A Grammar of Mursi : A Nilo-Saharan Language of Ethiopia / Firew Girma Worku.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Worku, Firew Girma, author.

Series:

Grammars and Sketches of the World's Languages ; 15.

Grammars and Sketches of the World's Languages ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mursi language--Grammar.

Mursi language.

Language and languages.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

A Nilo-Saharan Language of Ethiopia

Place of Publication:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2021.

Summary:

"Mursi is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by a small group of people who live in the Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, and is one of the most endangered languages of the country. Based on the fieldwork that the author conducted in beautiful villages of the Mursi community, this descriptive grammar is organized into fourteen chapters rich in examples and an appendix containing four transcribed texts. The readers are thus provided with a clear and useful tool, which constitutes and important addition to our knowledge of Mursi and of other related languages spoken in the area. Besides being an empirical data source for linguists interested in typology and endangered language description and documentation, the grammar constitutes an invaluable gift to the speech community"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Phonology

Word Classes

Noun Phrase Structure

Possession

Number

The Verb and Predicate Structure

Adjectives

Valency Changing Operations

Grammatical Relations

Comparative Constructions

Questions

Negation

Clause Types, Clause Combining and Coordination

Appendix: Transcribed Texts.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--James Cook University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004449916

9004449914

OCLC:

1242018329

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004449916 DOI