Berberstudien & A Sketch of Siwi Berber (Egypt)

Author: Werner Vycichl †. Edited by: Dymitr Ibriszimow, Maarten Kossmann. With an introduction by: Lionel Galand †. Series edited by: Harry Stroomer.

Series: BS Berber Studies Volume 10

2005
36 pp. Roman, 258 pp.
numerous tables and charts
Text language(s): German, English
Format: 160 x 240 mm
580 g
Paperback
€ 49.80

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Werner Vycichl (1909–1999) was among the foremost specialists in Berber historical linguistics. Taking a broad comparative view, his studies of Berber historical phonetics and morphology incited much interest and often provided fertile ground for discussions. Among the largest projects he envisaged was a Handbuch der Berbersprachen, an overview of Berber historical linguistics, phonetics and morphology. Although he worked on this for over twenty-five years, he was not able to finish it.

The first part of this edition is an extract of his manuscript. It contains article-like chapters dealing mainly with Berber language materials in antique sources, historical phonetics and morphology of the Berber languages. The second part of this volume is a hitherto unpublished sketch of the Berber language of Siwa (Egypt). Its manuscript was finished in 1991. Based on fieldwork undertaken over many years, it provides us with a full overview of Siwan morphology, as well as with important insights into its phonology and syntax.

Following the link at the bottom, you will find the biography of Werner Vycichl.

In the same series a survey of the phonology of Siwi and of language contact between Siwi and Arabic have been published. Furthermore, a text collection of Siwi Berber and a study of craftsmanship and artwork in Siwa are available:

Accompanying material:

• Acoustically Based Phonemics of Siwi (Berber) (ISBN 978-3-89645-936-7)
• Artisanat et artisanat d’art dans les oasis du désert occidental égyptien (ISBN 978-3-89645-204-7)
• Berber and Arabic in Siwa (Egypt) (ISBN 978-3-89645-937-4)
• Berber Texts from Siwa (Egypt) (ISBN 978-3-89645-979-4)

Cross-reference:

• A Grammar of Ayer Tuareg (Niger) (ISBN 978-3-89645-930-5)
• Berber Loanwords in Hausa (ISBN 978-3-89645-391-4)
• Essai sur la phonologie du proto-berbère (ISBN 978-3-89645-035-7)
• Études berbères V – Essais sur des variations dialectales et autres articles (ISBN 978-3-89645-928-2)

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