Assistant Professors at WVU are eligible for promotion, however
promotion to senior ranks is not a requirement for institutional commitment
and career stability in a Teaching Faculty appointment. There is no
research expectation for the Teaching professor track.

Please send a letter of application with a statement of teaching interests,
curriculum vita, evidence of teaching performance, and three letters of
recommendation to the application address below. Review of applications
will begin January 15 and continue until the position is filled. Please
direct further inquiries to Dr. ?ngel Tuninetti, contact information below. 

WVU is a Research I - High Activity University, an Affirmative Action and
EEO employer, and supports dual career couples: http://www.dualcareer.wvu.edu/.

The university is located in the community of Morgantown, which offers
plentiful opportunities as well as recreational outlets that draw on the
natural beauty and rich culture of Appalachia. Morgantown is located within
1? hours of Pittsburgh and 3? hours of the Washington/Baltimore area. It
has been recognized as one of the most livable small cities in the U.S.


Application Deadline: 15-Jan-2010 
Mailing Address for Applications: 
	Chair, Arabic-French Search Committee 
	Department of Foreign Languages 
	West Virginia University 
	P.O.Box 6298 
	Morgantown, US 26506-6298 
	USA  
Contact Information:
	Dr. ?ngel Tuninetti 
	Email: angel.tuninetti at mail.wvu.edu 

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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:09 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Final weak noun tanwiin in modern dialects
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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:Alexander Magidow <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:Final weak noun tanwiin in modern dialects

Dear All,

I was wondering whether anyone is aware of modern dialects which 
preserve the Classical Arabic nunation in indefinite final-weak nouns, 
i.e. mu7aamin vs. al-mu7aamiy 'lawyer'

Thank you,
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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Intensive Summer Language Institute for Arabic
 Teachers
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From:Brita Ericson <ericson at AMERICANCOUNCILS.ORG>
Subject:Intensive Summer Language Institute for Arabic Teachers

Intensive Summer Language Institutes for Chinese, Arabic and Russian Teachers

This program is designed to strengthen critical need foreign language
instruction at U.S. schools by providing intermediate and advanced level
teachers of Arabic, Chinese, and Russian as a Foreign Language with the
opportunity for intensive language study abroad. The summer 2010 program is
open to current K-12 teachers as well as community college instructors of
Arabic, Chinese, and Russian; university students enrolled in education
programs intending to teach these languages are also eligible to
participate. The program is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs (ECA) of the U. S. Department of State, and administered by American
Councils for International Education ACTR/ACCELS.

Program Benefits:
? Academic program in Changchun, China; Alexandria, Egypt; or Kazan, Russia;
? Round-trip airfare;
? Housing and meals;
? Educational and cultural excursions;
? Peer tutors for conversation practice;
? Stipend for the purchase and shipping of teaching materials;
? Pre-departure orientation in Washington, D.C.;
? Visa support;
? Health insurance; and
? 10 graduate credit hours through Bryn Mawr College.

The program is open to educators who meet the following eligibility
requirements:
? Teach Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), or Russian as a Foreign Language in a
K-12 school, community college, or are enrolled in a program leading to
teaching of critical languages;
? Speak Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), or Russian at the intermediate or
advanced level;
? Are a non-native speaker of the target language: Arabic, Chinese
(Mandarin), or Russian. For participation in this program, a native speaker
is someone who finished high school (or equivalent) in an Arabic, Chinese
(Mandarin), or Russian speaking country. A heritage speaker is someone who
speaks the target language at home, but has not spent an extended period of
time in a country where the primary language is Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin),
or Russian. Heritage Speakers may be eligible if they do not possess native
fluency in the target language.
? Possess U.S. citizenship; and
? Submit a complete application.

Applications: Available at: https://www.onlineac.org/start/NjY0MTRfMjkwXzY1Mzcz/

Deadline: March 1, 2010



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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Dec 11 19:25:12 2009
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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:12 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Faculty Development Seminars in Jordan
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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:IFDS <IFDS at ciee.org>
Subject:Faculty Development Seminars in Jordan

Council on International Educational exchange announces two faculty development seminars to Jordan for next summer:

-Amman and Jerusalem-
Middle East Conflict and Cooperation
June 6-15

-Amman-
Middle Eastern Women: Tradition, Development, and Change
June 17-23

CIEE International Faculty Development Seminars range from 1-2 weeks in duration and provide an interdisciplinary examination of the seminar theme through lectures by local faculty and experts, and co-curricular site visits.

Individual seminar information can be found at www.ciee.org/ifds, or please email Kate Shalvoy (Program Coordinator) directly at kshalvoy at ciee.org with inquiries. 

Application information can be found here: 
http://www.ciee.org/ifds/application/index.html

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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:17 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Huge online library of Arabic books
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From:
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Subject:Huge online library of Arabic books


Dear all,
I'd like to share with you the following link:

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http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=r6wharOxPespMyfz5KkPllg&gid=0

Cheers,
Kamal
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Sincerely,
Kamal  AlEkhnawy
Faculty member and Head of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Unit
Arabic Language Institute (ALI)
The American University in Cairo (AUC)
Mobile: +2 010 5420209
Tel. office: +2 02 26154829

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Dec 11 19:25:13 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:13 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:New book on history of Arabic linguistics
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1) Subject:New book on history of Arabic linguistics

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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:
BearMeiser at aol.com

Subject:New book on history of Arabic linguistics

Language and Heresy in Isma'ili Thought
by Jamal Ali, 
ISBN: 978-1-59333-781-0
Gorgias Press.
 
This book mines the unpublished manuscript of Kitaab al-Ziina by the Ismaili Abu Hatim al-Razi for new information about the history of Arabic linguistics. The chapter on Arabic grammar is of particular interest to the linguist and the student of Arabic linguistic thought. This chapter shows how the ideas of the early generation of linguistic thinkers, particularly Farra', who used ad hoc terminology and conceived of syntactic transformations as vital, living processes, evolved into the method used by Razi and his Kufan contemporaries, Tha'lab and Ibn al-Anbari, a method in which calcified technical terms had become the main tools for describing sentence structure and syntactic phenomena.
 
The chapter on the word "kalima" reveals how there has been a longstanding debate among linguists regarding the differences between "kalima," "kalaam," "kalim," and "qawl." This debate began with the very early Arabic linguists and still has echoes in twentieth-century works on Arabic grammar.
 
Another chapter is on strange and little-seen etymologies of place names that Razi cited, and which pushed the limits of believability, but which fell out of favor and were replaced by more plausible etymologies. Yet another chapter is on heresiography, the divisions of the Muslim community, and the names given to those divisions.

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Dec 11 19:25:15 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:15 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Needs Guerssel/Lowenstamm article
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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:
Farzan Zaheed <farzanzaheed at yahoo.com>

Subject:Needs Guerssel/Lowenstamm article

Dear All,
I was wondering if anybody can guide me to this particular reference. It's been cited several times and I haven't been able to get a hold of it.
 
Guerssel, Mohamed and Jean Lowenstamm. 1990. The derivational morphology of the Classical Arabic verbal system, ms. UQAM & Paris 7.

I would really appreciate the help,

Thanks
Farzan Zaheed
University of Texas at Austin.

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Dec 11 19:25:11 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:11 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:CFP:International Linguistic Association - Focus on
 Dialects
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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:Alexander Magidow <amagidow at gmail.com>
Subject:CFP:International Linguistic Association - Focus on Dialects

Just forwarding this on - this may be of particular interest for Arabic scholars working on dialects.
I am not affiliated in any way with this conference,
Alex Magidow

Call for Papers

55th Annual Conference of the
International Linguistic Association
in cooperation with the 
American Dialect Society
(Northeast Region)

April 15 ? April 17, 2010
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, New York

"DIALECTS"
(However, all linguistic topics are welcome)

Invited Plenary Speakers:

 Dr. Joan Houston Hall (DARE?University of Wisconsin) 
Professor Dennis R. Preston (Oklahoma State University) 
Professor Walt Wolfram (North Carolina State University) 
Professor John M. Lipski (Pennsylvania State University) 
The International Linguistic Association (ILA), a professional organization founded in October 1943 as the Linguistic Circle of New York, is devoted to the study of all areas of linguistics and their roles in society. Teachers and students are invited to submit abstracts for papers for the 55th annual conference to be held in conjunction with the American Dialect Society?Northeast region, at the State University of New York at New Paltz, April 15-17, 2010.

Papers in any area of linguistics are appropriate; however, the theme of this year?s conference is DIALECTS (regional or social). Periodically, the ILA has held conferences on this topic in the past. The study of dialect as a major field in linguistics has been developing for nearly 400 years. Thomas Jefferson recognized the importance of language change as an integral part of society; Thomas Pickering wrote in the second decade of the 19th century of what he found odd in American speech. Bloomfield, Sapir, the Grimms, Bloch, Kurath, Cassidy, and more recently Hall, Preston, Labov, and Wolfram, to name but a few, have furthered the study of dialect. In a distinctive setting where American Indian languages, Dutch, French, German, English and just about every other language of people settling in the early colonies coexisted and blended for centuries, this conference will facilitate further exchange in the subject.

Please submit proposals (400 word maximum) for individual papers to be received no later than January 15, 2010. Proposals for panels or poster sessions must include topics and a summary for each speaker. All proposals should be appropriate for publication in the meeting program.

Send proposals to abstracts at ilaword.org. The word ?abstract? must be included in the subject line of the e-mail message. Authors of submissions will be notified of acceptance by February 15, 2010. Time allotted will be 20 minutes for delivery of the paper plus 5 minutes discussion.

Presenters are expected to be current members of either ILA or ADS. Submissions for papers from ADS members will be considered for presentation in the ADS session(s). ADS and ILA members will be admitted to all conference sessions, plenary sessions, and events but must submit to the ILA registration fee. 

The Saturday banquet will be open to all for an additional nominal fee. Advance banquet registration is advised as restaurants in New Paltz tend to be small; payment may be made at the conference. 

Conference Co-Chair: David K. Barnhart (barnhart at highlands.com)
Conference Co-Chair: Yolanda Chavez-Cappellini (cappelly at newpaltz.edu)
Conference Coordinator: Annika Wendt (awendt at ilaword.org)

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:05 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LIT:Cairo U Comparative Literature Symposium - Dec 7-9
 2010
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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:Maggie Nassif <mnnassif at byu.edu>
Subject:Cairo U Comparative Literature Symposium - Dec 7-9 2010

Department of English Language and Literature, Cairo University

The Tenth International Symposium on Comparative Literature

December 7-9, 2010

?The Marginalized?

      Deadline for abstracts: February 28, 2010

Replies will be posted by April 30, 2010

                  (No abstracts will be accepted after the deadline)

In a globalized world, which is, paradoxically, also a world of growing dissent, marginalized groups with diverse ideological mindsets are likely to emerge on various levels. Women find themselves at the periphery of an oppressive patriarchal society, ethnic groups endure diasporic mobility to flee political subjugation, and the wretched at the bottom of the social ladder lack their bare necessities, to mention but a few of the groups. In such instances, the marginalized is relegated to the periphery of the dominant authority, against which s/he struggles so as to assert his/her position.

The Symposium seeks to explore the dynamics of various marginalized voices, as it is concerned with what Bill Ashcroft et al. call ?discourses of marginality.? It is interested in readings of marginality in both literary and linguistic studies. Papers submitted must be original, unpublished, and not previously presented at any other conference.

Proposed topics include, but are not restricted to, the following:

?       Literature of the diaspora

?       Resistance literature

?       Prison literature

?       Immigrant literature

?       Hybridity in language and literature

?       ?Englishes?

?       Gender studies

?       Oral literature

?       Children?s literature

?       New forms & the mainstream (e.g. graphic novels, blogs, e-literature, etc.)

?       Popular culture

?       Visual culture

Presentations may be in one of the following forms: papers (20 minutes), workshops (45 or 90 minutes), and poster sessions.

The languages of the Symposium are English and Arabic.

Fees:

USD 300 for non-Egyptian participants

LE 300 for Egyptian participants and foreign residents

The above fees include registration, 2 social and cultural events, and?if paper is accepted?publication in The Proceedings.

?    LE 50 for attendance only

?    Free admission for students.

Please complete the form below and send it to the following address: cairosymposium at yahoo.com.
The Tenth International Symposium on Comparative Literature
Topic area: 
Title of presentation:
Presenter?s biodata (50 words):
Address: 
E-mail: 
Equipment needed (if any):
Abstract (300 words):*

* Abstracts must be submitted in English along with an Arabic translation (non-Arab presenters are exempted from Arabic translation).


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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:03 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Recordings of Arabic Typography Award Presentation
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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:"Dr. Meri" <jwmeri at gmail.com>
Subject:Recordings of Arabic Typography Award Presentation

DR PETER KAROW AWARD FOR FONT TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL TYPOGRAPHY

On November 18, the seminal work in the field of Arabic typography by Thomas Milo and his DecoType team was acknowledged with the Dr Peter Karow Award, in presence of Director General Dr Roborgh on behalf of the Dutch Minister Plasterk of Education, Culture and Sciences.

Citation: "Not only served Milo?s typographic research as the fundament for the ACE technology, clearly it also formed a basis for the development of the OpenType format, although this is a less known and acknowledged fact."

The complete event and all preceding lectures were recorded and can now be viewed on the internet:

Award ceremony
http://river-valley.tv/decotype-ace-and-tasmeem-font-technology/
Award lecture
http://river-valley.tv/media/conferences/type-design-2009/0102-Award_Presentation/
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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:10 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Rutgers University Language Coordinator Job
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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:"C.G. H?berl" <haberl at rci.rutgers.edu>

Subject:Rutgers University Language Coordinator Job

The Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and 
Literatures in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University 
(New Brunswick) invites applications for a full time, non-tenure track 
position of Language Coordinator. This is a renewable, three-year 
contractual position with full benefits. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in 
Second Language Acquisition or a related field, with a concentration on 
Less Commonly Taught Languages of Africa/Middle East/South Asia, and 
should have a minimum of three years experience in Second/Foreign 
Language Coordination in an American academy. Candidates are expected to 
be competent in the use of instructional technology and communicative, 
standards-based teaching methodologies and must be conversant with the 
latest methods in Second/Foreign language assessment. Demonstrated 
success in grant-writing is an added advantage. Working in conjunction 
with the Language Institute, scheduling office and other relevant units, 
the Language Coordinator will be responsible for the general management 
of language instruction in the department -- including training, 
supervision and evaluation of language instructors; scheduling of 
classes and placement tests; and campus-wide promotion of the study of 
these languages. In addition, the Language Coordinator will be expected 
to teach 3 courses per year in his/her primary language(s) of expertise. 
Applicants should submit a letter of interest and updated CV, and have 
three letters of recommendation sent directly to Dr. Alamin Mazrui. 
Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2010 and continue until 
the position is filled. Applications should be addressed to:

Professor Alamin Mazrui, Chair
Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and 
Literatures,

Rutgers University
Lucy Stone Hall B-309
54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8045
Rutgers is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:14 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Survey on readers expectations of Quran in English
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1) Subject:Readers expectations of Quran translation survey request

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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:Ahmed Saleh Elimam <asaleh1111 at yahoo.com>
Subject:Readers expectations of Quran translation survey request

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Marhaba,

I am doing research on target readers' expectations as far as translations of the Quran into English are concerned. I am looking for native speakers of English, Muslims or non-Muslims, who are intersted in the Quran but use English translations to access its meanings, and would want to fill out a questionnaire for me. Get in touch with me and I will email you a copy to fill out and email back to me.

Thanks in advanceAhmed A.S. Elimam
asaleh1111 at yahoo.com

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From dil at BYU.EDU  Fri Dec 11 19:25:07 2009
From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:25:07 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Qatar Scholarship program
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Date: 11 Dec 20099
From:qatarscholar at georgetown.edu [qatarscholar at georgetown.edu]
Subject:Qatar Scholarship program

[note: the pdf referred to is not attached, but you can get the info from the website]

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University is pleased
to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2010-2011 Qatar
Scholarship Program.

The Qatar Scholarship Program offers dedicated Arabic language students from
the United States the opportunity to master their skills in an intensive Arabic
program at Qatar University (QU) in Doha for an academic year. The scholarship
includes tuition, room and board in university dorms, round-trip airfare, and
books.

Interested students must have recently obtained a Bachelor's or Master's degree
by the beginning of the program, be at the intermediate level, and have two
years of formal Arabic study.

Please share this opportunity with anyone in your department who may be
interested.  Attached to this email is a PDF formatted flyer for distribution.

For more information, please visit http://ccas.georgetown.edu/center-scholarships-qatar_s.cfm.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions regarding the Qatar
Scholarship Program.

Sincerely,
Catherine Parker
Grant Administrator
Qatar Scholarship Program
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Georgetown University
202-687-9101
qatarscholar at georgetown.edu

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:36:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:maktabat Al-tamaddun
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:Kamal Al Ekhnawy <kamal19 at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:maktabat Al-tamaddun

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

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Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:40:00 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:new Quranic Arabic Corpus e-mail discussion list
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:
Kais Dukes <dukes.kais at googlemail.com>

Subject:new Quranic Arabic Corpus e-mail discussion list

Hello All,
 
(1) Please send an email with YES to dukes.kais at gmail.com if you are interested so that we can include you in this list. Dr Eric Atwell, at the University of Leeds, has kindly arranged for an e-mail list to be set up for discussion of the Quranic Arabic Corpus. The e-mail address will be:
 
comp-quran at comp.leeds.ac.uk
 
A good reason to join this email list is that you can get notified of new versions of the corpus, and also "listen in" (or participate) on useful and interesting discussion on development this Quranic Arabic Resource. The Quranic Arabic Corpus (http://corpus.quran.com) attracts about 10,000 visitors per month (100,000 page views) from 116 countries worldwide, and provides word-by-word tagged analysis of the Quran (part-of-speech tagging, syntax, grammar and morphology).
 
The specific focus of this email list will be "development of the Quranic Arabic Corpus", and will include discussions on
 
- Arabic Part of speech tagging
- Arabic Morphological analysis
- Syntactic parsing using dependency grammar
- (statistical machine) translation of Arabic to English
- Semantic mapping
- Arabic and Quranic grammar, in relation to the corpus
- Ontology development of the Quranic Arabic Corpus
- Arabic and Quranic Lexicography and word definitions
- Arabic word roots and discussions of roots in the Quran
- The relation of the Quranic Arabic Corpus to other other tagged or untagged Arabic corpora
 
If you reply to me, I can then send the final list of subscribers to Eric.
 
(2) The Quranic Arabic Corpus has now moved to http://corpus.quran.com. Thanks to the kind efforts of the team behind the quran.com network, we have now moved from a London (Windows) server to a Linux server hosted in the USA. If you encounter any problems with the new website, please do let me know!
 
Looking forward to hearing from you all.
 
Thanks,
 
-- Kais Dukes
School of Computing
University of Leeds

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:40:03 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:final weak noun tanwin in modern dialects response
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From:"Berg, Frederick E Mr CIV USA TRADOC" <rick.berg1 at us.army.mil>
Subject:final weak noun tanwin in modern dialects response

I would ask at the Arabic Word Reference Forum
(http://forum.wordreference.com/forumdisplay.php?f=41), if you haven't
already done so. You'll get answers from all over the Arabic-speaking
world. 

RB
California

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:39:56 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:LING:Cairo NLP and Knowledge Mining Conference CFP
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:Samhaa El-Beltagy <samhaa at computer.org>
Subject:Cairo NLP and Knowledge Mining Conference CFP

#####################################################################
       INFOS 2010: Special track on NLP and Knowledge Mining
                LAST CALL FOR PAPERS
#####################################################################

March 28 - 30, 2010, Cairo, Egypt
http://infos2010.fci.cu.edu.eg/

Sponsored By
IEEE Computer Society

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# Papers Due: *** January 15, 2010 ***
# Conference proceedings will be indexed by IEEE Xplore
##################################################################

Because of its wide range of applications as well as its challenges,
NLP has become a very active research area. Subjects of interest
include basic research, technologies, applications and engineering,
automatic parsing and tagging, named entity recognition, word sense
disambiguation, sentence understanding, grammar induction, machine
translation, information extraction, automatic question answering,
text summarization, and text mining. State-of-the-art NLP research
combines sophisticated and deep linguistic modeling and data analysis
with innovative probabilistic and machine learning approaches.
 
The goals of this track are to provide participants with an
opportunity to exchange ideas, approaches and implementations of
computational systems, to highlight the common challenges faced by all
practitioners, to assess the state of the art in the field, and to
identify promising areas for future collaborative research in the
development of NLP resources and systems..

+++++++++++++++++++
Topics of Interest
+++++++++++++++++++

We invite submissions in all NLP and knowledge mining  related areas. Areas of interest include,
but are not limited to:

?         Word Sense Disambiguation
?         Named Entities Identification
?         Anaphora resolution
?         Language Modeling
?         Spoken Language Processing
?         Speech Recognition and Language Models
?         Text to Speech and Language Models
?         Dialog Strategy and Technology
?         Natural Language Learning, Generation and Understanding
?         Evaluation of Natural Language Systems
?         Lexical, Semantic Resources and Corpora
?         Corpora Linguistics
?         Machine Translation
?         Information Retrieval
?         Cross Language Information Retrieval
?         Information Extraction
?         Question Answering
?         Domain-Specific Man-machine Dialog
?         Ontology Learning from Text
?         Text Categorization and Summarization
?         Text Mining and Machine Learning
?         Opinion Mining
?         Knowledge Discovery and Acquisition from Text
?         Language Knowledge Engineering
?         NLP Applications in E-Learning
?         NLP Applications in E-Commerce
?         NLP E-mail Filtering- Combinatorial Auctions

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
On-Line Submissions and Publication
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

High-quality papers in all NLP and Knowledge mining related areas are solicited. Paper submissions should be limited to a maximum of 10 pages.   For submission details please visit: http://infos2010.fci.cu.edu.eg/submission.php

All submitted papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee
on the basis of technical quality, relevance, significance, and clarity.

 * Electronic paper submission : January 15th, 2010
 * Author notification: February 5th, 2010
 * Camera ready submission: February 15th, 2010
 * Conference dates: March 28 - 30, 2010

++++++++++++++++++++++++
Track?s Program Committee
++++++++++++++++++++++++

?         Hanady Ahmed, Alexandria University, Egypt
?         Fawaz Al-Anzi, Kuwait University, Kuwait
?         Mansour Al-Ghamdi, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
?         Ibrahim Al-Kharashi, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
?         Galia Angelova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
?         Mohamed Attia, RDI, Egypt
?         Lamia Hadrich Belguith, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Sfax, Tunisia
?         Chia-Hui Chang, National Central University, Taiwan
?         Khalid Choukri, ELDA, Paris, France
?         Chris Cieri, LDC, USA
?         Kareem Darwish, CIMC, Egypt
?         Mona Diab, Columbia University, USA
?         Joseph Dichy, Universit? Lumi?re Lyon, France
?         Ossama Emam, IBM Egypt
?         Ali Farghaly, Oracle, USA
?         Nizar Habash, Columbia University, USA
?         Hany Hassan, IBM, Egypt
?         Sattar Izwaini, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
?         Mohamed Kamel, Univeristy of Waterloo, Canada
?         Mohamed Maamouri, LDC, University of Pennsylvania, USA
?         Bente Maegaard, CST, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
?         Petra Maier-Meyer, FAST, Germany
?         Yuji Matsumoto, NAIST, Japan
?         Farid Meziane, Salford University, UK
?         Paola Monachesi, Utrecht University , Netherlands
?         Stelios Piperidis, ILSP, Athens, Greece
?         Ahmed Rafea, American University in Cairo, Egypt
?         Mohsen Rashwan, Cairo University, Egypt
?         Horacio Rodrguez, Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Spain
?         Paolo Rosso, Universidad Polit?cnica de Valencia, Spain
?         Doaa Samy, Cairo University, Egypt
?         Nasredine Semmar, CEA, France
?         Khaled Shaalan, The British University, Dubai
?         Otakar Smrz, Charles University, Czech Republic
?         Abdelhadi Soudi, Ecole Nationale de l?Industrie Min?rale, Morocco
?         Andy Way, DCU, Ireland
?         Imed Zitouni, IBM Research, USA
 
*** Contact Information ***
Aly Fahmy (Track Chair)
Email: a.fahmy at fci-cu.edu.eg

Samhaa El-Beltagy (Track co-chair)
Email: samhaa at computer.org

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:40:08 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:survey for Arabic instructors
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:Aja Ishmael <aqi at hoyamail.georgetown.edu>
Subject:survey for Arabic instructors

Greetings, colleagues!

My name is Aja Ishmael, and I am a PhD student at Georgetown University. I am currently working on a project on Arabic teaching resources with Kassem Wahba and would like to ask for your assistance. If you teach Arabic at the post-secondary level and have maybe 5 to 10 free minutes, would you be so kind as to participate in a brief survey?

The survey is totally anonymous. You can find it here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JXDQT85. And feel free to share!

Of course, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail me at any time.

Alf shukr!
Aja Ishmael

-- 
Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Poulton Hall North, Second Floor
Georgetown University
1437 37th St., N.W.
Box 571046
Washington, D.C. 20007

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Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:40:10 -0700
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:Joan Carreras Mart? <jcm.ec at cel.net>
Subject:Guerssel/Lowenstamm article
I have looked for in Google and find that:

This volume contains 22 of the papers presented at the 5th Conference on Afroasiatic Languages (CAL 5) held at Universite Paris VII in June 2000. The authors report their latest research on the syntax, morphology, and phonology of quite a number of languages (Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, Tigrinya, Coptic Egyptian, Berber, Hausa, Beja, Somali, Gamo). The articles discuss new solutions to familiar questions such as the free state/construct state alternation of nouns, the Semitic template system, and the morphosyntax of nominal and verbal plurality. Ten of the papers center on morphology, especially the relation of phonology to syntax and morphology; others address questions at the syntax/semantics/pragmatics interface; two papers also offer comparative and historical perspectives. Taken as a whole, the papers provide an accurate picture of the state of current research in Afroasiatic linguistics, containing important new data and new analyses. Given its coverage, the book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Afroasiatic languages and theoretical linguistics.

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Joan Carreras-Mart?, Barcelona

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From: dil at BYU.EDU (Dilworth Parkinson)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:40:06 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:GEN:Google KNOL
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:Kamal Al Ekhnawy <kamal19 at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Google KNOL

??????? ????????
?????? ?????? ?????? ????? ?????? ?? ???? ?????? ???????? ?????? ????????? ????????:

http://knol.google.com/k?hl=ar

Cheers,
Kamal
-------
Sincerely,
Kamal  AlEkhnawy
Faculty member and Head of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Unit
Arabic Language Institute (ALI)
The American University in Cairo (AUC)
Mobile: +2 010 5420209
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Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:39:59 -0700
Subject: Arabic-L:PEDA:Holiday Greetings recording
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Date: 29 Dec 2009
From:Mourad Diouri <mourad.diouri at e-arabic.com>
Subject:Holiday Greetings recording

Dear All, 

Following on from my last greeting to you on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha (Quote #005: Wishing You A Blessed Eid), today is the big Christian festival "Christmas" which is being celebrated around the world. For this occasion, I thought I should record a greeting podcast about how Christian Arabs greet one another at Christmas time in Arabic. I have also posted a beautiful Qur'anic quote about the birth of Jesus (peace be upon him).
Quote #010: Birth of Jesus in Islam
Quote #009: Merry Christmas/Happy Birthday in Arabic 
To all Christians around the world, Arab and non-Arab, peace be with you all.

Best wishes to everyone

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Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:40:02 -0700
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Subject:Arabic Gigaword 4 from LDC

(2)  Arabic Gigaword Fourth Edition is a comprehensive archive of Arabic newswire text that has been acquired over several years at LDC. Arabic Gigaword Fourth Edition includes all of the content of Arabic Gigaword Third Edition (LDC2007T40) as well as newly-collected data. In addition, three new sources have been added in the fourth edition: Al-Ahram, Asharq Al-Awsat and Al-Quds Al-Arabi.

Nine distinct international sources of Arabic newswire are represented here:

Al-Ahram (ahr_arb)
Asharq Al-Awsat (aaw_arb)
Agence France Presse (afp_arb)
Assabah (asb_arb)
Al Hayat (hyt_arb)
An Nahar (nhr_arb)
Al-Quds Al-Arabi (qds_arb)
Ummah Press (umh_arb)
Xinhua News Agency (xin_arb)
The seven-character codes shown above represent both the directory names where the data files are found and the 7-letter prefix that appears at the beginning of every file name. The 7-letter codes consist of the three-character source name IDs and the three-character language code ("arb") separated by an underscore ("_") character.

These news services all use Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), so there should be a fairly limited scope for orthographic and lexical variation due to regional Arabic dialects.

New in the Fourth Edition

New Sources
      This release marks the first edition of Arabic Gigaword to include content from Al-Ahram, Asharq Al-Awsat and Al-Quds Al-Arabi covering the period from November 2006 through December 2008. 

New Data for Existing Sources
      This release contains all data collected by LDC from January 2007 through December 2008, except for Ummah Press for which data from January 2005 through December 2008 is included.

The table below shows data quantity by source under the following categories: data source (Source); the number of files per source (#Files); compressed file size (Gzip-MB); uncompressed file size (Totl-MB); the number of space-separated words tokens in the text (K-words); and the number of documents per source (#DOCs).

Source

#Files

Gzip-MB

Totl-MB

K-wrds

#DOCs

aaw_arb

26

114

386

36694

87506

afp_arb

176

530

1979

184631

930656

ahr_arb

26

114

131

42265

107187

asb_arb

52

45

149

14322

32794

hyt_arb

166

663

2224

209318

448335

nhr_arb

157

784

2662

253559

557151

qds_arb

26

62

198

18996

49352

umh_arb

68

9.3

31

2995

11350

xin_arb

91

245

890

85689

492664

Totals

788

5018

8650

848469

2716995


Arabic Gigaword Fourth Edition is distributed on one DVD-ROM.

2009 Subscription Members will automatically receive two copies of this corpus.  2009 Standard Members may request a copy as part of their 16 free membership corpora. Non-members may license this data for US$5000.


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