The Mehri Language of Oman
Published on 17. May 2010
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-90-04-18263-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
Overall, this volume is a solid description of Omani Mehri morphology for semiticists, which goes beyond Johnstone's (1987) original description. Hopefully this publication will lead to more interest in the endangered South Arabian languages and provide a springboard for further documentation and preservation efforts as well as work on the influence of Arabic on Mehri and other South Arabian languages.Kevin Schluter, LINGUISTLIST, October 2011.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
726 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-18263-9 (9789004182639)
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Aaron D. Rubin, Ph.D. (2004) Harvard University, is an Associate Professor at Penn State University. He has published widely on the Semitic languages, including two previous books, as well as numerous articles and book chapters.