The Tamashek (Tuareg) Language of Mali

9816324HEATH将实地研究塔马舍克人(西非马里的图阿雷格人)的语言，目的是编写一本英文参考语法、一本塔马舍克-英-法词典，以及一本带有面向翻译和语法脚注的文本集。其结果将是对这种重要的柏柏尔语言的全面研究，一些西方和非洲观众可以接触到这种语言，并对其有用。语言学理论特别感兴趣的是通过名词和动词词干内部变化(能力)来模拟复杂的语法派生系统。对塔马谢克的仔细研究将有助于澄清图阿雷格人对南部某些松海语言的长期影响。

9816324HEATHThe language of the Tamashek people (Tuaregs of Mali, West Africa) will be studied in the field for the purposes of preparing a reference grammar in English, a Tamashek-English-French dictionary, and a collection of texts with facing translations and grammatical footnotes. The result will be a comprehensive study of this important Berber language, accessible to and useful for several western and African audiences. Of particular interest to linguistic theory is modeling of the complex system of grammatical derivation by internal changes (ablaut) within noun and verb stems. Close study of Tamashek will permit clarification of the long-term influence of Tuareg on certain Songhay languages to the south.