LINGUIST List 7.1127

Sun Aug 11 1996

Qs: Arabic, Missionary, Hebrew, Applied ling

Editor for this issue: T. Daniel Seely <dseelyemunix.emich.edu>

Directory

1. Mark Mandel, Spoken Modern Standard Arabic
2. Szymon Grzelak, Language of Jehovah's Witnesses.
3. BrownDebaol.com, Q: Hebrew linguistics
4. John Dienhart, Q: AAAL

What kinds of differences are there in Modern Standard Arabic as
spoken across the Arab world? I am aware of the scope of
differences between regional vernaculars; I am interested here in
the acrolect.

I am more concerned with secular contexts than with religious
ones. I am interested in both written and (especially) spoken
variation, in such environments as newscasts and lectures. If MSA
is used also in more impromptu contexts, such as perhaps panel
discussions, I would be quite interested in them as well.

I would appreciate both direct information and pointers to printed
or Web sources. If there is interest, I will summarize responses
for the list.

 Mark A. Mandel : markdragonsys.com
 Dragon Systems, Inc. : speech recognition : +1 617 965-5200
 320 Nevada St., Newton, MA 02160, USA : http://www.dragonsys.com/

Dear linguists,
I'm currently working on my master thesis devoted to verbal aspects of
missionary endeavors, especially those of Jehovah's Witnesses. Therefore
I would highly appreciate any reference concerning this matter.
Best regards,
Monika Sterczewska

e-mail: grzelakhum.amu.edu.pl

Does anyone know of a bibliography for Hebrew linguistics?
I would appreciate knowing of it or even of one book.
Thank you.
Deborah Brownstein
BrownDebaol.com

Can someone tell me the e-mail address for the American Association of
Applied Linguistics? Thanks.

John Dienhart
Odense, Denmark