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Semitic Linguistics in Historical Perspective

Author : Edward Lipiński
Publisher : Peeters
ISBN 13 : 9789042930209
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (32 download)

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Book Synopsis Semitic Linguistics in Historical Perspective by : Edward Lipiński

Download or read book Semitic Linguistics in Historical Perspective written by Edward Lipiński and published by Peeters. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present work is conceived as a companion volume to the author's Semitic Languages. Outline of a Comparative Grammar. Its purpose is to show the birth and development of Semitic linguistics in broad lines, but also to pay a closer attention to languages which have played a minor role in the Comparative Grammar, while they are actively studied at present, viz. Middle Aramaic, Mandaic, Neo-Aramaic. Suggestions are also made for a renewed research on some conjugation forms in Old Aramaic, Classical Hebrew, Ugaritic, Epigraphic Southern Arabian, also Beja, whose links with Semitic are stronger than often assumed. Attention is paid to the existence of a "continued" aspect beside the "performed" one and the "not (yet) performed", also to the relations between Old Egyptian and Semitic, especially in the question of the correspondence of the consonants in earlier periods. Finally, the traces of an ergative grammatical system are underscored, not only in Semitic, but even more in Libyco-Berber, the Afro-Asiatic phylum which is nearest to Semitic, and closer attention is paid to research in the field of Proto-Semitic roots, apparently monosyllabic.

Jewish Languages in Historical Perspective

Author : Lily Kahn
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004376585
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Jewish Languages in Historical Perspective written by Lily Kahn and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish Languages in Historical Perspective is devoted to the diverse array of spoken and written language varieties that have been employed by Jews in the Diaspora from antiquity until the twenty-first century. It focuses on the following five key themes: Jewish languages in dialogue with sacred Jewish texts, Jewish languages in contact with the co-territorial non-Jewish languages, Jewish vernacular traditions, the status of Jewish languages in the twenty-first century, and theoretical issues relating to Jewish language research. This volume includes case studies on a wide range of Jewish languages both historical and modern and devotes attention to lesser known varieties such as Jewish Berber, Judeo-Italian, and Karaim in addition to the more familiar Aramaic, Judeo-Arabic, Yiddish, and Ladino. "On top of Brill’s Journal of Jewish Languages and a number of recent publications providing systematic overviews of Jewish languages as well as related theoretical discussions, this volume is a valuable addition to the increasing interest in Jewish languages and linguistics." -Wout van Bekkum, Groningen, Bibliotheca Orientalis LXXVI 3-4 (2019)

The Semitic Languages

Author : Stefan Weninger
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110251582
Total Pages : 1298 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Semitic Languages written by Stefan Weninger and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-12-23 with total page 1298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The handbook The Semitic Languages offers a comprehensive reference tool for Semitic Linguistics in its broad sense. It is not restricted to comparative Grammar, although it covers also comparative aspects, including classification. By comprising a chapter on typology and sections with sociolinguistic focus and language contact, the conception of the book aims at a rather complete, unbiased description of the state of the art in Semitics. Articles on individual languages and dialects give basic facts as location, numbers of speakers, scripts, numbers of extant texts and their nature, attestation where appropriate, and salient features of the grammar and lexicon of the respective variety. The handbook is the most comprehensive treatment of the Semitic language family since many decades.

Biblical Hebrew in Its Northwest Semitic Setting

Author : Steven E. Fassberg
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
ISBN 13 : 9781575061160
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (611 download)

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Book Synopsis Biblical Hebrew in Its Northwest Semitic Setting by : Steven E. Fassberg

Download or read book Biblical Hebrew in Its Northwest Semitic Setting written by Steven E. Fassberg and published by Eisenbrauns. This book was released on 2006 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1961 William L. Morgan published "The Hebrew Language in Its Northwest Semitic Background", in which he presented a state-of-the-art description of the linguistic milieu out of which Biblical Hebrew developed. Moran stressed the features found in earlier Northwest Semitic languages that are similar to Hebrew and he demonstrated how the study of those languages sheds light on Biblical Hebrew. Since Moran wrote, our knowledge of both the Hebrew of the biblical period and of Northwest Semitic has increased considerably. In the lights of new epigraphic finds and the significant advances in the fields of Biblical Hebrew and Northwest Semitic in the past four decades, the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem convened an international research group during the 2001-2002 academic year on the topic "Biblical Hebrew in Its Northwest Semitic setting: Typological and Historical Perspectives." The volume presents the fruits of the year-long collaboration and contains twenty articles based on lectures given during the year by members of the groups and invited guests. A wide array of subjects are discussed, all of which have implications for the study of Biblical Hebrew and Northwest Semitic.

Aramaic in Its Historical and Linguistic Setting

Author : Holger Gzella
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783447057875
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Aramaic in Its Historical and Linguistic Setting written by Holger Gzella and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2008 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains contributions by W. Arnold, S.E. Fassberg, M.L. Folmer, W.R. Garr, A. Gianto, H. Gzella, J.F. Healey, O. Jastrow, J. Joosten, O. Kapeliuk, S.A. Kaufman, G. Khan, R. Kuty, A. Lemaire, E. Lipinski, H.L. Murre-van den Berg, C. Morrison, N. Pat-El, W.Th. van Peursen, and A. Tal. They discuss central issues of Aramaic linguistics in the light of the most recent research: editions of primary source material; extensive historical and linguistic overviews on matters of classification and language change; detailed studies of grammatical and lexical topics analyzing data from different Aramaic languages, for instance determination and tense-aspect-modality systems. Several papers closely interact with each other. As a whole, they bridge the gap between ancient and modern forms of Aramaic by providing a more comprehensive approach to this language group and its attested history of three millennia. Thanks to a sharp thematic focus, wide-ranging discussions of a great amount of material, and up-to-date theoretical frameworks, these proceedings can also act as a modern handbook of Aramaic in all its complexity. All articles are thematically arranged, fully indexed and cross-referenced.

Studies in the Historical Syntax of Aramaic

Author : Na'ama Pat-El
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781593336455
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Studies in the Historical Syntax of Aramaic written by Na'ama Pat-El and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical syntax has long been neglected in the study of the Semitic languages, although it holds great value for the subgrouping of this diverse language family. Focusing on the development of adverbial subordination, nominal modifiers and direct speech marking, as well as reviewing changes through language contact and drift, this book is the first step in the syntactic reconstruction of the Aramaic dialect group, the longest-attested branch of the Semitic language family.

Arabic in Context

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004343040
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Arabic in Context written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writing of Arabic’s linguistic history is by definition an interdisciplinary effort, the result of collaboration between historical linguists, epigraphists, dialectologists, and historians. The present volume seeks to catalyse a dialogue between scholars in various fields who are interested in Arabic’s past and to illustrate how much there is to be gained by looking beyond the traditional sources and methods. It contains 15 innovative studies ranging from pre-Islamic epigraphy to the modern spoken dialect, and from comparative Semitics to Middle Arabic. The combination of these perspectives hopes to stand as an important methodological intervention, encouraging a shift in the way Arabic’s linguistic history is written.

Studies in Semitic Vocalisation and Reading Traditions

Author : Aaron Hornkohl
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783749377
Total Pages : 713 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (837 download)

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Book Synopsis Studies in Semitic Vocalisation and Reading Traditions by : Aaron Hornkohl

Download or read book Studies in Semitic Vocalisation and Reading Traditions written by Aaron Hornkohl and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 713 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together papers relating to the pronunciation of Semitic languages and the representation of their pronunciation in written form. The papers focus on sources representative of a period that stretches from late antiquity until the Middle Ages. A large proportion of them concern reading traditions of Biblical Hebrew, especially the vocalisation notation systems used to represent them. Also discussed are orthography and the written representation of prosody. Beyond Biblical Hebrew, there are studies concerning Punic, Biblical Aramaic, Syriac, and Arabic, as well as post-biblical traditions of Hebrew such as piyyuṭ and medieval Hebrew poetry. There were many parallels and interactions between these various language traditions and the volume demonstrates that important insights can be gained from such a wide range of perspectives across different historical periods.

Parallels in Semitic Linguistics

Author : Testen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004348425
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Parallels in Semitic Linguistics written by Testen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-07-03 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This linguistic study is concerned with the role of the emphasizing particle la- (known as lām al-ta'kīd) in the grammatical traditions of Classical Arabic, as well as with the question of the historical relationship connecting this particle to a set of elements in several other Semitic languages showing comparable forms and functions. Although these particles have hitherto seemed to defy a coherent reconstruction, the very complexity of the data to which they attest proves to provide a key to their interpretation. They represent a critical first step in the refining of our understanding of the history of the Semitic sonorant phonemes.

A History of the Hebrew Language

Author : Angel Sáenz-Badillos
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521556347
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (563 download)

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Book Synopsis A History of the Hebrew Language by : Angel Sáenz-Badillos

Download or read book A History of the Hebrew Language written by Angel Sáenz-Badillos and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-25 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive description of Hebrew from its Semitic origins and the earliest settlement of the Israelite tribes in Canaan to the present day.

Semitic Languages in Contact

Author : Aaron Butts
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004300155
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Semitic Languages in Contact written by Aaron Butts and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Semitic Languages in Contact contains twenty case studies analysing various contact situations involving Semitic languages. The languages treated span from ancient Semitic languages, such as Akkadian, Aramaic, Classical Ethiopic, Hebrew, Phoenician, and Ugaritic, to modern ones, including languages/dialects belonging to the Modern Arabic, Modern South Arabian, Neo-Aramaic, and Neo-Ethiopian branches of the Semitic family. The topics discussed include writing systems, phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. The approaches range from traditional philology to more theoretically-driven linguistics. These diverse studies are united by the theme of language contact. Thus, the volume aims to provide the status quaestionis of the study of language contact among the Semitic languages. With contributions from A. Al-Jallad, A. Al-Manaser, D. Appleyard, S. Boyd, Y. Breuer, M. Bulakh, D. Calabro, E. Cohen, R. Contini, C. J. Crisostomo, L. Edzard, H. Hardy, U. Horesh, O. Jastrow, L. Kahn, J. Lam, M. Neishtadt, M. Oren, P. Pagano, A. D. Rubin, L. Sayahi, J.Tubach, J. P. Vita, and T. Zewi.

Questions of Semitic Linguistics

Author : Gregorio del Olmo Lete
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Questions of Semitic Linguistics written by Gregorio del Olmo Lete and published by Eisenbrauns. This book was released on 2008 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analysis of the history of the research on the nature of the Semitic Root. Presentation and evaluation of the various historical theories as to the nature the Semitic root, including G. del Olmo Lete's conclusions.

Parallels in Semitic Linguistics

Author : David Testen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004109735
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Parallels in Semitic Linguistics written by David Testen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1998 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through an examination of the Arabic emphasizing particle "la-" and a set of elements in the other Semitic languages to which it is akin, this study investigates the early Semitic sonorant phonemes and their development in the descendant languages.

Historical Aspects of Standard Negation in Semitic

Author : Ambjörn Sjörs
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004348557
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Historical Aspects of Standard Negation in Semitic written by Ambjörn Sjörs and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Historical Aspects of Standard Negation in Semitic Ambjörn Sjörs investigates the grammar of standard negation in a wide selection of Semitic languages. The bulk of the investigation consists of a detailed analysis of negative constructions and is based on a first-hand examination of the examples in context. The main issues that are investigated in the book relate to the historical change of the expression of verbal negation in Semitic and the reconstruction of the genealogical relationship of negative constructions. It shows how negation is constantly renewed from the reanalysis of emphatic negative constructions, and how structural asymmetries between negative constructions and the corresponding affirmative constructions arise from the linguistically conservative nature of negative vis-à-vis affirmative clauses.

History of the Akkadian Language (2 vols)

Author : Juan-Pablo Vita
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004445218
Total Pages : 1677 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Book Synopsis History of the Akkadian Language (2 vols) by : Juan-Pablo Vita

Download or read book History of the Akkadian Language (2 vols) written by Juan-Pablo Vita and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-08-09 with total page 1677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Akkadian Language offers a detailed chronological survey of the oldest known Semitic language and one of history’s longest written records. The outcome is presented in 26 chapters written by 25 leading authors.

The Semitic Languages

Author : John Huehnergard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042965782X
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book The Semitic Languages written by John Huehnergard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Semitic Languages presents a comprehensive survey of the individual languages and language clusters within this language family, from their origins in antiquity to their present-day forms. This second edition has been fully revised, with new chapters and a wealth of additional material. New features include the following: • new introductory chapters on Proto-Semitic grammar and Semitic linguistic typology • an additional chapter on the place of Semitic as a subgroup of Afro-Asiatic, and several chapters on modern forms of Arabic, Aramaic and Ethiopian Semitic • text samples of each individual language, transcribed into the International Phonetic Alphabet, with standard linguistic word-by-word glossing as well as translation • new maps and tables present information visually for easy reference. This unique resource is the ideal reference for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of linguistics and language. It will be of interest to researchers and anyone with an interest in historical linguistics, linguistic typology, linguistic anthropology and language development.

Comparative Semitic Linguistics

Author : Patrick R. Bennett
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 1575065096
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Comparative Semitic Linguistics written by Patrick R. Bennett and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 1998-06-23 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the title indicates, this unique resource is a manual on comparative linguistics, with the examples taken exclusively from Semitic languages. It is an innovative volume that recalls the earlier tradition of textbooks of comparative philology, which, however, exclusively treated Indo-European languages. It is suited for students with at least a year of a Semitic language. By far the largest component of the book are the nine wordlists that provide the data to be manipulated by the student. Says reviewer Peter Daniels, the wordlists “constitute a unique resource for all of comparative linguistics—a considerable quantity of uniform data from a host of related languages. They would be useful for any class in comparative linguistics, not just for those interested specifically in Semitic.” Scattered throughout the text are 25 exercises based on the wordlists that provide a good introduction to the methods of comparativists. Also included are paradigms of the phonological systems of ten Semitic languages as well as Coptic and a form of Berber. A bibliography that guides the student into further reading in Semitic linguistics completes the volume.