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9780415057677 0415057671 The Semitic Languages presents a unique, comprehensive survey of individual languages or language clusters from their origins in antiquity to their present-day forms.The Semitic family occupies a position of great historical and linguistic significance: the spoken and written languages of the Phoenicians, Hebrews and Arabs spread throughout Asia and northern and central Africa; the Old Semitic civilizations in turn contributed significantly to European culture; and modern Hebrew, modern literary Arabic, Amharic, and Tigrinya have become their nations' official languages.The book is divided into three parts and each chapter presents a self-contained article, written by a recognized expert in the field.* I. General Issues: providing an introduction to the grammatical traditions, subgrouping and writing systems of this language family.* II. Old Semitic Languages* III. Modern Semitic LanguagesParts II and III contain structured chapters, which enable the reader to access and compare information easily. These individual descriptions of each language or cluster include phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis and dialects.Suggestions are made for the most useful sources of further reading and the work is comprehensively indexed., The Semitic Languagespresents a unique, comprehensive survey of 23 languages from their origins in antiquity to the present day. The volume includes: an introduction to the grammatical traditions, subgrouping and writing systems; individual descriptions of Old Semitic and Modern Semitic; and an overview of each language followed by detail on phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis and dialects., The spoken and written languages of the ancient Assyro-Babylonians, Phoenicians, Hebrews and Arabs spread widely throughout Europe, Asia and northern Africa; these Old Semitic languages influenced other, non-Semitic languages which include modern Hebrew, Arabic and Amharic. This text presents a comprehensive survey of this language family from its origins in antiquity to its present-day permutations, providing an source of reference for both the specialist and the interested lay reader. The book is structured in three parts the first covers generalities, introducing the reader to the Semitic domain and detailing the broader characteristics of the family. In the second and third parts, each language of Old Semitic and Modern Semitic is individually described giving an overview of the language followed by detail on phonology, morphology and syntax. The 22 chapters are self-contained articles, each written by a recognized expert in the field.
9780415057677 0415057671 The Semitic Languages presents a unique, comprehensive survey of individual languages or language clusters from their origins in antiquity to their present-day forms.The Semitic family occupies a position of great historical and linguistic significance: the spoken and written languages of the Phoenicians, Hebrews and Arabs spread throughout Asia and northern and central Africa; the Old Semitic civilizations in turn contributed significantly to European culture; and modern Hebrew, modern literary Arabic, Amharic, and Tigrinya have become their nations' official languages.The book is divided into three parts and each chapter presents a self-contained article, written by a recognized expert in the field.* I. General Issues: providing an introduction to the grammatical traditions, subgrouping and writing systems of this language family.* II. Old Semitic Languages* III. Modern Semitic LanguagesParts II and III contain structured chapters, which enable the reader to access and compare information easily. These individual descriptions of each language or cluster include phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis and dialects.Suggestions are made for the most useful sources of further reading and the work is comprehensively indexed., The Semitic Languagespresents a unique, comprehensive survey of 23 languages from their origins in antiquity to the present day. The volume includes: an introduction to the grammatical traditions, subgrouping and writing systems; individual descriptions of Old Semitic and Modern Semitic; and an overview of each language followed by detail on phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis and dialects., The spoken and written languages of the ancient Assyro-Babylonians, Phoenicians, Hebrews and Arabs spread widely throughout Europe, Asia and northern Africa; these Old Semitic languages influenced other, non-Semitic languages which include modern Hebrew, Arabic and Amharic. This text presents a comprehensive survey of this language family from its origins in antiquity to its present-day permutations, providing an source of reference for both the specialist and the interested lay reader. The book is structured in three parts the first covers generalities, introducing the reader to the Semitic domain and detailing the broader characteristics of the family. In the second and third parts, each language of Old Semitic and Modern Semitic is individually described giving an overview of the language followed by detail on phonology, morphology and syntax. The 22 chapters are self-contained articles, each written by a recognized expert in the field.