Contents: Revision of Phonetics; The Phonemic Prionciple; Alternations; Features, Classes & Systems; Problems with the Phonemic Principle; The Organisation of the Grammar; Abstractness & Ordering; Interlude: Post-SPE Phonology: Some Questions About the Standard Model; Naturalness in Generative Phonology; The Role of the Lexicon; Representations Reconsidered: Phonological Structure Above the Level of the Segment; Autosegmental Phonology; Representations & the Role of Rules.
Reflects a consensus that the investigation of words in the mind offers a unique opportunity to understand both human language ability and general human cognition. Brings together key perspectives on the fundamental nature of the representation and processing of words in the mind.
This volume about words, and the extraordinary human capacity to store and retrieve them. We hold effortlessly at least 50,000 of them in our minds, the majority of which can be summoned in a split second. No computer has yet come anywhere near simulating the complexities of the internal word-store.
The Arabic/English Thematic Lexicon by Daniel Newman
The Arabic / English Thematic Lexicon is an invaluable resource for all learners of Arabic.
It contains some 8,000 entries, arranged into themes, including flora
and fauna, food and drink, the human body, health care, the family,
housing, clothing, education, IT, sports, politics, economics and
commerce, the law, media, language, geography, travel, religion, arts,
science and natural resources. Three appendices cover the names of Arab
and selected non-Arab regions, countries and capitals, and
international organizations.
The entries in the Lexicon have been drawn from an extensive corpus of
contemporary Standard Arabic vocabulary, based on authentic sources. In
addition to verbs, nouns and adjectives, the Lexicon includes phrases
and commonly used collocations, providing users with the necessary
vocabulary in order to communicate effectively and confidently in both
written and spoken Standard Arabic.
The Lexicon provides an indispensable complement to Arabic grammar
instruction and also serves as a useful reference guide for all Arabic
language users.
Daniel Newman is Reader in Arabic and Course Director of the MA in Arabic/English Translation at the University of Durham.
