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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807284603321

Autore

Rubin Aaron D. <1976->

Titolo

The Jibbali (Shahri) language of Oman : grammar and texts / / by Aaron D. Rubin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

90-04-26285-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (748 p.)

Collana

Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, , 0081-8461 ; ; Volume 72

Disciplina

492

Soggetti

Jibbali language - Grammar

Jibbali language

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Introduction -- Phonology -- Pronouns -- Nouns -- Adjectives -- Verbs: Stems -- Verbs: Tenses and Forms -- Prepositions -- Numerals -- Adverbs -- Interrogatives -- Particles -- Some Syntactic Features -- Greetings and Basic Phrases -- Johnstone’s Jibbali Texts -- Additional Texts -- Text 18 with Morpheme Glossing -- Bibliography -- Indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

This book contains a detailed grammatical description of Jibbali (or Shahri), an unwritten Semitic language spoken in the Dhofar region of Oman, along with seventy texts. This is the first ever comprehensive grammar of Jibbali, and the first collection of texts published in over a hundred years. Topics in phonology, all aspects of morphology, and a variety of syntactic features are covered. The texts include those collected by the late T. M. Johnstone (newly edited and translated), as well as new texts collected by the author, while the grammar is based both on the texts and on original fieldwork. Semitists, linguists, and anyone interested in the folklore of Arabia will find much valuable data and analysis in this volume.