LINGUIST List 11.1283

Thu Jun 8 2000

Qs: Modern Arabic Dialects, Na-Dene/Dene-Caucasian

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  • Rainer Siemund, Arabic dialect classifications
  • Vincent DeCaen, Na-Dene/Dene-Caucasian?

    Message 1: Arabic dialect classifications

     Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:33:40 +0200
    From: Rainer Siemund <rainer.siemundweb.de>
    Subject: Arabic dialect classifications


    Hi there,

    can anyone help me to classify modern Arabic into dialect areas? One of the categorisations frequently mentioned in literature is that into Mahgreb, Egypt, Levantine and Gulf Arabic. Native speakers of Arabic, however, tell me that this classification is too broad and does not work in terms of mutual intelligibility among speakers of the same dialect region. I therefore assume that there must be smaller clusters. Any idea?

    Regards, Rainer

    Message 2: Na-Dene/Dene-Caucasian?

     Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 17:10:57 -0400 (EDT)
    From: Vincent DeCaen <decaenchass.utoronto.ca>
    Subject: Na-Dene/Dene-Caucasian?


    can anyone help me find a state-of-the-art reference on Na-Dene, especially on Dene-Causian with special reference to comparative Sino-Tibetan? something with comparative tables would be especially useful. thanks. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dr Vincent DeCaen <decaenchass.utoronto.ca> c/o Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, 4 Bancroft Ave., 2d floor University of Toronto, Toronto ON, CANADA, M5S 1A1

    Hebrew Syntax Encoding Initiative, www.chass.utoronto.ca/~decaen/hsei/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-I quisquam numen Iunonis adorat?