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1) Subject:GMU's offering of Iraqi dialect
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Date: 26 Aug 2009
From:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: normal; ">Sana N Hilmi <<a href="mailto:shilmi@gmu.edu">shilmi@gmu.edu</a>></span>
Subject:GMU's offering of Iraqi dialect</span></font></p><p align=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: normal; ">Dear Dr. Franke, other interested faculty, students and scholars, <br><br>First, I am sorry that I did not reply to this e-mail sooner. I didn't have a 100% answer until this last week when all my books arrived. At the same time, I wanted to ask another colleague to make sure that I give the correct information.<br><br>In response to the dialects in Iraq, there are four, <br>So, in addition to what has been mentioned: the Northern (Maslawi), Central (Baghdadi), and Southren (Basrawi) there is also Al-Ahwar, Marsh Arabs. We also have a lot of gypsies who have a distinct dialect of their own as well but not seen as a dialect. <br>For Marsh Arabs, check out this web site: <br> <a href="http://www.reference.com/browse/Marsh+Arabs">http://www.reference.com/browse/Marsh+Arabs</a><br><br><br>In terms of the course, the texts focus mainly on Baghdadi dialect. Basrawi is not that different, but Maslawi needs a lot of work. Unfortunately, there aren't any books that can be used that will serve the purpose. <br><br>We are using the books that you have mentioned, there weren't others that interested me. <br>Modern Iraqi Arabic -2nd ed. by Alkalesi<br>A Basic Course in Iraqi Arabic by Erwin<br>A short Reference Grammar for Iraqi Arabic by Erwin. <br>for students use: Iraqi Phrase-book by Alkalesi.<br>And, A dictionary of Iraqi Arabic. <br>In addition to these books, there will be reading packages that represent the folklore of Iraq. They will have short stories, songs of different dialects and idioms. <br><br>As a faculty, I lived in Baghdad, my parents are two Baghdadi speakers, and my mother is a native of Maslawi. Part of my plan is to talk about the phonological differences between the dialects. And, I will have lists of vocab, idioms, proverbs adn songs that will show some distinctions between them. <br>As for the Basrawi, my Iraqi colleague from Basra will be a guest speaker for about two weeks to talk about Basrawi ,and his experience living in Basra. <br><br><br>thanks for asking, sorry for the delay, and enjoy your summer, <br><br>Sana <br><br><br>Miss Sana Hilmi, M.A.<br>Arabic Professor and Coordinator<br>Modern and Classical Languages <br>George Mason University<br>4400 University Drive, MS 3E5<br>Fairfax, VA 22030<br>Fax: 703-993-1245<br></span>
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