David Whitehorn Arnott

David Whitehorn Arnott 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.

Works

His works are the following:

Dictionary 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