GB 0102 MS 193280 - Abraham, Roy Clive

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GB 0102 MS 193280

Titre

Abraham, Roy Clive

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  • Created 1921-1959 (Création/Production)

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5 boxes

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Abraham , Roy Clive , 1890-1963 , linguist

Notice biographique

Roy Clive Abraham was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1890, but was educated in England and Germany. His first degree was in oriental languages (Arabic and Persian) though he also studied Ethiopic at that time. During World War I, he served in the British Army in Arabia, where he learned Hindustani, and then became a member of the Nigerian Administrative Service from 1924-1944, the last six years of which he spent in language research. His first independent research was on Bolenci, and later he assisted George Bargery on the publication of a Hausa dictionary. He was a lecturer in Amharic at the School of Oriental and African Studies, 1948-1951.

His published works include The Grammar of Tiv, The Principles of Hausa, The Principles of Idoma, The Principles of Somali and a Dictionary of Modern Yoruba. He also worked on Igbo, but his death in 1963 precluded the publication of his grammar and dictionary in that language.

Histoire archivistique

GB 0102 MS 193280 Created 1921-1959 Collection (fonds) 5 boxes Abraham , Roy Clive , 1890-1963 , linguist
Roy Clive Abraham was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1890, but was educated in England and Germany. His first degree was in oriental languages (Arabic and Persian) though he also studied Ethiopic at that time. During World War I, he served in the British Army in Arabia, where he learned Hindustani, and then became a member of the Nigerian Administrative Service from 1924-1944, the last six years of which he spent in language research. His first independent research was on Bolenci, and later he assisted George Bargery on the publication of a Hausa dictionary. He was a lecturer in Amharic at the School of Oriental and African Studies, 1948-1951.

His published works include The Grammar of Tiv, The Principles of Hausa, The Principles of Idoma, The Principles of Somali and a Dictionary of Modern Yoruba. He also worked on Igbo, but his death in 1963 precluded the publication of his grammar and dictionary in that language.

Purchased in 1966.

Papers, 1921-1959, of Roy Clive Abraham, comprising personal manuscript notebooks of grammar and vocabulary notes on the various African, Middle Eastern and European languages studied by him.

The collection is arranged in four sections: African languages; Middle Eastern languages; European languages; and miscellaneous items. Languages within the first three sections are classified alphabetically.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
African languages including Amharic, Berber (Tuareg), Bolenci, Fulani, Galla, Igbo, Kabyle, Tiv and Yoruba; Middle Eastern languages including Arabic and Hebrew; European languages including Dutch, French, German and Russian.

Unpublished handlist.

The School of Oriental and African Studies holds other papers on African languages, including those of George Percival Bargery (Ref: MS 380516) and Frederick William Parsons (Ref: PP MS 50).

15 May 2000 Abraham , Roy Clive , 1890-1963 , linguist Academic teaching personnel Africa African languages Amharic Arabic Berber Dutch Educational personnel Europe French German Germanic languages Grammar Hamitic languages Hebrew Indo-european languages Languages Lexicography Linguistics Middle East Phonetics Romance languages Russian Semitic languages Slavic languages Somali Teachers Vocabularies Yoruba Personnel People by occupation People

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Purchased in 1966.

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Papers, 1921-1959, of Roy Clive Abraham, comprising personal manuscript notebooks of grammar and vocabulary notes on the various African, Middle Eastern and European languages studied by him.

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Mode de classement

The collection is arranged in four sections: African languages; Middle Eastern languages; European languages; and miscellaneous items. Languages within the first three sections are classified alphabetically.

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Conditions d'accès

Unrestricted.

Conditions de reproduction

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

African languages including Amharic, Berber (Tuareg), Bolenci, Fulani, Galla, Igbo, Kabyle, Tiv and Yoruba; Middle Eastern languages including Arabic and Hebrew; European languages including Dutch, French, German and Russian.

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

The School of Oriental and African Studies holds other papers on African languages, including those of George Percival Bargery (Ref: MS 380516) and Frederick William Parsons (Ref: PP MS 50).

Instruments de recherche

Unpublished handlist.

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School of Oriental and African Studies

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  • anglais

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