The Jibbali (Shahri) language of Oman : : grammar and texts / / by Aaron D. Rubin.

• Superior document: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, Volume 72
• VerfasserIn: Rubin, Aaron D., 1976-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; Volume 72.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (748 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Introduction -- Phonology -- Pronouns -- Nouns -- Adjectives -- Verbs: Stems -- Verbs: Tenses and Forms -- Prepositions -- Numerals -- Adverbs -- Interrogatives -- Particles -- Some Syntactic Features -- Greetings and Basic Phrases -- Johnstone’s Jibbali Texts -- Additional Texts -- Text 18 with Morpheme Glossing -- Bibliography -- Indexes.