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Dhivehi

The Language of the Maldives
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Published/Copyright: 2017
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Dhivehi, the language of the Maldives, has received little attention in the linguistic literature, and no other comprehensive grammar of the standard language has yet been published.
This work describes the phonology, unique orthography, morphology, and syntax of standard Dhivehi. Plentiful examples with native orthography, Roman transliteration, and morpheme-by-morpheme glossing illustrate the various features of the language.
This grammar will be of use both to linguists and to students of Dhivehi.

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Amalia E. Gnanadesikan, Anne B. David, University of Maryland, Center for Advanced Study of Language, USA.

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    Foreword

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    Series Editors’ Preface

    vii
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    Preface

    ix
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    Contents

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    1. About this Grammar

    1
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    2. The Dhivehi Language

    11
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    3. Phonology and Writing System

    21
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    4. Lexicon

    51
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    5. Nouns and Noun Morphology

    59
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    6. Demonstratives, Pro-forms, and Noun Modifiers

    87
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    7. Postpositions and Adverbs

    115
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    8. Verbs and Verb Morphology

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    9. Particles, Interjections, Conjunctions, and Discourse Markers

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    10. Noun Phrases

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    11. Compound Verbs, Verbal Collocations, and Verbal Complexes

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    12. Simple Sentences

    237
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    13. Complex Sentences

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    References

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    Index

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eBook published on:
December 5, 2016
eBook ISBN:
9781614512349
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December 5, 2016
Hardcover ISBN:
9781614513049
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351
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614512349
eBook ISBN: 9781614512349
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Keywords for this book
Dhivehi; Indo-European Languages; Language Typology
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