Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa
Title | Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Sergio Baldi |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 455 |
Release | 2020-11-30 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9004438483 |
Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa analyzes around 3000 Arabic loanwords in more than 50 languages in the area, and completes the work started in a previous similar work on West Africa.
Dictionary of Portuguese Loanwords in the Languages of Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Dictionary of Portuguese Loanwords in the Languages of Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Sergio Baldi |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 371 |
Release | 2023-10-16 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9004680780 |
The main purpose of this dictionary is twofold. On the one hand, it provides the scholar of African studies with a tool to identify the possible Portuguese origin of terms present in African languages and, on the other, it offers those who are interested in Portuguese culture an overview of the presence of its lexicon in African languages. No doubt the Portuguese were among the first Europeans to explore the world outside of Europe, and as such they were also the first to introduce that world to European concepts and words.This book is the result of a long and detailed work on texts in African languages, as also shown by the rich bibliography in the dictionary.
Dictionary of Arabic and Allied Loanwords
Title | Dictionary of Arabic and Allied Loanwords PDF eBook |
Author | Federico Corriente |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 697 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9004168583 |
One of the main cultural consequences of the contacts between Islam and the West has been the borrowing of hundreds of words, mostly of Arabic but also of other important languages of the Islamic world, such as Persian, Turkish, Berber, etc. by Western languages. Such loanwords are particularly abundant and relevant in the case of the Iberian Peninsula because of the presence of Islamic states in it for many centuries; their study is very revealing when it comes to assess the impact of those states in the emergence and shaping of Western civilization. Some famous Arabic scholars, above all R. Dozy, have tackled this task in the past, followed by other attempts at increasing and improving his pioneering work; however, the progresses achieved during the last quarter of the 20th c., in such fields as Andalusi and Andalusi Romance dialectology and lexicology made it necessary to update all the available information on this topic and to offer it in English.
Colloquial English Arabic dictionary
Title | Colloquial English Arabic dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain. Army. Middle East Command (Aden). Arabic Language School |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1960 |
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Southeast Asia in Pre- and Post-COVID-19
Title | Southeast Asia in Pre- and Post-COVID-19 PDF eBook |
Author | AKM Ahsan Ullah |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 163 |
Release | 2024-08-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 104013498X |
Ullah, Chin, and Hassan provide a comprehensive examination of the transformative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Southeast Asia, examining its effects on the region’s economy, social dynamics, mobility patterns and religious practices. The book examines the profound changes and challenges that the region faced, offering insights into both the immediate responses and the long-term adjustments in these key aspects of Southeast Asian life. An in-depth analysis with a comprehensive and up-to-date perspective on the region’s postpandemic landscape offers informed insights into the diverse challenges and opportunities facing Southeast Asia in a rapidly changing world. This book is an essential reading for academics, researchers and policymakers seeking to gain a nuanced understanding of Southeast Asia’s response to the pandemic COVID-19.
Loanwords in the World's Languages
Title | Loanwords in the World's Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Haspelmath |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 1104 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110218437 |
"This landmark publication in comparative linguistics is the first comprehensive work to address the general issue of what kinds of words tend to be borrowed from other languages. The authors have assembled a unique database of over 70,000 words from 40 languages from around the world, 18,000 of which are loanwords. This database allows the authors to make empirically founded generalizations about general tendencies of word exchange among languages." --Book Jacket.
Dictionary of Languages
Title | Dictionary of Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Dalby |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 754 |
Release | 2015-10-28 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1408102145 |
Covering the political, social and historical background of each language, Dictionary of Languages offers a unique insight into human culture and communication. Every language with official status is included, as well as all those that have a written literature and 175 'minor' languages with special historical or anthropological interest. We see how, with the rapidly increasing uniformity of our culture as media's influence spreads, more languages have become extinct or are under threat of extinction. The text is highlighted by maps and charts of scripts, while proverbs, anecdotes and quotations reveal the features that make a language unique.