Reading list

Somali, Introduction Course

Somaliska, Introduktionskurs

Course
SO1102
First cycle
7.5 credits (ECTS)

About the Reading list

Valid from
Autumn semester 2024 (2024-09-02)
Decision date
2024-06-19

Obligatory reading / Obligatorisk kurslitteratur:

Nilsson, Morgan. In prep. Beginner's Somali. University of Gothenburg. Ca. 400 pages.
https://morgannilsson.se/BeginnersSomali.pdf

Accompanying sound files. https://canvas.gu.se/courses/26872/modules/items/455523

Nilsson. 2020-2021. How does Somali grammar work? A series of video lectures. University of Gothenburg. [Selected recordings.]
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlCDA40Ug38Zq4GtlDg91xg5kAbguuqQR

Nilsson. In prep. A few things about Somali. University of Gothenburg. Theme 1–4, 85 pages.
https://morgannilsson.se/AFewThingsAboutSomali.pdf

Cali "Idaajaa". No date. Shire Jama Ahmed. A pioneer of the development of Somalia's national orthography. Manuscript. 22 pages. https://arcadia.sba.uniroma3.it/handle/2307/2584

Andrzejewski. 1977. The position of Somali among the languages of the world. Manuscript. 10 pages. https://arcadia.sba.uniroma3.it/handle/2307/4521

Galaal. 1961. Linguistic report 1961: The report of the Somali Language Committee. Mogadishu. Pages 1-28 + 74. https://arcadia.sba.uniroma3.it/handle/2307/2620

Hared. 1992. Modernization and Standardization in Somali Press Writing. PhD thesis. Los Angeles: University of Southern California. Pages 26-42. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll3/id/266559


Useful for Reference /Användbar referenslitteratur:

Nilsson. 2020-2021. Qaamuuska Afka Soomaaliga ee Jaamacadda Göteborg. University of Gothenburg. https://old.lexonomy.eu/soomaali/

Nilsson. In prep. Beginner's Somali Grammar. University of Gothenburg.
https://morgannilsson.se/BeginnersSomaliGrammar.pdf
or
Nilsson. In prep. Somalisk nybörjargrammatik. Göteborgs universitet.
https://morgannilsson.se/SomaliskNyborjargrammatik.pdf

Nilsson. 2018-2021. Hur funkar somaliskan? En serie videoföreläsningar. Göteborgs universitet.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlCDA40Ug38ZwGddTec0I5HdGyxiAz893

Nilsson. In prep. Lite om somaliskan. Göteborgs universitet. [Tema 1–4.] https://morgannilsson.se/Lite%20om%20somaliskan.pdf