THE SOCIOPRAGMATICS OF ATTITUDE DATIVES IN LEVANTINE ARABIC

Posted on February 21, 2018

Youssef A. Haddad Examines the social functions of attitude dative pronouns in four Arabic dialects. Analysing data from a variety of sources, including soap operas, movies, plays, talk shows and other audiovisual material, this book examines attitude datives – pragmatic markers that deal with interpersonal attitudes and relations – in Levantine Arabic. It examines four […]

China in the Mix: Cinema, Sound, & Popular Culture in the Age of Globalization

Posted on August 17, 2017

Ying Xiao: A study of sound in the film and media industry of China, especially its music and multilingual soundtrack, that amplifies a vibrantly changing national power and global order. Scarce attention has been paid to the dimension of sound and its essential role in constructing image, culture, and identity in Chinese film and media. […]

Dante, Columbus, and the Prophetic Tradition

Posted on April 10, 2017

Associate Dean Mary Alexandra Watt‘s new book, Dante, Columbus, and the Prophetic Tradition: Spiritual Imperialism in the Italian Imagination, considers, first, the impact of Dante’s Divine Comedy and the apocalyptic prophetic tradition that it reflects, on Columbus’s perception both of the cosmos and the eschatological meaning of his journey to what he called an other world. […]

Encyclopedia of the Yoruba

Posted on April 10, 2017

Akintunde Akinyemi of the Center for African Studies co-edited this book. This landmark reference work emphasizes Yoruba history, geography and demography, language and linguistics, literature, philosophy, religion, and art. Publisher information Edited by: Toyin Falola and Akintunde Akinyemi

Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXVIII

Posted on April 10, 2017

Youssef Haddad coauthored this volume, which makes important contributions to the growing body of descriptive and theoretical studies in Arabic linguistics. It focuses on the rich linguistic work being done on Arabic dialects. The book is indispensable reading for those working in dialect description, the analysis of Arabic and the Semitic languages, and linguistic theory […]