David Whitehorn Arnott
British linguist
David Whitehorn Arnott | |
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Born | (1915-06-23)23 June 1915 London, England |
Died | 10 March 2004(2004-03-10) (aged 88) Bedale, North Yorkshire, England |
Spouse | Kathleen Arnott (nee Coulson) |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | The Tense System in Gombe Fula (1960) |
David Whitehorn Arnott (23 June 1915 – 10 March 2004) was a British linguist who was Professor of West African Languages at School of Oriental and African Studies. He is known for his works on Fulani and Tiv.[1][2]
Works
His works are the following:[citation needed]
- Dictionnary of verb roots in Fulfulde dialects
- Fula language studies : present position and future prospects
- The languages of West Africa
- The nominal and verbal system of Fula
- The parent and the teacher: a grammatical analysis of a Fula text
- Particles in Fula : their behaviour and meanings
- Proverbial lore and word-play of the Fulani
See also
- Kathleen Arnott
References
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