Mursi is a poorly described language spoken in Ethiopia. Mursi belongs to the Surmic subgroup of Nilo-Saharan languages. The purpose of this thesis is a comprehensive grammar of Mursi based on intensive immersion fieldwork and cast within the framework of basic linguistic theory, covering all the aspects of the grammatical structure of the language and accompanied by a selection of texts.

Candidature Committee

Primary Advisor: Professor Alexandra Aikhenvald

Secondary Advisor: Professor R. M. W. Dixon

Secondary Advisor: Dr Simon Overall

Independent Academic: Associate Professor Reesa Sorin

Chair: Professor Rosita Henry

Room Locations

Cairns: Teaching Annex A21.001

Townsville: Audio Visual Services Building 9.001