| Wasf Sanca: Texts in Sancani Arabic 1., Aufl. Edition Contributor(s): Watson, Janet C. (Author), Salam Al Amri, Abd Al- (Author) |
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ISBN: 3447042664 ISBN-13: 9783447042666 Publisher: Harrassowitz OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Paperback Language: Arabic Published: December 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Foreign Language Study | Arabic |
| Dewey: 492.770 |
| LCCN: 00465865 |
| Series: Semitica Viva |
| Physical Information: 319 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This work is the first book-length ethno-linguistic study of Sanan?- Arabic. The book comprises twenty-eight original oral texts which have been transcribed, translated and annotated by the author, a linguistic introduction to the texts, a glossary of all words contained in the texts, and a list of references. Each of the texts deals with one or more aspects of Yemeni culture. These include: the old city, oil presses, the old watercourse, bread, the development of restaurants, Yemeni cooking and recipes, travel in Yemen, gat, Yemeni architecture, the water-pipe, children's games of yesterday and today, Islamic festivals, and weddings. The texts are principally descriptions, narratives or mixed descriptive-narratives of personal experience. Together they tell a story of change and of what remains despite the forces of change - the rules of hospitality, fasting, food, the bath-houses - and show Yemen as a country where tradition and innovation are intriguingly interwoven. |