had a linear form that served as the base for some later forms. Its name must have corresponded closely to the Hebrew or Arabic aleph. Blackletter A Blackletter A Uncial A Uncial A Another Capital A Another Blackletter A Modern Roman A Modern Roman A Modern Italic A Modern Italic A Modern Script A Modern script A When the ancient Greeks adopted the alphabet‚ they had no use for the glottal stop—the first phoneme of the Phoenician pronunciation of the letter‚ and the sound that
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Being a seafaring nation‚ the Phoenicians established colonies all over the Mediterranean area‚ including the present-day cities of Carthage and Tripoli. As notable traders‚ they shared cultures with many nations‚ which allowed their invention of the alphabet to spread throughout Eurasia. The Phoenician Empire continued to evolve until its eventual incorporation into the Persian and Macedonian Empires‚ around 400 BCE. <br> <br>Phoenicia is an ancient region lying on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean
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It is common for languages to take words‚ phrases and meanings from one another‚ and this is no different than English taking from Greek and Latin. While some Greek or Latin words have been changed into prefixes and suffixes‚ others have become phrases‚ and even events have garnered their own meaning by today’s standards. This includes the adaptation to technology‚ science‚ military purposes and even everyday use‚ many of which are significant in their own respective area. Many Greek words have been
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ceramics like glass to textiles like silk‚ all were apart of Islamic art. Muslims made glass bottles‚ cosmetic containers‚ clothing‚ furnishings‚ and many other pieces of art. The development of the Koran had an great impact on the development of Arabic writing. Arabic script represents the expression of the will and strength of Allah‚ and as is known as sacred by the faithful. One of Islam’s most known calligraphers was Ibn Muqlah‚ he invented one of the most prominent cursive scripts. Certain scripts were
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interviewed Ibrahim A Rabie‚ a 46-year-old Sudanese student from my intermediate class. Ibrahim works night shifts as a security guard in west London and spends most of the day recovering from the long twelve hour shifts. Ibrahim’s first language is Arabic which he speaks at home with his wife. He came to England to live with her in 2007 and has been studying English on and off for the last year and a half. Ibrahim completed a law degree in Morocco when he was 26 and now wants to improve his English
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the teacher to limit the stress on vocabulary and phonology when teaching students who speak a Germanic or Latin based language. It will be the opposite when teaching students whose native language does not even adopt the Roman alphabet‚ like the Chinese‚ Japanese‚ Arabic‚ Thai and so forth. Learning how to properly write‚ read and speak in English can be quite tricky because it is not a phonetic language like Italian or Spanish and because of the complexity of the spelling caused by its tumultuous
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REACTION PAPER THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY The movie “The gods must be crazy” shows how cultures differ in every place‚ particularly the inhabitants of Kalahari Desert and the civilized people in the city. The movie the Gods Must Be Crazy is about cultural diffusion. People of Kalahari Desert lived a very simple life far from the cruelty of people. The Bushmen were of the Hunter-Gatherer Society meaning that one would not rely on domestic resources to obtain edible food‚ plants‚ and even animals
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THE SIXTH SENSE by M. Night Shyamalan Converted to PDF and contributed by RonCecchini@comcast.net INT. BASEMENT - EVENING A NAKED LIGHTBULB SPARKS TO LIFE. of a basement. It dangles from the ceiling LIGHT‚ QUICK FOOTSTEPS AS ANNA CROWE moves down the stairs. Anna is the rare combination of beauty and innocence. She stands in the chilly basement in an elegant summer dress that outlines her slender body. Her gentle eyes move across the empty room and come to rest on a rack of wine
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Advantages of the alphabet • Easy to learn‚ as it requires relatively few characters. • Easy to incorporate new words into existing language. • Adaptable for use of new languages. Disadvantages of the alphabet • Easy to learn‚ which makes the ability to write less powerful. • Need to understand spoken language to read. • As spoken language changes‚ it becomes divorced from spoken language The Phoenicians lived in city-states in the area of modern Lebanon‚ in the same way as the Sumerians
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Company case (P.187) Arabic BlackBerry : Adapting to the Language of the Market 1. Analyze the decision process buyers of typical push e-mail device go through before purchasing the devices. The “push” description of the technology refers to an ‘always connected’ capability‚ where emails and Personal Information Manager (PIM) information‚ such as scheduling and calendar details‚ are ‘pushed’ out from an organisation’s server to users’ mobile devices. This means that users have the capacity
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