https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/8765 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:35:54 GMT 2026-07-22T03:35:54Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147897 Title: The doomed Maltese 1826 expedition to Cephalonia Abstract: A British experiment to improve agriculture on the Ionian island using Maltese migrants failed when the latter turned out not to be farmers, and then starting falling ill and misbehaving. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147897 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147896 Title: The 1913 visit to Corfu of a Maltese businessman Authors: Cassola, Arnold Abstract: My recent articles on the first Maltese inhabitants of Corfu have attracted quite some attention. One must keep in mind that the descendants of the nineteenth-century Maltese are today fully integrated in the Corfiot society, but they still keep their Hellenised Maltese surnames. Indeed, when Corfu fell to the Nazis in September 1943, the German commander reported to the headquarters (HQ) in Ioánnina, on the mainland, that 562 Anglo-Maltese still inhabited the island. After a few days, the commander reported that the Maltese were descendants of preceding generations and were fully integrated in the Greek community and, thus, to be considered as Greeks. This evaluation was to save them from being deported to the infamous labour camps in Germany. [excerpt] Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147896 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/144461 Title: Kelma għal kelma : teżawru tematiku Malti Abstract: Ħafna huma tal-fehma li l-vokabularju Malti qiegħed, kulma jmur, jinxef, jitnaqqar u jiddgħajjef. L-istil ta’ ħajja li qegħdin jgħixu ħafna minna llum, b’inqas kuntatt wiċċ imb wiċċ u b’għajnejna l-ħin kollu mgħarrqin f’xi screen, xejn mhu jgħin għaliex ftit li xejn inkunu esposti għall-Malti mħaddem tajjeb. Fil-proċess edukattiv, l-istudju sistematiku tal-vokabularju mhuwiex jingħata l-importanza li tixraqlu. Madankollu, matul iż-żmien, lokalment kien hemm xi tentattivi sporadiċi maħsuba biex isaħħu jew jgħallmu l-vokabularju b’sistema (Spagnol 64), u kultant jitfaċċaw xogħlijiet ġodda li juru li hemm ir-rieda biex din is-sitwazzjoni titjieb. Il-proġett ta’ teżawru tematiku li qed nipproponi jien, għalhekk, għandu proprju jitqies bħala tentattiv serju ieħor intenzjonat li jagħti palata lil min hu interessat isaħħaħ il-vokabularju tiegħu u jikkomunika b’Malti aktar mirqum. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/144461 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143961 Title: Vowel sequences in Maltese sound form I verbs Authors: Lucas, Christopher; Spagnol, Michael; Brown, Niamh Abstract: This article provides an analysis of the historical phonological development of Maltese sound Form I verbs, tracing their evolution from Proto-Arabic. Building on the foundational work of van Putten (2020), who identified the exceptionless sound changes governing Maltese short vowels, this study presents both the regular phonological developments and the analogical changes that have influenced the vocalism of these verbs. On the basis of a comprehensive dataset of over 240 verbs, the study (a) reveals the differential effects on specific vowel sequences of different phonetic environments (including guttural and emphatic consonants), and (b) examines the impact of analogical restructuring on the Perfect and Imperfect forms of verbs, both between different tense–aspect forms of individual verb lexemes and across different lexemes. By categorizing these verbs into distinct classes based on their phonological behaviour, the article elucidates the systematic processes underlying their historical development. This work, thus, not only enhances our understanding of Maltese morphophonology but also contributes to broader discussions on language change within the context of Semitic languages, and the interaction of regular sound change and analogy in morphophonological change more generally.; Dan l-artiklu joffri analiżi tal-iżvilupp fonoloġiku storiku tal-verbi sħaħ tal-Ewwel Forma fil-Malti, bl-evoluzzjoni tagħhom mill-Proto-Għarbi. L-istudju jitlaq mix-xogħol fundamentali ta’ van Putten (2020) li jidentifika l-bidliet fonetiċi bla eċċezzjoni fil-vokali qosra tal-Malti, u jippreżenta kemm l-iżviluppi fonoloġiċi regolari kif ukoll il-bidliet analoġiċi li influwenzaw il-vokaliżmi ta’ dawn il-verbi. Permezz ta’ ġabra komprensiva ta’ aktar minn 240 verb, l-istudju (a) jikxef l-effetti ta’ kuntesti fonetiċi differenti (inklużi l-konsonanti gutturali u enfatiċi) fuq sekwenzi vokaliċi speċifiċi, u (b) jistħarreġ l-impatt tar-ristrutturar analoġiku fuq l-għamla tal-Perfett u l-Imperfett tal-verbi, sew fi ħdan lessema waħda u sew minn lessema għal oħra. Bit-tqassim ta’ dawn il-verbi f’kategoriji distinti skont l-imġiba fonoloġika tagħhom, l-artiklu juri l-proċessi sistematiċi fl-iżvilupp storiku tagħhom. Għalhekk, dan ix-xogħol mhux biss jgħinna nifhmu aħjar il-morfofonoloġija tal-Malti imma jieħu sehem ukoll fid-diskussjoni usa’ dwar il-bidla lingwistika fl-ilsna Semitiċi, u r-relazzjoni talbidla fil-ħoss regolari mal-analoġija fil-bidla morfofonoloġika b’mod ġenerali. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143961 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z