My First Words in Tamazight Kabyle

My First Words in Tamazight Kabyle
Author: Jabrane Assa
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2021-05-31
Genre:
ISBN:

Your kids will learn basic first words and pictures with this English Kabyle dictionary book More than 180 images of animals, fruits and vegetables, clothes, sport, nature, etc. Each illustrated word is translated from English to the Amazigh Kabylie dialect (Berber Kabyle)

Berber Culture on the World Stage

Berber Culture on the World Stage
Author: Jane E. Goodman
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2005-11-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 0253217849

Annotation Explores Berber cultural identity and performance in Algeria, France, and on the world music scene.

North African Women in France

North African Women in France
Author: Caitlin Killian
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2006
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780804754217

A sociological study of the cultural choices and identity negotiation of North African women immigrants in France.

Metaphors of ANGER across Languages: Universality and Variation

Metaphors of ANGER across Languages: Universality and Variation
Author: Zoltan Kövecses
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2024-11-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3111560287

Anger is one of the basic emotions of human emotional experience, informing and guiding many of our choices and actions. Although it has received considerable scholarly attention in a number of disciplines, including linguistics, a basic question has still remained unresolved: why do variations in the folk model of anger exist across languages if it is indeed a basic emotion rooted in largely universal bodily experience? By drawing on a wide selection of comparable linguistic data from dozens of languages (including a number of less-researched languages), this volume provides the most comprehensive account of what is universal and what is variable in the folk model of anger – and why. It also investigates the role that metonymies might play in the emergence of anger-related metaphors and in what ways context influences or shapes anger metaphors and thereby the resulting folk model of anger. No such volume exists in the (cognitive) linguistic literature on anger – or on emotions for that matter. The book is thus an essential contribution to the study of anger and will serve as basic reading for any researcher interested in how the conceptualization of anger is constructed via the interplay of bodily experience, language and the larger cultural context.

North African Mosaic

North African Mosaic
Author: Nabil Boudraa
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2009-03-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1443807680

This book’s ambition is to offer the most recent scholarship on North African cultures at a time when the very notion of culture is being re-evaluated in the shifting tides that both associate and divorce the forces of nationalism, globalism and neo-liberalism. Another ambition is to be a readable document about the past and the potential of North African civilizations. Those which have been crystallized into a polysemic voice from centuries of occupations, exchanges and what is now commonly called hybridizations. In this work the collective position of the authors, with their different fields of experience, is that the languages, musics, and the many expressions of common life in North Africa continue to flourish. That they are a bridge between sub-Saharan peoples and Europe. That they are a necessary antidote to the anemic political discourses that have prevailed since decolonization. That they are seminal for the future of the African continent as it begins its true voyage into democracy. It is difficult, at this juncture, to measure the distance that, in the decades to come, will be achieved on that voyage. It is, however, less difficult to evaluate the importance of North Africa on tomorrow’s world. If the past is an indicator, it will be an important force in the cross-flow of trade, ideas and of global destinies.

Foreigners in Their Own Country

Foreigners in Their Own Country
Author: Lawrence M. Martin
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2023-10-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1805390880

Based on dozens of intensive interviews with people living in France who trace their origins to non-European countries, Foreigners in Their Own Country reports on the experience of being seen as different from those who are considered unquestionably "French" because of one's physical appearance. Paying close attention to how people speak about themselves and their acceptance and rejection by others, this book provides an intimate account of the challenges faced by the millions of people in France--and throughout Western Europe--who fully participate in the life of their country but are often not seen as belonging there.

Diglossia and Language Contact

Diglossia and Language Contact
Author: Lotfi Sayahi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2014-04-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1139867075

This volume provides a detailed analysis of language contact in North Africa and explores the historical presence of the languages used in the region, including the different varieties of Arabic and Berber as well as European languages. Using a wide range of data sets, it provides a comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms of language contact under classical diglossia and societal bilingualism, examining multiple cases of oral and written code-switching. It also describes contact-induced lexical and structural change in such situations and discusses the possible appearance of new varieties within the context of diglossia. Examples from past diglossic situations are examined, including the situation in Muslim Spain and the Maltese Islands. An analysis of the current situation of Arabic vernaculars, not only in the Maghreb but also in other Arabic-speaking areas, is also presented. This book will appeal to anyone interested in language contact, the Arabic language, and North Africa.

My First 570 Kabyle Words

My First 570 Kabyle Words
Author: Afulay Publishing
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-07-18
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

MY FIRST BILINGUAL KABYLE ENGLISH PICTURE BOOK This picture book was designed to help children, teens and beginner adults easily learn their first words in the Kabyle language. This glossary contains 570 illustrated words classified into 23 everyday themes: animals, transportation, vehicles, colors, fruits, vegetables, clothes, house, school, numbers, kitchen, bathroom, nature, games, professions, time, geometric shapes... All words are written in three ways: Tifinagh letters, pronunciations in Latin letters and English, which makes this picture dictionary book a true bilingual edition. This book can also be used to learn English as a second language. YOU WILL LIKE THIS PICTURE DICTIONARY FOR: Engaging full-color illustrations that facilitate easy vocabulary memorization and captivate young learners. Durable glossy cover and high-quality printing. Discovering new words in a fun way. Focus on the most frequently used words for each category. Promotes cultural awareness and fosters curiosity and imagination. Also great for: English as a foreign language, English as a second language The illustrated Alphabet table with Tifinagh letters and their equivalents in latin for precise pronunciations as spoken by natives. This English-Kabyle (Berber language of the Kabylie region in Algeria) visual dictionary is not just a learning tool but also an excellent gift idea for anyone embarking on their language journey. Whether you're learning Kabyle or teaching it to children and beginners, this book is designed to make learning enjoyable and effective.

The Author as Cannibal

The Author as Cannibal
Author: Felisa Vergara Reynolds
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2022
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1496218426

After French colonial rule ended, Francophone authors began rewriting narratives from the colonial literary canon. Felisa Vergara Reynolds presents these textual revisions as figurative acts of cannibalism and examines how these literary cannibalizations critique colonialism and its legacy in each author’s homeland.