A Grammar of Ma'di

by Nigel Fabb and Mairi Blackings

This grammar provides one of the most detailed accounts available of the syntax of a Nilo-Saharan language. It fully describes some of the unusual characteristics of Ma'di, including the different word orders associated with different tenses, the particle-based modal and focus systems, the full range of adverbials, and the structure and meaning of the noun phrase. The grammar also describes the phonetics, phonology, morphology, and aspects of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110179407
• ISBN13: 9783110179408
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 750 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary