LINGUIST List 15.2071

Tue Jul 13 2004

Qs: Discourse Analysis Textbook; Bedouin Arabic

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  1. alireza khormaee, Textbook
  2. Tomasz Wisniewski, Bedouin phonetics

Message 1: Textbook

 Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 03:54:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: alireza khormaee <akhormaeeyahoo.com>
Subject: Textbook


I am seeking a suitable and comprehensive textbook for teaching
discourse analysis in an MA course in linguistics.Can anybody offer me
a useful one?
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Message 2: Bedouin phonetics

 Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 15:58:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tomasz Wisniewski <tomwisnyahoo.com>
Subject: Bedouin phonetics

Hello.

I have two questions about Bedouin Arabic.

1. I noticed in some sources (e.g. Ingham in Dialectologia Arabica
1995), that, in Bedouin Arabic, k and g(<classical q), can be
palatalized. Could anyone tell me if this is a regular change and in
what surroundings it occurs, and how is the palatalized g<qaf
different from Classical jim. Also, how universal is this change
among dialects?

2. I also wonder how different are ''Bedouin dialects'' of North
Africa from those of the Peninsula. Especially, if they are more like
Eastern dialects or more like western North African regarding
a. merger of all short vowels, b. confusion of long and short, and
c. typical North African vocabulary.

I will be grateful for your responses.

Tom Wisniewski
tomwisnyahoo.com
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