Somali Grammar / / Christopher R. Green; ed. by Nicola Lampitelli, Evan Jones.

This book offers a contemporary look at Somali from the standpoint of its major varieties and provides a comprehensive account of the language that is grounded in linguistic theory and the latest scholarship. The grammar includes an extensive array of examples drawn from online corpora and from fiel...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Mouton-CASL Grammar Series [MCASL] ; 5
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XXVIII, 474 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Foreword --
Series Editors’ Preface --
Acknowledgements --
Contents --
Abbreviations --
1 Introduction --
2 Orthography --
3 Segmental Phonology --
4 Syllable structure and phonotactics --
5 Tone --
6 Nominal morphology --
7 Verbs and verbal morphology --
8 Compounds --
9 The noun phrase --
10 The Verb Complex --
11 Focus markers --
12 Main clauses without focus marking --
13 Information structure --
14 Subordination --
15 Coordination and other adverbials --
16 Questions --
A Appendix - Suffixing verb paradigms --
Bibliography --
Index
Summary:This book offers a contemporary look at Somali from the standpoint of its major varieties and provides a comprehensive account of the language that is grounded in linguistic theory and the latest scholarship. The grammar includes an extensive array of examples drawn from online corpora and from fieldwork with native speakers of the language.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781501503610
9783110750720
9783110750706
9783110754001
9783110753776
9783110754117
9783110753882
DOI:10.1515/9781501503610
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Christopher R. Green; ed. by Nicola Lampitelli, Evan Jones.