Download or read book Aspects of Somali Phonology written by Martin Orwin and published by . This book was released on 199? with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Somali is probably the best documented, in linguistic terms, of all of the Cushitic languages. Much work has been undertaken on the syntax and the morphology of the language. However, when it comes to the phonology of the language there is a distinct lack. The aim of this thesis is to help fill that gap. This will be done by taking the generative theory of lexical phonology as a basis of a model of Somali phonology; within that overall framework a model of melodic representation will be proposed as well as a model of prosodic representation. The proposals are made specifically with the Somali language in mind and explanations of certain aspects of Somali phonology will be set out both in the chapters discussing the models of representation as well as in the chapter specifically dealing with the explanation of a number of phonological phenomena manifested in the inflectional morphology of the language. The thesis does not cover the whole set of phonological phenomena manifested in Somali, nor does it set out to produce a universal model of phonology. As far as Somali is concerned, it is hoped the work will provide a convenient springboard for the future study of phonological phenomena in Somali. As far as universal phonological matters are concerned it is hoped that the model proposed here for Somali will be another step in the continuing search for universal explanatory aspects of phonology. Chapter one introduces the language and the main theoretical assumptions. Chapters 2 and 3 introduce the models of melodic representation and prosodic representation respectively. Chapter 4 provides explanations for certain phonological phenomena manifested in the inflectional morphology of Somali. Chapter 5 brings the whole together and looks forward to the future study of Somali phonology in light of this thesis.
Download or read book An Overview of the Interface Between Aspects of Somali Phonology and Morphology written by Ahmed Mohamed (M.A.) and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Somali written by John I. Saeed and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book A Grammar of the Somali Language written by John William Carnegie Kirk and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Somali Grammar written by Christopher R. Green and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The series aims to make a significant contribution to modern language studies by providing up-to-date, linguistically sophisticated, and comprehensive language materials, of use to a wide spectrum of users, on major world languages which have hitherto been largely neglected.
Download or read book Papers from the Linguistics Workshop written by Orwin, Martin and published by Ponte Invisible (Redsea Cultural Foundation). This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The articles in this book are the result of the First Linguistics Workshop: Somali Language and Literature at the Hargeysa Cultural Centre in December 2015. The objective of the workshop was to facilitate the sharing of current work among scholars in the field of Somali language studies through presentation of their ongoing projects. This also allowed current work to be opened to a wider audience and for students, journalists and writers to hear about some of the issues which are of current interest in Somali language studies. There was a deliberate attempt to draw people engaged in both more strictly linguistic matters together with those whose interests are more as practitioners with language, such as local writers and journalists, and also to include those whose primary focus is literature. This led to a diverse range of both presentations and opinions on those presentations, which is represented also in this volume. The views on any matter are those of the individual authors and readers are left to determine for themselves to what extent they agree or disagree with points made. The more strictly linguistic papers include presentations on aspects of Somali phonology, morphology and syntax. Sociolinguistics is also represented as is recent work on lexicography and the use of information technology in Somali language studies. There are two papers which consider literature from different perspectives.
Download or read book A Phonological Analysis of Somali and the Guttural Consonants written by Kevin M. Gabbard and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Saeed 1999 remarks that the phonetic and phonological facts of Somali are woefully understudied. He makes a specific appeal for further research on Somali in these fields. This thesis can be said to be a response to Saeed's call for further research on the language. Given that there are no existing works dedicated to the phonology of Somali this thesis relies on the Somali data gathered through my own fieldwork. The purpose of this thesis is to present the Somali data that was collected, to present a partial model of the phonological facts of the language, and to discuss the theoretical consequences of the data and interpretation. Specifically, we propose a new theory of the guttural consonants.
Download or read book Voice and Power written by R. J. Hayward and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-17 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is devoted to studies of the languages and cultures of the Cushitic-speaking peoples of the Horn of Africa. It is concerned with linguistics in a technical sense, and analyzes the oral literature of the people of the area.
Download or read book Phonologies of Asia and Africa written by Alan S. Kaye and published by Eisenbrauns. This book was released on 1997-06-30 with total page 1075 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This large, 2-volume work presents more than 50 authoritative articles by leading specialists on a wide variety of ancient, medieval, and modern languages and dialects of the greater Near East and Africa, from a variety of language families. The articles are concise descriptive narratives presenting the basics of the phonology of the languages and dialects, with an emphasis on the phonological processes operative in them. A major goal of the work is a definite statement on the language and/or dialect in question with regard to genetics, typology, and/or universal elements. Of interest to general linguists as well as those specializing in Afro-Asiatic languages.
Download or read book Somali Grammar written by Christopher R. Green and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Blackwell Companion to Phonology 5 Volume Set written by Marc van Oostendorp and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-04 with total page 3183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available online or as a five-volume print set, The Blackwell Companion to Phonology is a major reference work drawing together 124 new contributions from leading international scholars in the field. It will be indispensable to students and researchers in the field for years to come. Key Features: Full explorations of all the most important ideas and key developments in the field Documents major insights into human language gathered by phonologists in past decades; highlights interdisciplinary connections, such as the social and computational sciences; and examines statistical and experimental techniques Offers an overview of theoretical positions and ongoing debates within phonology at the beginning of the twenty-first century An extensive reference work based on the best and most recent scholarly research – ideal for advanced undergraduates through to faculty and researchers Publishing simultaneously in print and online; visit www.companiontophonology.com for full details Additional features of the online edition (ISBN: 978-1-4443-3526-2): Powerful searching, browsing, and cross-referencing capabilities, including Open URL linking, with all entries classified by key topic, subject, place, people, and period For those institutions already subscribing to Blackwell Reference Online, it offers fully integrated and searchable content with the comprehensive Handbooks in Linguistics series
Download or read book Formal Approaches to Poetry written by B. Elan Dresher and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008-08-22 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will create greater public awareness of some recent exciting findings in the formal study of poetry. The last influential volume on the subject, Rhythm and Meter , edited by Paul Kiparsky and Gilbert Youmans, appeared fifteen years ago. Since that time, a number of important theoretical developments have taken place, which have led to new approaches to the analysis of meter. This volume represents some of the most exciting current thinking on the theory of meter. In terms of empirical coverage, the papers focus on a wide variety of languages, including English, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Japanese, Somali, Old Norse, Latin, and Greek. Thus, the collection is truly international in its scope. The volume also contains diverse theoretical approaches that are brought together for the first time, including Optimality Theory (Kiparsky, Hammond), other constraint-based approaches (Friedberg, Hall, Scherr), the Quantitative approach to verse (Tarlinskaja, Friedberg, Hall, Scherr, Youmans) associated with the Russian school of metrics, a mora-based approach (Cole and Miyashita, Fitzgerald), a semantic-pragmatic approach (Fabb), and an alternative generative approach developed in Estonia (M. Lotman and M. K. Lotman). The book will be of interest to both linguists interested in stress and speech rhythm, constraint systems, phrasing, and phonology-syntax interaction and poetry, as well as to students of poetry interested in the connection between language and literature.
Download or read book The Internal Organization of Phonological Segments written by Marc van Oostendorp and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a number of studies on modern approaches to phonological segment structure. There are three main sections: (i) a general section, concerned with the basic theory of segmental structure, features, and the organization of segmental structure into feature-geometric trees, (ii) the representation and behaviour of nasality, and (iii) the representation and behaviour of the laryngeal features.
Download or read book Aspects of Arabic Phonology written by A. R. Fatihi and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Kalinga Publications)
Download or read book The Morphology and Phonology of Exponence written by Jochen Trommer and published by Oxford University Press (UK). This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the common problems, questions, and solutions of exponence, which concern the mapping of morphosyntactic structure to phonological representations. Leading specialists formulate a coherent research programme for exponence, integrating the central insights of the last decades and providing challenges for the future.
Download or read book An ELL Teacher s Guide to Somali English Interlingual Phonology written by Melissa M. Lindsey and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cushitic Languages written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Central Cushitic languages, East Cushitic languages, Somali language, South Cushitic languages, Oromo language, Somali phonology, Awngi language, Dahalo language, Afar language, Blin language, Qimant language, Xamtanga language, Wadaad's writing, Osmanya script, Beja language, Sidamo language, Hadiyya language, Somali alphabet, Lowland East Cushitic languages, Burji language, Kambaata language, Highland East Cushitic languages, Bussa language, Dirasha language, Maay language, Saho language, Alaba-K'abeena language, Gedeo language, Konso language, Yaaku language, Daasanach language, Libido language, Arbore language, Borama script, Dullay languages, Kayla language, Iraqw language, Qwara language, Rendille language, Gawwada language, Tsamai language, Baiso language, El Molo language, Omo-Tana languages, Boon language, Western Omo-Tana languages, Somali languages, Burunge language, Aasax language, Mbugu language, Kaddare script, Saho-Afar languages, Alagwa language, Garre language, Jiiddu language, Aweer language, Kw'adza language, Rendille-Boni languages, Dabarre language, Gorowa language, Tunni language. Excerpt: Oromo, also known as Afaan Oromo, Oromiffa(a), Afan Boran, Afan Orma, and sometimes in other languages by variant spellings of these names (Oromic, Afan Oromo, etc.), is an Afro-Asiatic language, and the most widely spoken of the Cushitic family. Forms of Oromo are spoken as a first language by more than 25 million Oromo and neighbouring peoples in Ethiopia and Kenya. Some think of Oromo as a dialect continuum, since not all varieties are mutually intelligible. It is also classified by others as a macrolanguage, consisting of four varieties: Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Eastern Oromo (also called Qottu), Orma, and West Central Oromo. Older publications refer to the language as "Galla," a term that is resented by...
