The Mehri language of Oman / by Aaron D. Rubin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubin, Aaron D., 1976-

Series:

Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 58.

Brill eBook titles

Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; v. 58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mehri language--Grammar.

Mehri language.

Mehri language--Oman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

9781283851947

1283851946

9789004187627

9004187626

OCLC:

810336004

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004187627 DOI