LINGUIST List 21.3021

Wed Jul 21 2010

Books: Language Documentation/Morphology/Phonology/Syntax: Rubin

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        1.    Jo Say, The Mehri Language of Oman: Rubin

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Message 1: The Mehri Language of Oman: Rubin
Date: 19-Jul-2010
From: Jo Say <saybrill.nl>
Subject: The Mehri Language of Oman: Rubin
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Title: The Mehri Language of Oman Series Title: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics Published: 2010 Publisher: Brill
                http://www.brill.nl

Book URL: http://www.brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=210&pid=33447

Author: Aaron D. Rubin Hardback: ISBN: 9789004182639 Pages: 364 Price: Europe EURO 108
Abstract:

This volume contains a detailed grammatical description of the Omani dialect ofMehri, an unwritten Semitic language of the Modern South Arabian group. It isthe first complete grammar of any Modern South Arabian language in a hundredyears, and the first ever Mehri grammar based on the Omani dialect, making itan important contribution to the field of Semitic studies in general. Topics inphonology, all aspects of morphology, and a variety of syntactic features arecovered in this volume. The grammar is based on texts collected by T.M.Johnstone, and published by H. Stroomer.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation                             Morphology                             Phonology                             Syntax
Subject Language(s): Mehri (gdq) Language Family(ies): Semitic Areal Regions: Near Eastern
Written In: English (eng )

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