tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post830571349503616091..comments2024-02-20T10:31:15.121-05:00Comments on MEI Editor's Blog: Collecting Colloquial EmiratiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-2400947267938309572015-04-13T16:51:43.996-04:002015-04-13T16:51:43.996-04:00It has disappeared and I didn't keep a copy.It has disappeared and I didn't keep a copy.Michael Collins Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398326467953722017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-90659922576153386132015-04-11T13:29:27.802-04:002015-04-11T13:29:27.802-04:00Greetings.
Thank you for your interesting post ab...Greetings.<br /><br />Thank you for your interesting post about that reference.<br /><br />Some bad news is that the hyperlink to the URL to enable download of that cited file no longer works: < www.alamuae.com > seems defunct and "dead in the water."<br /><br />If someone would kindly send a copy of that reference to me at < shfranke@hotmail.com >, I would be most appreciative and thankful.<br /><br />FYI of other Arabic dialectologists, en edition of the UAE newpaper "The National" just carried an article about a new (April 2015) dictionary of Emirati slang, compiled and published by the local Al Ramsa Institute.<br /><br />Today is Saturday, April 11, 2015.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Stephen H. Franke<br />San Pedro (Los Angeles Waterfront Area), Californiashfrankehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426969356750579637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-51350839894711260272012-01-30T17:09:44.824-05:002012-01-30T17:09:44.824-05:00David:
Which is why it deserves to be preserved; ...David:<br /><br />Which is why it deserves to be preserved; it's an artifact of the pre-oil era.Michael Collins Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398326467953722017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-36231529912166984172012-01-30T10:29:50.726-05:002012-01-30T10:29:50.726-05:00During my time in the UAE (1986-1989) Emirati coll...During my time in the UAE (1986-1989) Emirati colloquial dialects were widely spoken by men (I seldom spoke to women!) above 50 years of age but were becoming increasingly rare among younger men. I put that up to the higher levels of literacy in modern standard Arabic. It was also the case that more English words were gradually seeping into the spoken Arabic of younger Emiratis. Your dictionary, Michael, is probably becoming obsolete, despite being available on line!David Macknoreply@blogger.com