Somali / John Saeed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saeed, John I.

Series:

London Oriental and African language library ; 10.

London Oriental and African language library, 1382-3485 ; v. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Somali language--Grammar.

Somali language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 295 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-287)and index.

ISBN:

9789027283078 (e-book)

OCLC:

744333863