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]
David Whitehorn Arnott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 June 1915 London, England |
| Died | 10 March 2004 (aged 88) Bedale, North Yorkshire, England |
| Spouse | Kathleen Arnott (nee Coulson) |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | The Tense System in Gombe Fula (1960) |
Works edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Remembering Hausa teaching and research at SOAS". SOAS Blog. 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Professor D. W. Arnott". The Independent. 10 October 2011.
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