A little archeological finding and its description in English is the starting point to a sharp cr... more A little archeological finding and its description in English is the starting point to a sharp critique of automatic translations, AI algorithms and the such, as well as a celebration of language in its richness.
A survey of counting systems, showcasing Japanese, but mainly leading to a presentation of Diana ... more A survey of counting systems, showcasing Japanese, but mainly leading to a presentation of Diana Green and David R. Green's work on Palikur, namely their wonderful paper "The Topological Mindset".
Sobre "Un Hijo Cualquiera", de Eduardo Halfon. Una propuesta un poco diferente de lo que es la id... more Sobre "Un Hijo Cualquiera", de Eduardo Halfon. Una propuesta un poco diferente de lo que es la identidad.
"An Seamlas", "The Slaughterhouse" by Seán Mac Mathúna, translated to Hebrew from the original Ir... more "An Seamlas", "The Slaughterhouse" by Seán Mac Mathúna, translated to Hebrew from the original Irish, published in Alaxon (www.alaxon.co.il). The culmination of a long process of working on Irish with Prof. Ariel Shisha-Halevy.
במאמר מרתק ומסעיר שהתפרסם בעיתון "הארץ" ב-19 באוקטובר, כותב ד"ר אבנר בן-זקן על האפשרות שבספרייה ה... more במאמר מרתק ומסעיר שהתפרסם בעיתון "הארץ" ב-19 באוקטובר, כותב ד"ר אבנר בן-זקן על האפשרות שבספרייה הלאומית מצויה חתימה בעצם כתב ידו של לא אחר מאשר וויליאם שייקספיר. החתימה האמורה מצויה על כריכה של ספר של קורנליוס אגריפה, "היהירות של המדעים" במהדורה הראשונה, משנת 1569
Fernando Pessoa encoded a two portions of the Talmud in his mystical work "Mensagem" - unknown ti... more Fernando Pessoa encoded a two portions of the Talmud in his mystical work "Mensagem" - unknown till now, and revealed thanks to a Hebrew translation of poems from "Mensagem" and evidence from a tome of the Talmud he used.
Studies in Word Formation in Honduran Spanish
Ioram Melcer
Abstract
This research deals with word... more Studies in Word Formation in Honduran Spanish Ioram Melcer Abstract This research deals with word formation in Honduran Spanish (EH). Its aim is to present the ways in which words are formed in EH and to discover words which are not documented in the dictionaries dealing with EH. Word formation in EH takes place in a number of ways: words are loaned from other languages (native substratum languages and English), and EH makes use of the tools available in Spanish in order to form new words, both by taking advantage of well-known suffices in Spanish and by creating new periphrastic verbs. The research is based on a corpus which was created especially and which includes press items from Central Honduras as well as email correspondence between native speakers of EH from the same area. In order to review the lexicon of EH and in order to compare and place the results stemming from the corpus in the context of existing research, we review the dictionaries which relate to EH, namely the dictionary of the Real Academia Española, Daniel Lévêque´s dictionary of Central American Spanish and Alberto Membreño´s specific dictionary of EH. The research reaches descriptive conclusions regarding the lexicon of EH and details a list of almost 60 words in EH, from the corpus, which are not documented in the dictionaries reviewed.
A little archeological finding and its description in English is the starting point to a sharp cr... more A little archeological finding and its description in English is the starting point to a sharp critique of automatic translations, AI algorithms and the such, as well as a celebration of language in its richness.
A survey of counting systems, showcasing Japanese, but mainly leading to a presentation of Diana ... more A survey of counting systems, showcasing Japanese, but mainly leading to a presentation of Diana Green and David R. Green's work on Palikur, namely their wonderful paper "The Topological Mindset".
Sobre "Un Hijo Cualquiera", de Eduardo Halfon. Una propuesta un poco diferente de lo que es la id... more Sobre "Un Hijo Cualquiera", de Eduardo Halfon. Una propuesta un poco diferente de lo que es la identidad.
"An Seamlas", "The Slaughterhouse" by Seán Mac Mathúna, translated to Hebrew from the original Ir... more "An Seamlas", "The Slaughterhouse" by Seán Mac Mathúna, translated to Hebrew from the original Irish, published in Alaxon (www.alaxon.co.il). The culmination of a long process of working on Irish with Prof. Ariel Shisha-Halevy.
במאמר מרתק ומסעיר שהתפרסם בעיתון "הארץ" ב-19 באוקטובר, כותב ד"ר אבנר בן-זקן על האפשרות שבספרייה ה... more במאמר מרתק ומסעיר שהתפרסם בעיתון "הארץ" ב-19 באוקטובר, כותב ד"ר אבנר בן-זקן על האפשרות שבספרייה הלאומית מצויה חתימה בעצם כתב ידו של לא אחר מאשר וויליאם שייקספיר. החתימה האמורה מצויה על כריכה של ספר של קורנליוס אגריפה, "היהירות של המדעים" במהדורה הראשונה, משנת 1569
Fernando Pessoa encoded a two portions of the Talmud in his mystical work "Mensagem" - unknown ti... more Fernando Pessoa encoded a two portions of the Talmud in his mystical work "Mensagem" - unknown till now, and revealed thanks to a Hebrew translation of poems from "Mensagem" and evidence from a tome of the Talmud he used.
Studies in Word Formation in Honduran Spanish
Ioram Melcer
Abstract
This research deals with word... more Studies in Word Formation in Honduran Spanish Ioram Melcer Abstract This research deals with word formation in Honduran Spanish (EH). Its aim is to present the ways in which words are formed in EH and to discover words which are not documented in the dictionaries dealing with EH. Word formation in EH takes place in a number of ways: words are loaned from other languages (native substratum languages and English), and EH makes use of the tools available in Spanish in order to form new words, both by taking advantage of well-known suffices in Spanish and by creating new periphrastic verbs. The research is based on a corpus which was created especially and which includes press items from Central Honduras as well as email correspondence between native speakers of EH from the same area. In order to review the lexicon of EH and in order to compare and place the results stemming from the corpus in the context of existing research, we review the dictionaries which relate to EH, namely the dictionary of the Real Academia Española, Daniel Lévêque´s dictionary of Central American Spanish and Alberto Membreño´s specific dictionary of EH. The research reaches descriptive conclusions regarding the lexicon of EH and details a list of almost 60 words in EH, from the corpus, which are not documented in the dictionaries reviewed.
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Ioram Melcer
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This research deals with word formation in Honduran Spanish (EH). Its aim is to present the ways in which words are formed in EH and to discover words which are not documented in the dictionaries dealing with EH. Word formation in EH takes place in a number of ways: words are loaned from other languages (native substratum languages and English), and EH makes use of the tools available in Spanish in order to form new words, both by taking advantage of well-known suffices in Spanish and by creating new periphrastic verbs.
The research is based on a corpus which was created especially and which includes press items from Central Honduras as well as email correspondence between native speakers of EH from the same area. In order to review the lexicon of EH and in order to compare and place the results stemming from the corpus in the context of existing research, we review the dictionaries which relate to EH, namely the dictionary of the Real Academia Española, Daniel Lévêque´s dictionary of Central American Spanish and Alberto Membreño´s specific dictionary of EH.
The research reaches descriptive conclusions regarding the lexicon of EH and details a list of almost 60 words in EH, from the corpus, which are not documented in the dictionaries reviewed.
Ioram Melcer
Abstract
This research deals with word formation in Honduran Spanish (EH). Its aim is to present the ways in which words are formed in EH and to discover words which are not documented in the dictionaries dealing with EH. Word formation in EH takes place in a number of ways: words are loaned from other languages (native substratum languages and English), and EH makes use of the tools available in Spanish in order to form new words, both by taking advantage of well-known suffices in Spanish and by creating new periphrastic verbs.
The research is based on a corpus which was created especially and which includes press items from Central Honduras as well as email correspondence between native speakers of EH from the same area. In order to review the lexicon of EH and in order to compare and place the results stemming from the corpus in the context of existing research, we review the dictionaries which relate to EH, namely the dictionary of the Real Academia Española, Daniel Lévêque´s dictionary of Central American Spanish and Alberto Membreño´s specific dictionary of EH.
The research reaches descriptive conclusions regarding the lexicon of EH and details a list of almost 60 words in EH, from the corpus, which are not documented in the dictionaries reviewed.