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This book offers a thorough, authoritative account of the branches of Semitic. These include some of the world's oldest attested languages, among them Akkadian, Aramaic, Hebrew, Arabic, and Ethiopic, as well as various modern languages. Gideon Goldenberg describes their history, geographical distribution, writing systems, and genetic classification. He examines their main features and distinctive characteristics, including their phonology, morphemes, derivational morphology, verbal systems, syntactic relationships, and their typological significance. He also discusses the pioneering work and achievements of medieval Arabic and Hebrew scholars in theoretical and descriptive aspects of grammar, lexicography, and philology. Professor Goldenberg's balanced, undogmatic account presents the fruits of a lifetime of original research: it will be widely welcomed by scholars and advanced students of the Semitic languages and linguistic typology.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199644918
ISBN-139780199644919
eBay Product ID (ePID)123997865
Product Key Features
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSemitic Languages : Features, Structures, Relations, Processes
Publication Year2013
SubjectMiscellaneous, Linguistics / General
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorGideon Goldenberg
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight29.3 Oz
Item Length9.9 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsGideon Goldenberg's Semitic Languages:Features, Structures, Relations, Processes is a very valuable introduction to the Semitic languages and their grammatical peculiarities.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal492
Lc Classification NumberPj3014
Table of ContentFull contentsGlossing Category labels1. Introduction2. The Languages3. Distribution4. Writing Systems and Scripts5. Classification6. Linguistic Traditions7. Phonology8. Closed-Class Morphemes9. Derivational Morphology10. Entity Terms11. Syntactic Relations; Case System12. Predicative Relation13. Verbal System14. Attributive Relation15. Completive Relation16. Existence, Belonging, and PossessionReferencesIndex