Introduction

Sun May 2 10:49:25 UTC 2004

Dear Ms. Layila Helmi,
As you can see, your msg was scrambled. I can not readit. You may would like
to send a clearer copy.
thanks.
Regards,
Lafi Alharbi, Ph.D.
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From: "LailaHelmi" <lailahelmi at GAWAB.COM>
To: <DISCOURS at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 11:53 PM
Subject: Introduction


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> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=5>Hi
> there.</FONT></P>
> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=5>I
> just subscribed to DISCOURS, and therefore haven't "found my
> way" around yet. I'm and Assistant Lecturer (that is an MA
> holding teaching assistant) at the English Dept., Faculty of
> Arts, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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> w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Alexandria</st1:PlaceName>
> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
> Currently I'm enrolled for a PhD degree at the same department,
> entitled "A Linguistic Analysis of the Strategies of
> Appropriation in Selected Postcolonial Novels", where I mean to
> undertake a CDA of four milestone postcolonial novels. My model
> relies on Norman Fairclough's work, so my main areas of research
> in this respect are text linguistics, discourse analysis, the
> relationship between language and ideology, etc. Outside the
> framework of my dissertation I'm also an avid reader and
> translator. I have already contributed a number of papers to
> various conferences, and I enjoy my teaching. I guess that would
> do for a brief intro. </FONT></P>
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> Laila </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></TD></TR>
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