LINGUIST List 4.582

Wed 28 Jul 1993

Qs: Arabic, Features, Informal conversation, Name

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1. Mark Seidenberg, Arabic on-line dictionary?
2. Stefan Geissler, Features
3. Betty Brown, References
4. , Origin of AJERSCH

Does anyone know how I can obtain an on-line (i.e., machine
readable) dictionary of Arabic?

Thanks.

Mark Seidenberg
marksneuro.usc.edu

Hi collegues,

this is a request especially for germanic linguists. It has been
noted quite often that the old feature-classification [+/-N, +/-V] is of
use in German. In particular, [+N]-categories cannot govern the accusative
case and [+V]-categories seem to govern to their left whereas [-V]-
categories govern their complements to the right. That is, verbs and
adjectives seek their complements on the left whereas prepositions and
nouns seek their complements on the right.

Now I wonder whether this distinction is really viable, i.e. is their
any other generalization holding for German which relies on the
[+/-V]-classification?

Replies should directly be sent to my account. Thanks in advance.
Stefan Geissler

P.S.: I will supply a short summary to the net in case I receive any
 valuable hints.

I need bibliographical references for studies - from 1984 on - of the
different types of phenomena (outside of grammar and lexicon) that occur
in informal coversation, like: discourse markers; tags; back channels;
hesitations; exclamations/expletives; proverbs/sayings; ritualized
formulas, and of their integration into grammar. Please help.

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 I'm looking for the origin of the family name AJERSCH. The people I
know who bear this name are Polish but the name looks Germanic to me.If you
have any information on this, please send it to PICARDVAX2.CONCORDIA.CA