deviation from the norm in al-sahifa al-sajjadiyah abstract literature deals with the arrangement and decoration of language with a beautiful form and an impressive message. foregrounding and deviation from the norm are the outcome of the manipulation of standard language in its phonology, semantics, lexis, syntax, and dialects, among other aspects. al-sahifa al-sajjadiyah is among the most val...

tendency to najwa (religious whispering) and praying to god has been present in human soul from the time immemorial. in other words, the background of human’s god-seeking tendencies has been confirmed through historical and archeological excavations. attachment to the infinite source of being and coming to the divine threshold is a process that can be possible through prayers and that's th...

a branch of the question of holy imams’ knowledge is sources of their knowledge. knowledge of sources of imams’ knowledge is a clear criterion for kind of encountering their words. in hadiths, a writing called al-jami‘a, sometimes named al-sahifa, is considered among sources of imams’ knowledge. along with “thousand doors of knowledge,” al-jami‘a is one of imam ali’s two main sources of knowled...

denotation is defined as being a sign of something, as smoke denotes fire. however, literal denotation is used where meaning of a word takes shape in the mind because of conception of the word. taking shape of meanings of words in man’s mind may be caused by such variety of causes as structure of the word, role of the word in a phrase, using a dictionary, circumstances of utterance of the word,...

In this paper we introduce the SpeakCorrect system which is a Computer Aided Pronunciation Training (CAPT) system for native Arabic students of English. The system is designed with optimized performance for the target users group. It is L1 dependent system and only the frequent pronunciation errors of native Arabic speakers are examined. Several adaptation techniques such as Speaker Adaptive Tr...

infections Widad Al-Nakib, FRCPath, FIDSA; Sahar Essa, BSc, MSc, PhD; Haya Altawalah, BSc, MBBS, FRCPath; Abdullah Owayed; Mousa Khadadah; Nasser Behbehani; Microbiology Department Kuwait University, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait; Virology Unit, Ministry of Health, Mubarak Hospital, Kuwait; Paediatrics, Kuwait University, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait; Medicine, Kuwait University, Faculty of Medici...