John C. Street, On Quotation in Middle Mongolian: The verb ke(m)e- ‘to say.’ (Occasional Papers, No. 27)

A study of the various uses of the quotative verb kee- (written keme- in the Uighur-based script) in all reliable texts of Middle Mongolian, with special emphasis on quoted sentences in the Secret History. Topics covered include direct quotation, referential and indirect quotation, and uses of the passive ke(m)e-gde-. An index is included of some 450 passages cited or mentioned. 96 pages. ISBN 978-0-910980-67-8.