Arabic-L:PEDA:Yemeni Arabic materials responses

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Date: 15 Sep 2008
From:Adam McCollum <acmccollum101 at gmail.com>
Subject:Yemeni Arabic materials response

The excellent Semitisches Tonarchiv has some sound files to listen to  
here: http://www.semarch.uni-hd.de/index.php4?LD_ID=5&lang=de.
There are some transcribed Yemeni texts and grammatical remarks in  
chapter eight of Handbuch der arabischen Dialekte, ed. Wolfdietrich  
Fischer and Otto Jastrow (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1980).
I hope that helps.
Adam McCollum

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Date: 15 Sep 2008
From:Adam McCollum <acmccollum101 at gmail.com>
Subject:Yemeni Arabic materials response

I failed to mention these books by Janet Watson in my previous reply:
Wasf San'a: Texts in San'ani Arabic (Harrassowitz, 2000)
Sbahtu: A Course in San'ani Arabic (Harrassowitz, 1996)
There is also a dictionary, Yemeni Arabic-German-English, by J. Deboo  
(Harrassowitz, 1989).
Adam McCollum

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Date: 15 Sep 2008
From:Alex Bellem <a.bellem at cbrl.org.uk>
Subject:Yemeni Arabic materials response

Hi Afra,

For listening practice your student can check the San’ani soundfiles  
made by Janet Watson, which are available on SemArch: http://www.semarch.uni-hd.de/tondokumente.php4?&ORT_ID=54&lang=de
Soundfiles can be found for many areas of the Arabic-speaking world.  
The texts relating to the San’ani recordings have been published and  
the details should be easily accessible on the website.

I’m not aware of any other material which is free, but if your student  
is really interested, she should try Janet Watson’s coursebook on  
San’ani: .Sba.htu! : a course in .San'ani Arabic / Janet C. E. Watson,  
Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz, 1996.

Best,
Alex Bellem.

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4)
Date: 15 Sep 2008
From:Gary Bolen <thearabist at gmail.com>
Subject:Yemeni Arabic materials response

If I remember correctly, one would say kayf antu.  After spending five  
months in Yemen, and speaking daily with the people there, I never had  
a problem using MSA or understanding Yemenis when they spoke with me,  
as they would almost always use MSA when speaking to me.

CALES, Center for Arabic Language and Eastern Studies, have developed  
their own Yemeni dialect teaching material that they might be willing  
to email you for little or no cost.  I used to have the material but  
I've misplaced them since returning to the states.  Good luck to you.

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