Letter from Godfey Benson, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, to Hoppy [Rev A J Hopkins], with enclosure

Thanks him for his recent letter and copies of Laughton's notes. Feels God is directing him to his current work. Discusses different approaches that could be undertaken and suggest analysis of a Meru text written by a Meru. Discusses a number of specific points of grammar making comparisons with Ban...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/Kenya/Box 1392
Date(s) of creation: 8 Mar [1963]
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Benson; Thomas Godfrey (1899-1993); academic, linguist

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title Letter from Godfey Benson, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, to Hoppy [Rev A J Hopkins], with enclosure
scb_date_creation 8 Mar [1963]
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scb_extent 3 pages
author Benson; Thomas Godfrey (1899-1993); academic, linguist
author_facet Benson; Thomas Godfrey (1899-1993); academic, linguist
authorStr Benson; Thomas Godfrey (1899-1993); academic, linguist
author_letter Benson; Thomas Godfrey (1899-1993); academic, linguist
format Archive
scb_admin_history Thomas Godfrey Benson (1899-1993) was lecturer in Bantu languages (1952-1967) and temporary lecturer in Swahili (1967-1968) at the School of Oriental and African Studies.
scb_custodial_history Ms R Alison Lewis acquired theses papers upon the death of A J Hopkins in 1965
scb_acquisition Gift, accepted on behalf of the Methodist Church, from Ms R Alison Lewis, September 2009
description Thanks him for his recent letter and copies of Laughton's notes. Feels God is directing him to his current work. Discusses different approaches that could be undertaken and suggest analysis of a Meru text written by a Meru. Discusses a number of specific points of grammar making comparisons with Bantu and Kikuyu. Asks if there is a collection of Meru proverbs (perhaps by [Rev Philip M] Inoti) and if not is this something Hopkins could do. He has begun a card index of Meru words and definitions in the absence of a dictionary. Could help him by providing examples from texts, particularly anything by Inoti. Discusses and gives examples of the use of primary and secondary extensions in Kikuyu. Maybe work of Mr Muganbi will help. Postscript: includes copy of lesson 6. Typescript of 'Lesson 6' of Meru course presumably taught at SOAS in 1963.
scb_related_name_code GB/SOASNAF/P1253
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by SOAS, University of London
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number 2
scb_related_material Hopkins' letter in same box (file 1)
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hierarchy_sequence MMS.0017.0002.0011.0001.0001.0002.0002

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