/library/oar/handle/123456789/8765 2025-12-27T23:52:48Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/140944 Title: Id-dizzjunarju ta’ Mons. C. Psaila Authors: Ellul, Dwayne Abstract: Dwayne Ellul jitfa’ dawl fuq faċċata sikwit minsija mill-figura kumplessa ta’ Mons. C. Psaila: il-ħidma tiegħu fuq id-Dizzjunarju Ingliż u Malti, magħruf l-aktar bħala d-Dizzjunarju ta’ Dun Karm. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/138403 Title: Arabic in Malta Authors: Mifsud, Manwel; Borg, Albert Abstract: This paper documents the presence of Arabic in the Maltese islands, starting from a consideration of the Maltese language itself which is an offshoot of Arabic but which throughout many centuries has been both isolated from the mother-tongue and exposed lo the massive influence of non-Arabic languages in a Christian environment. As a consequence, Arabic is considered a foreign language in Malta, but there is an ancient tradition of the teaching Arabic for a variety of reasons. The study also dwells on a number of ancillary issues, such as the contemporary community of Arab nationals and the role of Arabic in the codification of Maltese. 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/137505 Title: Taf x’naf? A closer look at stative verbs in Maltese Authors: Spagnol, Michael Abstract: The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it classifies Maltese stative verbs into four distinct groups based on their morphological characteristics, especially their ability to form the perfect. Second, it demonstrates that, despite their formal differences, these verbs share particular morphological and syntactic traits. Notably, they have an actual present time reference in the imperfect, frequently rely on auxiliary verbs to express tense and modality, and are generally incongruent with progressive constructions, setting them apart from dynamic verb 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/136948 Title: Listi u dizzjunarji tal-Malti qabel Vassalli Abstract: Fejn insibuhom imniżżlin l-ewwel kelmiet bil-Malti? U kemm imorru lura fiż-żmien? F'dan l-artiklu ta' Dwayne Ellul, il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ilsien Malti jfittex fil-paġni tal-ewwel ġabriet ta' kliem bil-Malti. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z