Comparative semitic linguistics

Comparative semitic linguistics: a manual

by Bennett, Patrick R.

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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. Sa…

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  • Full title :Comparative semitic linguistics : a manual / Patrick R. Bennett.

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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.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1998.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Eisenbrauns
  • Place of Publication:Winona Lake, Ind
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1998.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xii, 269 pages) : : illustrations, map

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781575065090, 1575065096
  • oclc:ocn747412042
  • LC Classification:PJ3021
  • Dewey Decimal:492

Table of Contents

pt. 1. Basics of descriptive linguistics -- pt. 2. A general introduction to the semitic language family -- pt. 3. An outline of comparative linguistics -- pt. 4. Lexicostatistics : some alternatives -- pt. 5. Linguistic reconstruction : comparative and internal -- pt. 6. Various less-common techniques -- pt. 7. Onward and beyond.

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Subjects

18.70 Semitic languages and/or literatu… Comparative linguistics FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Arabic Glossaries, vocabularies, etc Langues sémitiques -- Glossaires, vocab… Langues sémitiques -- Grammaire comparée Linguistique comparée Semitic languages Semitic languages -- Glossaries, vocabu… Semitic languages -- Grammar, Comparati… Semitische talen Taalvergelijking Textbooks (form)

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Bennett, Patrick R.

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