The Oral Art Of Soqoṭra

Author : Miranda J. Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Folk literature
ISBN : 9004446729

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The Oral Art of Soqoṭra by Miranda J. Morris Pdf

In the bilingual English-Arabic work, The Oral Art of Soqoṭra: A Collection of Island Voices, Miranda Morris, in collaboration with Soqoṭrans from all parts of the island, present over a thousand examples of poems and songs, prayers, lullabies, work-chants, messages in code, riddles, examples of community wisdom encapsulated in poetic couplets, and stories cenetred on a short poem or exchange of poems. These were documented by oral transmission directly to the scholar, or through recordings collected. They are presented in Soqoṭri (transcribed phonetically in Roman and in Arabic script), and in English and Arabic translation."--

Author : Miranda J. Morris
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 2463 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004447356

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The Oral Art of Soqoṭra by Miranda J. Morris Pdf

In this volume, Miranda Morris and Ṭānuf Sālim Di-Kišin present material from the rich poetic tradition of this remote island, in Arabic and English, as well as in the unique Soqoṭri language.

Author : Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald,R. M. W. Dixon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1661 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781316790663

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The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Typology by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald,R. M. W. Dixon Pdf

Linguistic typology identifies both how languages vary and what they all have in common. This Handbook provides a state-of-the art survey of the aims and methods of linguistic typology, and the conclusions we can draw from them. Part I covers phonological typology, morphological typology, sociolinguistic typology and the relationships between typology, historical linguistics and grammaticalization. It also addresses typological features of mixed languages, creole languages, sign languages and secret languages. Part II features contributions on the typology of morphological processes, noun categorization devices, negation, frustrative modality, logophoricity, switch reference and motion events. Finally, Part III focuses on typological profiles of the mainland South Asia area, Australia, Quechuan and Aymaran, Eskimo-Aleut, Iroquoian, the Kampa subgroup of Arawak, Omotic, Semitic, Dravidian, the Oceanic subgroup of Austronesian and the Awuyu-Ndumut family (in West Papua). Uniting the expertise of a stellar selection of scholars, this Handbook highlights linguistic typology as a major discipline within the field of linguistics.

Author : Keith Allan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 945 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199585847

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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Linguistics by Keith Allan Pdf

Leading scholars examine the history of linguistics from ancient origins to the present. They consider every aspect of the field from language origins to neurolinguistics, explore the linguistic traditions in different parts of the world, examine how work in linguistics has influenced other fields, and look at how it has been practically applied

Author : Vitaly Naumkin,Leonid Kogan,Dmitry Cherkashin,Maria Bulakh,Ekaterina Vizirova
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004278400

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Corpus of Soqotri Oral Literature by Vitaly Naumkin,Leonid Kogan,Dmitry Cherkashin,Maria Bulakh,Ekaterina Vizirova Pdf

The Corpus of Soqotri Oral Literature is a unique source of grammatical, lexical and folkloristic data about the extremely archaic, yet heavily understudied, Modern South Arabian language Soqotri (island Soqotra, Gulf of Aden, Yemen).

Author : Patricia Storace
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780307765338

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Dinner with Persephone by Patricia Storace Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "Full of insights, marvelously entertaining . . . haunting and beautifully written." --The New York Review of Books "I lived in Athens, at the intersection of a prostitute and a saint." So begins Patricia Storace's astonishing memoir of her year in Greece. Mixing affection with detachment, rapture with clarity, this American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West. Whether she is interpreting Hellenic dream books, pop songs, and soap operas, describing breathtakingly beautiful beaches and archaic villages, or braving the crush at a saint's tomb, Storace, winner of the Whiting Award, rewards the reader with informed and sensual insights into Greece's soul. She sees how the country's pride in its past coexists with profound doubts about its place in the modern world. She discovers a world in which past and present engage in a passionate dialogue. Stylish, funny, and erudite, Dinner with Persephone is travel writing elevated to a fine art--and the best book of its kind since Henry Miller's The Colossus of Maroussi. "Splendid. Storace's account of a year in Greece combines past and present, legend and fact, in an unusual and delightful whole. " --Atlantic Monthly

Author : Leonid Kogan
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 749 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781614519218

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Genealogical Classification of Semitic by Leonid Kogan Pdf

This volume is the first of its kind to provide a detailed, comprehensive treatment of the genealogical subgrouping of Semitic. Starting with the traditional, morphologic approach and then shifting to the pertinent lexical evidence, it covers key topics in the Semitic subgrouping debate, including the East/West dichotomy, the Central Semitic hypothesis, the Canaanite affiliation of Ugaritic, and the linguistic specificity of Modern South Arabia.

Author : André Gingrich,Siegfried Haas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Arabia, Southern
ISBN : 3700176031

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Southwest Arabia Across History by André Gingrich,Siegfried Haas Pdf

Southwest Arabia across History honors the legacy of Walter Dostal as one of Continental Europe's most eminent scholars in these fields, by offering innovative contributions in the interdisciplinary fields of South Arabian studies. These texts are presented by experts in pre-Islamic epigraphy and archeology, regional geography and Islamic historical studies, as well as contemporary history and socio-cultural anthropology. They discuss central riddles and key issues in South Arabian studies, such as interrelations between texts and contexts, environment and economy, water management and law, conflict and mediation for peace, or tribalism and state constellations. Beyond its relevance for regional historical and contemporary expertise, this volume also represents a lively and fresh contribution to methods and practices of interdisciplinarity in the humanities and the social sciences.

Author : Thomas M. Johnstone
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036144561

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The Modern South Arabian Languages by Thomas M. Johnstone Pdf

Author : John Huehnergard,Na’ama Pat-El
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429657825

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The Semitic Languages by John Huehnergard,Na’ama Pat-El Pdf

The Semitic Languages presents a comprehensive survey of the individual languages and language clusters within this language family, from their origins in antiquity to their present-day forms. This second edition has been fully revised, with new chapters and a wealth of additional material. New features include the following: • new introductory chapters on Proto-Semitic grammar and Semitic linguistic typology • an additional chapter on the place of Semitic as a subgroup of Afro-Asiatic, and several chapters on modern forms of Arabic, Aramaic and Ethiopian Semitic • text samples of each individual language, transcribed into the International Phonetic Alphabet, with standard linguistic word-by-word glossing as well as translation • new maps and tables present information visually for easy reference. This unique resource is the ideal reference for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of linguistics and language. It will be of interest to researchers and anyone with an interest in historical linguistics, linguistic typology, linguistic anthropology and language development.

Author : Robert B. Kaplan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780195384253

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The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics by Robert B. Kaplan Pdf

"[A] monumental editorial enterprise....It is to be commended and used widely and wisely."---ESL Magazine --

Author : Anthony G. Miller,Miranda Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119462310

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Ethnoflora of the Soqotra Archipelago by Anthony G. Miller,Miranda Morris Pdf

Manual to the plants of this group of islands off the Horn of Africa. It provides comprehensive information on the traditional uses of all plants found and contains a fully illustrated key to all plant families and species. Most of the circa 300 endemic species have colour photographs. Additional colour plates record the landscapes, people and culture of the islands.--

Author : Anthony G. Miller,Miranda Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Angiosperms
ISBN : CORNELL:31924050727977

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Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman by Anthony G. Miller,Miranda Morris Pdf

Author : R. B. Serjeant,R. L. Bidwell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1990-04-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521373441

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Arabian Studies by R. B. Serjeant,R. L. Bidwell Pdf

The articles in this volume cover a wide variety of themes, mainly in the fields of history and social anthropology, with one paper on a literary topic, making this a book of multi-disciplinary interest for those specialising in the study of the Arabian peninsula. Topics range from a beekeeping project in the Yemen Arabic Republic to weights and measures in Mecca during the late Ayyubid and Mamluk periods.

Author : Thomas M. Johnstone
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 747 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780728601376

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Mehri Lexicon and English-Mehri Word-list by Thomas M. Johnstone Pdf

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.