The Jibbali (Shaḥri) Language of Oman

The Jibbali (Shaḥri) Language of Oman
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 748
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ISBN-10 : 9789004262850
ISBN-13 : 9004262857
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Download or read book The Jibbali (Shaḥri) Language of Oman written by Aaron D. Rubin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-02-20 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a detailed grammatical description of Jibbali (or Shahri), an unwritten Semitic language spoken in the Dhofar region of Oman, along with seventy texts. This is the first ever comprehensive grammar of Jibbali, and the first collection of texts published in over a hundred years. Topics in phonology, all aspects of morphology, and a variety of syntactic features are covered. The texts include those collected by the late T. M. Johnstone (newly edited and translated), as well as new texts collected by the author, while the grammar is based both on the texts and on original fieldwork. Semitists, linguists, and anyone interested in the folklore of Arabia will find much valuable data and analysis in this volume.


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