Fw: [Lexicog] any ideas?

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Subject: [Lexicog] any ideas?


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> As for the name, let me help a little here. The message was posted under
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> email address name of "drhafiz." This is Dr. Altahir  A. Hafiz (hence, the
> abbreviation H.A., following Arabic name order), professor in the School
of
> English at the University of Exeter, U.K. Dr. Hafiz has published in the
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> are about, isn't it--learning about the relationship between the words
used
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> those words. I found it most interesting how simple glosses in bilingual
> dictionaries often do not do justice to the full meaning of many words in
> the lexicon of a language.
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> And, now, let's carry on. It is fine to continue messages in response to
Dr.
> Hafiz, if anyone wishes to get further details about ideas which have
> already been considered for his student's dissertation.
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> Cheyenne dictionary project
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>
> > This looks like "dishonest scholarship":
> > No name!
> > secretive email address!
> > No university address!
> >
> > I won't give you any idea, thank you!
> > Chinedu...
> >
> > --- In lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com, drhafiz drhafiz
> > <drhafiz77 at y...> wrote:
> > > Dear all,
> > > I am seeking ideas of any topic suitable for PhD
> > > research in lexicography. The candidate holds MA in
> > > linguistics and is fuent in English, Greek and French,
> > > and with some knowledge of Arabic. Any suggestions?
> > > Regards,
> > > A.H.
>
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