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| Autore: |
Saeed John I
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| Titolo: |
Somali / / John Saeed
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| Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Pub., , 1999 |
| ©1999 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xv, 295 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 493/.545 |
| Soggetto topico: | Somali language - Grammar |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-287)and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | SOMALI; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations and Symbols; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Phonological units; Chapter 3. Phonological Rules; Chapter 4. Grammatical Categories; Chapter 5. Word formation; Chapter 6. Phrases; Chapter 7. Simple sentences; Chapter 8. Subordinate Clauses; Chapter 9. Discourse; Appendix I Data Sources; Appendix II Texts; Notes; References; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Somali is spoken by more than nine million people in the Horn of Africa and by expatriate communities in the Middle East, Europe and North America. It is the official language of Somalia and an important regional language in Ethiopia and Kenya. As a Cushitic language Somali is part of the great Afroasiatic language family whose other branches include Semitic, Berber, Chadic and Ancient Egyptian. This book provides a comprehensive description of the grammar of the language that will be of interest to non-specialists and linguists interested in typology and language comparison. The author's acce |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Somali |
| ISBN: | 9789027283078 (e-book) |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910810361903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
London Oriental and African language library ; ; 10.