Events
Assaf Bar-Moshe: “First insights into the Jewish Arabic dialect of ˁĀna"
This lecture is part of the colloquium "Forschungsperspektiven Semitistik". Participation will be possible through Cisco Webex (details below).
Location: Cisco Webex Meeting number (access code): 234 299 211 Meeting password: hySFWkCZ423
Clemens Wassermann: “Die Bedeutung der Semitismen in der Wundersequenz und Brotrede (Joh 6) für die Entstehung des Johannesevangeliums
Participation will be possible through Cisco Webex (details below).
Location: Cisco Webex (https://fu-berlin.webex.com/fu-berlin-en/j.php?MTID=m8898abc4d7ec04bb05c3a320e79dc4eb)
Fabio Gasparini: “A glimpse into Bathari and the Modern South Arabian languages of Southern Arabia”
This lecture is part of the Colloquium "Forschungsperspektiven Semitistik". Participation will be possible through Cisco Webex (details below).
Location: Cisco Webex Meeting number (access code): 239 103 890 Meeting password: 2bdJNDnpK34
Vortrag von Prof. Aharon Geva Kleinberger: Semantics and structure of traditional Palestinian agricultural binominal nomenclature
As part of the workshop Semantics of Grammatical Markers in Semitic Languages and Approaches to Its Description Prof. Aharon Geva Kleinberger of University of Haifa and CSIC-CCHS Madrid will be giving a lecture on "Semantics and structure of traditional Palestinian agricultural binominal nomenclature".
Location: Freie Universität Berlin Henry-Ford-Bau Konferenzraum II Garystraße 35 14195 Berlin
Workshop: Semantics of Grammatical Markers in Semitic Languages and Approaches to Its Description
The Department of Semitic Languages will host a workshop “Semantics of Grammatical Markers in Semitic Languages and Approaches to Its Description” dedicated to the studies of grammatical semantics and methodological problems associated with it. The choice of adequate methodology that would help answer the questions of descriptive linguistics tasks plays an important role in the studies of the semantics of grammatical markers: How can the right methodology assist in research on grammatical polysemy and differentiation of grammatical meanings coded with one marker; How can corpora be used for the studies of grammatical semantics; How should semantic fieldwork be conducted; Which difficulties do the studies of the semantics of the grammatical markers in dead languages and especially those with limited corpora pose? These and similar questions will be addressed during the workshop. Four keynote lectures on the corpus methodology for studying grammatical semantics in general and as applied to the material of Semitic languages will be given within the scope of the workshop. Beside this, there will be short presentations on various subjects related to the descripton of grammatical markers and functions in individual Semitic languages. On the 13 th of February, Prof. Aharon Geva Kleinberger (University of Haifa and CSIC-CCHS Madrid) will deliver a keynote lecture on Semantics and structure of traditional Palestinian agricultural binominal nomenclature. All interested in the subject are welcome to attend the workshop. Advance registration is required for attendance at all keynote lectures. Registration can be made at the following e-mail address: jufurman@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Location: Freie Universität Berlin Henry-Ford-Bau Konferenzraum II Garystraße 35 14195 Berlin
Kevin White: Opportunity Knocks: Recent Discoveries and Challenges in Nestorian Christianity
In 2015 a farmer in Eastern Kazakhstan found a large stone bearing the image of a cross and Syriac script. This discovery and subsequent excavations uncovered the lost Silk Road Ilibalik, which the chronicler of Hethum I, King of Armenia, described as a city of Christians. Subsequent excavations have yielded over one hundred graves and counting along with evidences of a developed city. Estimated to be larger than Medieval Jerusalem, Ilibalik is still less than 1% excavated. We'll have a look at the extraordinary developments and finds discovered in Kazakhstan and their implications.
Location: Room 1.2002 Holzlaube Fabeckstr. 23-25 14195 Berlin Freie Universität Berlin
Machine Learning in den Geisteswissenschaften: Das Potenzial maschineller Sprachverarbeitung
Implementation of a machine learning pipeline to evaluate social media data: Execution of a sentiment analysis of German attitude towards Russia as a practical example
Location: Raum 1.2002 Holzlaube Fabeckstr. 23-25 14195 Berlin Freie Universität Berlin
Luca D'Anna - Toward a history of agreement in Arabic: Typological considerations and contact phenomena
Prof. Dr. Luca D'Anna (University of Naples "L'Orientale") will be giving a lecture on the following topic: "Toward a history of agreement in Arabic: typological considerations and contact phenomena".
Location: Freie Universität Berlin Holzlaube Room 1.2058 Fabeckstr. 23-25 14195 Berlin
Reading, Exhibition and Performance
Location: Raum 1.2051 Holzlaube Fabeckstr. 23-25 Freie Universität Berlin
George Kiraz: Workflow Design and Implementation. Creating a Digital Thesaurus/Corpus: The Case of Syriac
Location: Raum K2 Freie Universität Berlin Henry-Ford-Bau Garystraße 35 14195 Berlin
Karlheinz Mörth: The VICAV Dictionaries: Working on a Virtual Research Environment
Location: Raum K3 Freie Universität Berlin Henry-Ford-Bau Garystraße 35 14195 Berlin
Simona Olivieri & Giuliano Lancioni: Arabic and Digital Humanities. Best Practices and Case Studies
Location: Raum K2 Freie Universität Berlin Henry-Ford-Bau Garystraße 35 14195 Berlin
DH Training Workshop: Digital Methods for Linguistic Investigation
The workshop will bring together 20 trainees together with experts to share experiences, methods and techniques for the creation, management and use of linguistic data. The event is organized by Simona Olivieri, Humboldt Research Fellow - Seminar für Semitistik und Arabistik, Freie Universität Berlin, with the support of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Syncro Soft. The training will focus on standards-compliant representations of texts in digital form, and sessions will be organized in hands-on slots on data modeling and managing. Ultimate objective is to give an overall view on the benefits of applying digital methods to investigate humanities research questions
Location: Freie Universität Berlin
International Conference "Le Lingue Islamiche"
http://host.uniroma3.it/docenti/lancioni/lli/
Location: Conference room Ignazio Ambrogio Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Roma Tre University Rome
Project Launch: The Kitāb Sībawayhi Project
http://host.uniroma3.it/docenti/lancioni/lli/Sibawayhi.html
Location: Conference room Ignazio Ambrogio Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Roma Tre University Rome
Werner Arnold (Heidelberg): Die weite Welt in einem Aramäerdorf - Lehnwörter im Neuwestaramäischen
Location: Room: 1.2001 Holzlaube Fabeckstr. 23-25
Lutz Edzard (Erlangen): Chancen und Herausforderungen eines vergleichend-semitischen Lexikons aus arabischer Perspektive
Location: Room 1.2001 Holzlaube Fabeckstr. 23-25
Chrismukkah - Oriental Christmas and Chanukkah Celebration
Location: Freie Universität Berlin Henry-Ford Bau - Foyer Garystr. 35 14195 Berlin
Lecture by Dr. Jan van Ginkel: "Beschützer oder Fremde"
Location: Fabeckstr. 23-25 14195 Berlin Raum 1.2001
Surayt Training Workshop for Language Teachers
Location: St. Jakob von Sarug Kloster Klosterstr. 10 34413 Warburg
