LINGUIST List 3.359

Fri 24 Apr 1992

Qs: French, Rohingyas, Children, Semitic

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1. Julie Coleman, French dictionaries
2. , Rohingyas
3. Peter Hellwig, children exchange
4. Steve Daley, Semitic Linguistics

I'm currently researching into the Guy Miege's _Great French Dictionary_
(late seventeenth-century) from the English rather than the French end,
and would be most grateful if anyone more knowledgeable on the subject of
French lexicography could give me references for any standard French
dictionaries at the time (and especially any French-English dictionaries
published in France that may not be in the British Library). I would also
be interested to know of any secondary works I should look into.
		Thank you
		 Julie Coleman

Is there anyone out there who knows which language the Rohingyas speak?
I am referring to the Burmese Muslims in the Arakan province of Burma
(Myanmar) who have recently been in the news because large numbers of them
are fleeing to Bangladesh. The news magazines say that they are descendants
of Arab traders and Muslim soldiers, but I have never found a reference
to their language.

Martin Haspelmath, Free University of Berlin

My 15 year old son would like to spend July 1992 (four weks) in a
family in the US with a boy of about same age, who would like to
come to Heidelberg, Germany, in exchange. If you know someone interested
send notice to
 Peter Hellwig
 University of Heidelberg
 Computational Linguistics
 Karlstrasse 2
 D-6900 Heidelberg
 e-mail: C87DHDURZ1.bitnet
 fax: + 49 6221 - 543242
 phone: + 49 6221 - 543247

Hello, My name is Steve Daley. I am interested in Semitic languages and
Linguistics. Does anyone know about sources or groups on the internet
pertaining to these topics?

Thanks in advance.

daleysohsu.edu