Articles

Russian historiography of the language and folklore of Socotra: 2010–2016

Vostok/Oriens '2016, №6

 
The article surveys the studies on the language and oral literature of the island of Soqotra (Gulf of Aden, Yemen) carried out during the past five years by a team of Russian scholars headed by Vitaly Naumkin. More than 20 studies under scrutiny cover a vast panorama of grammatical, lexical and folkloristic topics and represent by far the largest body of knowledge on the Soqotri language and culture published so far. A complete bibliography of books and articles by Naumkin’s team is published in an addendum.

Keywords: Soqotra, grammar, lexicon, oral literature

Pages: С. 120–131