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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461505403321

Autore

Rubin Aaron D. <1976->

Titolo

The Mehri language of Oman [[electronic resource] /] / by Aaron D. Rubin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-283-85194-6

90-04-18762-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 p.)

Collana

Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; ; v. 58

Disciplina

492.9

Soggetti

Mehri language - Grammar

Mehri language - Oman

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-340) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / Aaron D. Rubin -- Introduction / Aaron D. Rubin -- Phonology / Aaron D. Rubin -- Pronouns / Aaron D. Rubin -- Nouns / Aaron D. Rubin -- Adjectives / Aaron D. Rubin -- Verbs: Stems / Aaron D. Rubin -- Verbs: Tenses and Forms / Aaron D. Rubin -- Prepositions / Aaron D. Rubin -- Numerals / Aaron D. Rubin -- Adverbs / Aaron D. Rubin -- Interrogatives / Aaron D. Rubin -- Particles / Aaron D. Rubin -- Some Syntactic Features / Aaron D. Rubin -- On Arabic Forms / Aaron D. Rubin -- Corrections to Stroomer’s Edition of Johnstone’s Texts / Aaron D. Rubin -- Bibliography / Aaron D. Rubin -- Index of Passages / Aaron D. Rubin -- Index of Select Mehri Words / Aaron D. Rubin.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume contains a detailed grammatical description of the Omani dialect of Mehri, an unwritten Semitic language of the Modern South Arabian group. It is the first complete grammar of any Modern South Arabian language in a hundred years, and the first ever Mehri grammar based on the Omani dialect, making it an important contribution to the field of Semitic studies in general. Topics in phonology, all aspects of morphology, and a variety of syntactic features are covered in this volume. The grammar is based on texts collected by T.M. Johnstone, and published by H. Stroomer.