SCOLMA – Annual Conference 6th September 2016, Cambridge

By dsw|August 4, 2016|Africa, Archival collections, Medical Anthropology|0 comments

      Annual Conference African Medicine Matters: documenting encounters in medical practice and healthcare Tuesday 6 September 2016 Alison Richard Building, University of Cambridge Programme 9: 00    Registration 9:15    Welcome 9:20    Keynote Address Dr Benson Mulemi, Catholic University of East Africa Dialectical construction and deconstruction of contemporary African Medicine.  10:15   Panel 1 Dr Anne Samson, Great War in Africa Association Medical Practices in World War I Africa  Dr Tony

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New Directory of Arabic linguistic corpora

By Dominique Akhoun-Schwarb|August 2, 2016|Linguistics, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica|0 comments

This very useful website, created and maintained by linguist Dr ​Ayman Eddakrouri, is designed as a directory to Arabic linguistic corpora. ​Three​ main sections ​ are available:​ Arabic corpora: Web-based (searchable) corpora and Textual corpora (Text Files) Centers/Institutions Software/Tools https://sites.google.com/a/aucegypt.edu/infoguistics/directory/Corpus-Linguistics/arabic-corpora