Somali: 10 (London Oriental and African Language Library) - Hardcover

Saeed, John

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9789027238108: Somali: 10 (London Oriental and African Language Library)

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ISBN 10: 9027238103 ISBN 13: 9789027238108

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999

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Somali is spoken by more than nine million people in the Horn of Africa and by expatriate communities in the Middle East, Europe and North America. It is the official language of Somalia and an important regional language in Ethiopia and Kenya. As a Cushitic language Somali is part of the great Afroasiatic language family whose other branches include Semitic, Berber, Chadic and Ancient Egyptian. This book provides a comprehensive description of the grammar of the language that will be of interest to non-specialists and linguists interested in typology and language comparison. The author’s accessible investigation of the phonology, morphology, syntax and discourse structure allows the reader a clear view of the linguistic character of Somali and, through Somali, of a Cushitic language. A further important feature of the book is its use of authentic data from a range of sources, including prose, poetry and proverbs.

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This text provides an up-to-date description of the grammatical structure of the Somali language, in a manner accessible to the non-specialist. It focuses on the morpho-phonology and syntax of both Somali and Cushitic languages in general, drawing on linguistic theory in the process.

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