A brief introduction to the Semitic languages
With a written history of nearly five thousand years, the Semitic languages comprise one of the world's earliest and longest attested families. This volume provides an overview of this important language family, including both ancient and modern languages. After a brief introduction to the history of the family and its internal classification, subsequent chapters cover topics in phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. Each chapter describes features that are characteristic of the Semitic la…
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- Full title :A brief introduction to the Semitic languages / by Aaron D. Rubin.
Summary
With a written history of nearly five thousand years, the Semitic languages comprise one of the world's earliest and longest attested families. This volume provides an overview of this important language family, including both ancient and modern languages. After a brief introduction to the history of the family and its internal classification, subsequent chapters cover topics in phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. Each chapter describes features that are characteristic of the Semitic language family as a whole, as well as some of the more extraordinary developments that take place in the individual languages.- from publisher.
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- Publication Date:2010.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Gorgias Press
- Place of Publication:Piscataway, NJ
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2010.
The Physical Object
- Description:viii, 98 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1617198609, 9781617198601
- oclc:ocn660132885
- LC Classification:PJ3021
- Dewey Decimal:492/.045
Table of Contents
Languages and classification -- Phonology -- Morphology -- Syntax -- Lexicon -- Guide to further reading.
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