T M Johnstone
Biographic Data
| ID | 596139 |
|---|---|
| NAME | T M Johnstone |
| GIVEN NAMES | T M |
| FAMILY NAME | Johnstone |
| SIGNATURE | JOHNSTONE T M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Sara Jeanette Duncan
This chapter looks at Sara Jeanette Duncan. Throughout Duncan's prolific career, she wrote approximately twenty novels about early Canadian nation-building, transatlantic and Anglo-Indian cultures, and the New Woman. Duncan is hailed as a central figure of Canadian literature. While relatively under-analysed compared to her more well-known novels such as The Imperialist (1904), Duncan's early journalism and the Canadian section of her first novel…
Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ and early ʿAbbasid prose
In the annals of Arabic literature Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ occupies a central position. For it is with his work that the history of ʿAbbasid prose literature begins; it is he who opens the door to the golden age of Arabic prose writing; it is by him that a wide humanistic concept of letters is introduced to the Arabs. Though rightly classified as an ʿAbbasid writer and littérateur, Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ lived most of his life in Umayyad times, and it was under…
Adab and the concept of belles-lettres
Adab, the general term used in modern Arabic for literature or belles-lettres, is often also applied by Arab and western scholars to a body of medieval writings (such as those described in chapters 2 to 6 of this volume) which has come to be regarded as constituting a specific literary genre. At the same time, the term adab is frequently encountered among medieval Arab writers in a variety of applications, and, though some of these have literary …
Abbasid Belles-Lettres [The Cambridge History of Literature, II]
The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature: Arabic Literature to the End of the Umayyad Period
ʿAbbasid Belles-Lettres
Arabic Literature to the End of the Umayyad Period
Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry
The non-occurrence of a t- prefix in certain Jibbāli verbal forms
In an earlier issue of BSOAS I published some notes on an interesting feature of the Socotri language, namely that certain imperfect forms lack the t-prefix which marks 2nd and certain 3rd person forms in Semitic languages.The J(ibbāli), or Śherí, language of Dhofar also exhibits this negative feature, and in much the same series of forms; principally the indicative, subjunctive, and conditional forms of causative verbs, intensive-conative verbs,…
Harsusi lexicon and English-Harsusi Word-List
Nasib and Mansongur
The Language of Poetry in Dhofar
D. H. Müller says of the Śheri poems which he published in 1907 that they are 'in einem älteren Mehri-Dialekt abgefasst, der dem Überlieferer nicht ganz verstandlich war'. He goes on to say that despite his best efforts he has not been able to make complete sense of all of the poems he wrote down
A definite article in the Modern South Arabian languages
The likely reaction of a Semitist on reading for the first time a Mehri grammar or text, is to assume that, in forms like ɧayd (ḥayd) 'hand', ɧawguur (ḥawgûr) 'slave', ɧəyuum (ḥeyûm) 'sun', the ɧ(a)- element represents a definite article. A later reaction might be that the ɧ(a)- element, since few forms so affixed occur without this prefix, is perhaps a fossilized definite article
Dual forms in Mehri and Ḥarsūsi
It has always been said of Mehri that it has no dual forms of the verb. Thus Bittner, in what seems to be the most recent statement on the subject, says, discussing Śḥeri dual forms, that they 'umso interessanter sind, als das Mehri im Bereiche des Zeitwortes keinen Dual besitzt'. It had, however, been suggested tentatively by Leslau, and later more positively by Wagner, that Ḥarsūsi (Ḥarsi) had dual forms of the verb
The non-occurrence of a t- prefix in certain Socotri verbal forms
The absence in Socotri of a t- Prefix in some imperfect verbal forms has been noted briefly in a number of learned atricles, but this important feature of the language has not been adequately documented or analysed. It is possible, however, to show that the non-occurrence of a t- prefix is observable only in the imperfect forms of certain types of verb, principally the causative verbs, simple quadriliteral verbs, simple hollow verbs, certain inte…
Aspects of syllabication in the spoken Arabic of 'Anaiza
The variety of spoken Arabic some aspects of which are discussed in this article is the dialect of 'Anaiza, a fairly large town of the Qaṣm province of Nejd.Most of the work on this dialect I have done with Mr. Muḥammad al-Shmikh of 'Anaiza ('Unaizah
Ulrich Gehrke and Gustav Kuhn: Die Grenzen des Irak: historische und rechtliche Aspekte des irakischen Anspruchs auf Kuwait und des irakisch-persischen Streites um den Schatt al-Arab.(Darstelhmgen zur…
Ulrich Gehrke and Gustav Kuhn: Die Grenzen des Irak: historische und rechtliche Aspekte des irakischen Anspruchs auf Kuwait und des irakisch-persischen Streites um den Schatt al-Arab.(Darstelhmgen zur Aus-wärtigen Politik, Bd.2.) 2 vols.: [iii], ix, 352pp., map;[iii], 112pp. Stuttgart: W.Kohlhammer GmbH, 1963. DM.42. - Volume 29 Issue 1
The sound change j > y in the Arabic dialects of peninsular Arabia
An important phonological feature of many of the dialects of Arabia is the pronunciation of . This sound change is not confined to one dialect group, and unlike the affrication of and is non-conditioned. The evidence whether > in Classical Arabic or in the ancient dialects is rather inconclusive, and exceptin a few authors it is not categorically stated to be a sound change in the way that this is stated, for example, of 'aj'aja (iy[y] > ij[j] ma…
Some nautical terms in the Kuwaiti dialect of Arabic
The field-work for the present article was begun in Kuwait in December 1958 and continued for a longer period in the spring of the following year. Besides making measurements on a fairly largebūm, the Muhallab, lying in Kuwait harbour, we had many interviews with sailors and shipbuilders, all of the older generation of Kuwaitis
Further Studies on the Dōsiri Dialect of Arabic as spoken in Kuwait
This article presents the results of further work on the Dōsiri dialect of Arabic, a preliminary study of which appeared in thisBulletinsome time ago.Since this first article appeared, I have been able to examine more closely the extent of 'Ajmi influence on the phonology of the dialect spoken by my Dōsiri informants, and to place their dialect more accurately within the group to which it belongs. It now seems certain that, although this Dōsiri d…
Some characteristics of the Dōsiri dialect of Arabic as spoken in Kuwait
Thedialect material set out in this article was collected mainly from two informants of the Dōsiri (pl. Duwāsir Dawāsir) tribe living in Kuwait. Although the dialect is described as Dōsiri, there is no doubt that the informants had been influenced by the local form of 'Ajmi, a dialect of high social prestige. This influence was particularly noticeable when the informants were conversing with one another
Some Geographical Aspects of Qatar
The peninsula of Qatar (locally Gatar) covers an area of some 4000 square miles and protrudes into the Persian Gulf like an appendix to the Arabian Jazira. Although it is such a marked cartographical feature, it is remarkable how little infor? mation existed about it prior to the exploration for oil there. In fact, it is not until well into the nineteenth century that the outline of Qatar becomes recognizable on European maps. Earlier maps usuall…
The non-occurrence of a t- prefix in certain Jibbāli verbal forms
In an earlier issue of BSOAS I published some notes on an interesting feature of the Socotri language, namely that certain imperfect forms lack the t-prefix which marks 2nd and certain 3rd person forms in Semitic languages.The J(ibbāli), or Śherí, language of Dhofar also exhibits this negative feature, and in much the same series of forms; principally the indicative, subjunctive, and conditional forms of causative verbs, intensive-conative verbs,…
The non-occurrence of a t- prefix in certain Socotri verbal forms
The absence in Socotri of a t- Prefix in some imperfect verbal forms has been noted briefly in a number of learned atricles, but this important feature of the language has not been adequately documented or analysed. It is possible, however, to show that the non-occurrence of a t- prefix is observable only in the imperfect forms of certain types of verb, principally the causative verbs, simple quadriliteral verbs, simple hollow verbs, certain inte…
The sound change j > y in the Arabic dialects of peninsular Arabia
An important phonological feature of many of the dialects of Arabia is the pronunciation of . This sound change is not confined to one dialect group, and unlike the affrication of and is non-conditioned. The evidence whether > in Classical Arabic or in the ancient dialects is rather inconclusive, and exceptin a few authors it is not categorically stated to be a sound change in the way that this is stated, for example, of 'aj'aja (iy[y] > ij[j] ma…
Further Studies on the Dōsiri Dialect of Arabic as spoken in Kuwait
This article presents the results of further work on the Dōsiri dialect of Arabic, a preliminary study of which appeared in thisBulletinsome time ago.Since this first article appeared, I have been able to examine more closely the extent of 'Ajmi influence on the phonology of the dialect spoken by my Dōsiri informants, and to place their dialect more accurately within the group to which it belongs. It now seems certain that, although this Dōsiri d…
Some characteristics of the Dōsiri dialect of Arabic as spoken in Kuwait
Thedialect material set out in this article was collected mainly from two informants of the Dōsiri (pl. Duwāsir Dawāsir) tribe living in Kuwait. Although the dialect is described as Dōsiri, there is no doubt that the informants had been influenced by the local form of 'Ajmi, a dialect of high social prestige. This influence was particularly noticeable when the informants were conversing with one another
The Language of Poetry in Dhofar
D. H. Müller says of the Śheri poems which he published in 1907 that they are 'in einem älteren Mehri-Dialekt abgefasst, der dem Überlieferer nicht ganz verstandlich war'. He goes on to say that despite his best efforts he has not been able to make complete sense of all of the poems he wrote down
A definite article in the Modern South Arabian languages
The likely reaction of a Semitist on reading for the first time a Mehri grammar or text, is to assume that, in forms like ɧayd (ḥayd) 'hand', ɧawguur (ḥawgûr) 'slave', ɧəyuum (ḥeyûm) 'sun', the ɧ(a)- element represents a definite article. A later reaction might be that the ɧ(a)- element, since few forms so affixed occur without this prefix, is perhaps a fossilized definite article
Aspects of syllabication in the spoken Arabic of 'Anaiza
The variety of spoken Arabic some aspects of which are discussed in this article is the dialect of 'Anaiza, a fairly large town of the Qaṣm province of Nejd.Most of the work on this dialect I have done with Mr. Muḥammad al-Shmikh of 'Anaiza ('Unaizah
Some nautical terms in the Kuwaiti dialect of Arabic
The field-work for the present article was begun in Kuwait in December 1958 and continued for a longer period in the spring of the following year. Besides making measurements on a fairly largebūm, the Muhallab, lying in Kuwait harbour, we had many interviews with sailors and shipbuilders, all of the older generation of Kuwaitis
Some Geographical Aspects of Qatar
The peninsula of Qatar (locally Gatar) covers an area of some 4000 square miles and protrudes into the Persian Gulf like an appendix to the Arabian Jazira. Although it is such a marked cartographical feature, it is remarkable how little infor? mation existed about it prior to the exploration for oil there. In fact, it is not until well into the nineteenth century that the outline of Qatar becomes recognizable on European maps. Earlier maps usuall…
Some Geographical Aspects of Qatar
The peninsula of Qatar (locally Gatar) covers an area of some 4000 square miles and protrudes into the Persian Gulf like an appendix to the Arabian Jazira. Although it is such a marked cartographical feature, it is remarkable how little infor? mation existed about it prior to the exploration for oil there. In fact, it is not until well into the nineteenth century that the outline of Qatar becomes recognizable on European maps. Earlier maps usuall…
Some characteristics of the Dōsiri dialect of Arabic as spoken in Kuwait
Thedialect material set out in this article was collected mainly from two informants of the Dōsiri (pl. Duwāsir Dawāsir) tribe living in Kuwait. Although the dialect is described as Dōsiri, there is no doubt that the informants had been influenced by the local form of 'Ajmi, a dialect of high social prestige. This influence was particularly noticeable when the informants were conversing with one another
Some nautical terms in the Kuwaiti dialect of Arabic
The field-work for the present article was begun in Kuwait in December 1958 and continued for a longer period in the spring of the following year. Besides making measurements on a fairly largebūm, the Muhallab, lying in Kuwait harbour, we had many interviews with sailors and shipbuilders, all of the older generation of Kuwaitis
Further Studies on the Dōsiri Dialect of Arabic as spoken in Kuwait
This article presents the results of further work on the Dōsiri dialect of Arabic, a preliminary study of which appeared in thisBulletinsome time ago.Since this first article appeared, I have been able to examine more closely the extent of 'Ajmi influence on the phonology of the dialect spoken by my Dōsiri informants, and to place their dialect more accurately within the group to which it belongs. It now seems certain that, although this Dōsiri d…
The sound change j > y in the Arabic dialects of peninsular Arabia
An important phonological feature of many of the dialects of Arabia is the pronunciation of . This sound change is not confined to one dialect group, and unlike the affrication of and is non-conditioned. The evidence whether > in Classical Arabic or in the ancient dialects is rather inconclusive, and exceptin a few authors it is not categorically stated to be a sound change in the way that this is stated, for example, of 'aj'aja (iy[y] > ij[j] ma…
Ulrich Gehrke and Gustav Kuhn: Die Grenzen des Irak: historische und rechtliche Aspekte des irakischen Anspruchs auf Kuwait und des irakisch-persischen Streites um den Schatt al-Arab.(Darstelhmgen zur…
Ulrich Gehrke and Gustav Kuhn: Die Grenzen des Irak: historische und rechtliche Aspekte des irakischen Anspruchs auf Kuwait und des irakisch-persischen Streites um den Schatt al-Arab.(Darstelhmgen zur Aus-wärtigen Politik, Bd.2.) 2 vols.: [iii], ix, 352pp., map;[iii], 112pp. Stuttgart: W.Kohlhammer GmbH, 1963. DM.42. - Volume 29 Issue 1
Aspects of syllabication in the spoken Arabic of 'Anaiza
The variety of spoken Arabic some aspects of which are discussed in this article is the dialect of 'Anaiza, a fairly large town of the Qaṣm province of Nejd.Most of the work on this dialect I have done with Mr. Muḥammad al-Shmikh of 'Anaiza ('Unaizah
The non-occurrence of a t- prefix in certain Socotri verbal forms
The absence in Socotri of a t- Prefix in some imperfect verbal forms has been noted briefly in a number of learned atricles, but this important feature of the language has not been adequately documented or analysed. It is possible, however, to show that the non-occurrence of a t- prefix is observable only in the imperfect forms of certain types of verb, principally the causative verbs, simple quadriliteral verbs, simple hollow verbs, certain inte…
A definite article in the Modern South Arabian languages
The likely reaction of a Semitist on reading for the first time a Mehri grammar or text, is to assume that, in forms like ɧayd (ḥayd) 'hand', ɧawguur (ḥawgûr) 'slave', ɧəyuum (ḥeyûm) 'sun', the ɧ(a)- element represents a definite article. A later reaction might be that the ɧ(a)- element, since few forms so affixed occur without this prefix, is perhaps a fossilized definite article
Dual forms in Mehri and Ḥarsūsi
It has always been said of Mehri that it has no dual forms of the verb. Thus Bittner, in what seems to be the most recent statement on the subject, says, discussing Śḥeri dual forms, that they 'umso interessanter sind, als das Mehri im Bereiche des Zeitwortes keinen Dual besitzt'. It had, however, been suggested tentatively by Leslau, and later more positively by Wagner, that Ḥarsūsi (Ḥarsi) had dual forms of the verb
Nasib and Mansongur
The Language of Poetry in Dhofar
D. H. Müller says of the Śheri poems which he published in 1907 that they are 'in einem älteren Mehri-Dialekt abgefasst, der dem Überlieferer nicht ganz verstandlich war'. He goes on to say that despite his best efforts he has not been able to make complete sense of all of the poems he wrote down
Harsusi lexicon and English-Harsusi Word-List
Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry
The non-occurrence of a t- prefix in certain Jibbāli verbal forms
In an earlier issue of BSOAS I published some notes on an interesting feature of the Socotri language, namely that certain imperfect forms lack the t-prefix which marks 2nd and certain 3rd person forms in Semitic languages.The J(ibbāli), or Śherí, language of Dhofar also exhibits this negative feature, and in much the same series of forms; principally the indicative, subjunctive, and conditional forms of causative verbs, intensive-conative verbs,…
Arabic Literature to the End of the Umayyad Period
ʿAbbasid Belles-Lettres
Abbasid Belles-Lettres [The Cambridge History of Literature, II]
The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature: Arabic Literature to the End of the Umayyad Period
Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ and early ʿAbbasid prose
In the annals of Arabic literature Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ occupies a central position. For it is with his work that the history of ʿAbbasid prose literature begins; it is he who opens the door to the golden age of Arabic prose writing; it is by him that a wide humanistic concept of letters is introduced to the Arabs. Though rightly classified as an ʿAbbasid writer and littérateur, Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ lived most of his life in Umayyad times, and it was under…
Adab and the concept of belles-lettres
Adab, the general term used in modern Arabic for literature or belles-lettres, is often also applied by Arab and western scholars to a body of medieval writings (such as those described in chapters 2 to 6 of this volume) which has come to be regarded as constituting a specific literary genre. At the same time, the term adab is frequently encountered among medieval Arab writers in a variety of applications, and, though some of these have literary …
Sara Jeanette Duncan
This chapter looks at Sara Jeanette Duncan. Throughout Duncan's prolific career, she wrote approximately twenty novels about early Canadian nation-building, transatlantic and Anglo-Indian cultures, and the New Woman. Duncan is hailed as a central figure of Canadian literature. While relatively under-analysed compared to her more well-known novels such as The Imperialist (1904), Duncan's early journalism and the Canadian section of her first novel…
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