David Whitehorn Arnott

David Whitehorn Arnott (23 June 1915 – 10 March 2004) was a British linguist who was Professor of West African Languages at School of Oriental and African Studies. He is known for his works on Fulani and Tiv.^[1][2]

David Whitehorn Arnott
Born	(1915-06-23)23 June 1915 London, England
Died	10 March 2004(2004-03-10) (aged 88) Bedale, North Yorkshire, England
Spouse	Kathleen Arnott (nee Coulson)
Scientific career
Thesis	The Tense System in Gombe Fula (1960)

Works

His works are the following:^{[citation needed]}

• Dictionnary of verb roots in Fulfulde dialects
• Fula language studies : present position and future prospects
• The languages of West Africa
• The nominal and verbal system of Fula
• The parent and the teacher: a grammatical analysis of a Fula text
• Particles in Fula : their behaviour and meanings
• Proverbial lore and word-play of the Fulani

See also

• Kathleen Arnott