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Al-Kitaab: Part One develops skills in standard Arabic while
providing additional material in both colloquial and classical
Arabic. With new video material and revised and updated text and
exercises, the bound-in and revised DVD supersedes both the former
CD audio set and video DVD previously available only as separate
items-making this singular volume a comprehensive whole for those
immersed in the early and intermediate stages of learning Arabic.
Providing approximately 150 contact hours of college-level
instruction, parts of this revised edition are updated with
contemporary selections for reading comprehension. The organization
of the chapters has been adapted to reflect the most current
pedagogical developments. Audio tracks for vocabulary sections now
allow students to hear a new word followed by a sentence using it
in context with previously acquired vocabulary and grammatical
structures, enabling students to build new vocabulary skills while
reviewing old material. The basic texts have been refilmed with a
new cast of actors. The DVD also contains substantially more
material that exposes the learner to Egyptian Arabic: students have
the options of seeing and hearing the video of each lesson in both
Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian colloquial Arabic. In addition,
a short dialogue in Egyptian colloquial Arabic appears at the end
of each lesson. New video materials also feature interviews with
Egyptians (subtitled in English) about various aspects of Arab
culture, such as gender issues, fasting in the Muslim and Christian
traditions, social clubs and their significance, and more. FEATURES
OF PART ONE, Second Edition: develops all language-related skills
including reading, listening, speaking, writing, and cultural
knowledge; immediately incorporates extensive use of authentic
materials for reading, listening, and grammatical practice, thus
relating abstract grammatical concepts to practical skills;
presents narrative-based content through audio and video media
rather than written text to develop meaning-focused language
processing skills, utilizing two main characters and their extended
families; develops reading skills through the use of composed texts
derived from the main narrative and authentic texts from newspapers
and journals; and, introduces grammar using spiraling and
inference, challenging students to discover the grammar of the
language by means of analogy, problem solving, and educated
guessing. It also reinforces grammar and vocabulary through
extensive classroom and homework exercises that provide constant
review and expand to challenge students as their skills develop;
introduces students to Egyptian colloquial through scenes based on
the main narrative to promote the use of shared vocabulary and
structure of the two registers to increase listening comprehension
skills; and, contains Arabic-English and English-Arabic glossaries
and reference charts as well as a new grammar index.
What does the grammatical category tense have to do with orality,
and how can this relationship be investigated in historical
context? This study explores this question based on a detailed
empirical investigation of the Middle High German tense system.
Here the textual and functional distribution of the tenses are
traced back to a binary structured system depending on two
different discourse modes, thus showing an indirect relationship
between tense and a oehistorical oralitya .
Maci-Anihsinapemowin / Beginning Saulteaux is an introductory look
at one of the most widely spoken of all North American Indigenous
languages, regionally known as Saulteaux, Ojibway, Ottawa (Odawa),
Chippewa, and Algonquian. In an easy-to-use and easy-to-read series
of lessons, both designed for self-study or for use in the
classroom, Beginning Saulteaux will guide beginners through the
language's grammatical structures and spelling systems, as well as
everyday terms and phrases. The book grounds the language in both
traditional and contemporary contexts, and sheds light on the
Saulteaux world view. For example, there is no word for good-bye in
the language, so upon parting people will usually say Kika-wapamin
minawa, meaning "I'll see you again." The third in our Indigenous
Languages for Beginners series, Beginning Saulteaux is an
invaluable resource produced in consultation with Elders, Language
Keepers, and community members, and continues our commitment to
revitalizing Indigenous languages.
The study focuses on the correlations existing between the
conceptual properties of the modalities of visual and auditory
perception and the semantic-syntactic behavior of the verbs of
perception ver/voir, oA-r/entendre, mirar/regarder, and
escuchar/A(c)couter. In part one of the book, the author argues
that visual perception and auditory perception differ in terms of
extra-linguistic criteria. Part two draws upon empirical material
to advance syntactic evidence for a connection between the
cognitive features of visual and auditory perception and the
syntactic behavior of verbs expressing such perception.
This volume covers more than 200 years of recording specific
language in German explanatory dictionaries. For the first time,
the comparative analysis of six dictionaries from the 18th to the
20th century provides reliable data which subject areas were
covered lexicographically and which special methods of marking were
used. Nautical language serves as an example to show constancy and
changes in adding new specific vocabularies in the above mentioned
time period. A broad overview of specific language research since
the 19th century rounds off the book.
Using significant examples, this volume offers an overview of the
ever growing range of electronic information resources for scholars
of German studies. Modern forms of library catalogues,
bibliographies and article databases, as well as web catalogues,
virtual special libraries, digital libraries, subject portals,
electronic encyclopaedia and dictionaries are all dealt with in
detail. In addition, scholarly search engines, information services
and German studies reviews are taken into account, as are the
different forms of scholarly communication on the Internet.
A standard work of historical word formation research. Still
unsurpassed, it sums up the results of predecessors in this area
(the classical works of J. Grimm and W. Wilmanns and the
presentations of H. Paul and F. Kluge) in a clear and
understandable manner. Prof. Dr. Kurt Gartner"
The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. The core book, Working with Texts, is the foundation text which provides an introduction to language analysis. It is complemented by a range of 'satellite' titles which provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics. They can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts. Drawing on literary and linguistic theory for analysis of texts, The Language of Advertising covers all aspects of advertising language, from the interrelation of language, image and layout to the discourse between 'reader' and advertisement. The second edition has been substantially rewritten to incorporate recent developments in the field. Features include: * a range of new advertisements, from Orange to Young Person's Railcard * new material on internet advertising and its influence on paper texts * new material on advertising designed to be seen 'on the move' * new activities to support student-directed study * updated Further Reading sections and a list of URLS for students to visit.
This monograph on the verb have in the function of a full verb
asserts that have-constructions in the syntactic analysis are to be
placed in relationship with absolute with-constructions (cf. Mit
den Fussen auf dem Tisch erwarte ich meine Schwiegereltern Literal
translation: With my feet on the table I expect my
parents-in-law]). Furthermore, the study also contributes to a
better understanding of the syntax and semantics of adjectives. The
findings are interpreted within the context of generative and
optimal theoretical models."
Imo undertakes an empirical analysis of constructions with ten
verbs capable of being used in matrix sentences to combine the
approaches of a oeConversation Researcha, a oeConversational
Analysisa and a oeInteractional Linguisticsa with the theory of
language and grammar advanced by a oeConstruction Grammara . He
enquires into the advantages which the theory-poor a
oeConversational Researcha could derive from a framework theory and
examines whether a oeConstruction Grammara is adequate to the task
of providing this framework, i.e. is able to describe the units of
spoken language.
Le livre Telema devoile les Arcanes alchimiques des Sages Ne-Kongo
en corollaire avec la Sagesse d'Egypte antique pour la liberte la
plus grande de loame humaine en cette ouverture de l'Ere du
Verseau.
David Stifter's Sengoidelc (Shan-goy-delth) provides a
comprehensive introduction to Old Irish grammar and metrics.
Ideally suited for use as a course text and as a guide for the
independent learner, this exhaustive handbook is also an invaluable
reference work for students of Indo-European philology and
historical linguistics. The author's step-by-step presentation in
an engaging styles lead the novice through the idiosyncracies of
the language, such as initial mutations and the double inflection
of verbs. Filled with translation exercises based on selections
from Old Irish texts, the book provides a practical introduction to
the language and its rich history. Sengoidelc opens the door to the
fascinating world of Old Irish literature, famous not only for such
gems as the Tain Bo Cuailgne (The Cattle Raid of Cuailgne) or the
lyrical nature poetry but also as a major source for the political
and legal history of Ireland.
If you are beginning your study of New Testament Greek or Greek
exegesis, this book is for you From ablative to zeugma, it defines
the tangled terms that infest Greek textbooks, grammars and
lexicons. Here is the book to deliver you from late-night
ponderings of the predicate and frantic fumings over the fricative.
It is the indispensable lexicon to that third language that is
neither Greek nor recognizable English: the technical vocabulary of
grammarians, lexicographers, linguists and Greek instructors.
What's more, this pocket dictionary gives you the inside edge on
the terminology of exegesis, textual criticism and biblical
criticism. Careful definitions, helpful examples and copious
cross-references make this economically priced, brief dictionary
easy to use. And its convenient size will make it a constant
companion in your study of the Greek New Testament.
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