The T-Stems in Soqotri

The T-Stems in Soqotri PDF Author: Maria Bulakh
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004703780
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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This book presents the results of a field research on the verbal system of Soqotri, a little-studied language spoken on the island of Soqotra (Arabian Sea) and belonging to the Modern South Arabian branch of Semitic. The investigation focuses on the so-called T-stems (marked by the infix -t-), mostly employed as derivational means of detransitivisation. In this book you will find comprehensive descriptions of the synchronic morphology and semantics of the T-stems, as well as an inquiry into their diachronic background. Simultaneously, the study is a contribution to the general typology of detransitivising derivation in the languages of the world.

The T-Stems in Soqotri

The T-Stems in Soqotri PDF Author: Maria Bulakh
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004703780
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Book Description
This book presents the results of a field research on the verbal system of Soqotri, a little-studied language spoken on the island of Soqotra (Arabian Sea) and belonging to the Modern South Arabian branch of Semitic. The investigation focuses on the so-called T-stems (marked by the infix -t-), mostly employed as derivational means of detransitivisation. In this book you will find comprehensive descriptions of the synchronic morphology and semantics of the T-stems, as well as an inquiry into their diachronic background. Simultaneously, the study is a contribution to the general typology of detransitivising derivation in the languages of the world.

Corpus of Soqotri Oral Literature

Corpus of Soqotri Oral Literature PDF Author: Vitaly Naumkin
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004376208
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 753

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Four years after the publication of the Corpus of Soqotri Oral Literature, volume I (Brill, 2014), this volume present the second installment of the Corpus. Inspired by D.H. Müller’s pioneering studies of the 1900s, the authors publish a large body of folklore and ethnographic texts in Soqotri. The language is spoken by more than 100,000 people inhabiting the island Soqotra (Gulf of Aden, Yemen). Soqotri is among the most archaic Semitic languages spoken today, whereas the oral literature of the islanders is a mine of original motifs and plots. Texts appear in transcription, English and Arabic translations, and the Arabic-based native script. Philological annotations deal with grammatical, lexical and literary features, as well as realia. The Glossary accumulates all words attested in the volume. The Plates provide a glimpse into the fascinating landscapes of the island and the traditional lifestyle of its inhabitants.

Early Semitic

Early Semitic PDF Author: A. Murtonen
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900434814X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 84

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Preliminary Material -- INTRODUCTION -- PHONOLOGY -- MORPHOLOGY -- CONCLUSION.

Studies in Modern Semitic Languages

Studies in Modern Semitic Languages PDF Author: Izre'el
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004659382
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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Genealogical Classification of Semitic

Genealogical Classification of Semitic PDF Author: Leonid Kogan
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 1614515492
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 750

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This volume is the first of its kind to offer a detailed, monographic treatment of Semitic genealogical classification. The introduction describes the author's methodological framework and surveys the history of the subgrouping discussion in Semitic linguistics, and the first chapter provides a detailed description of the proto-Semitic basic vocabulary. Each of its seven main chapters deals with one of the key issues of the Semitic subgrouping debate: the East/West dichotomy, the Central Semitic hypothesis, the North West Semitic subgroup, the Canaanite affiliation of Ugaritic, the historical unity of Aramaic, and the diagnostic features of Ethiopian Semitic and of Modern South Arabian. The book aims at a balanced account of all evidence pertinent to the subgrouping discussion, but its main focus is on the diagnostic lexical features, heavily neglected in the majority of earlier studies dealing with this subject. The author tries to assess the subgrouping potential of the vocabulary using various methods of its diachronic stratification. The hundreds of etymological comparisons given throughout the book can be conveniently accessed through detailed lexical indices.

The Jibbali (Shaḥri) Language of Oman

The Jibbali (Shaḥri) Language of Oman PDF Author: Aaron D. Rubin
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004262857
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 748

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This book contains a detailed grammatical description of Jibbali (or Shahri), an unwritten Semitic language spoken in the Dhofar region of Oman, along with seventy texts. This is the first ever comprehensive grammar of Jibbali, and the first collection of texts published in over a hundred years. Topics in phonology, all aspects of morphology, and a variety of syntactic features are covered. The texts include those collected by the late T. M. Johnstone (newly edited and translated), as well as new texts collected by the author, while the grammar is based both on the texts and on original fieldwork. Semitists, linguists, and anyone interested in the folklore of Arabia will find much valuable data and analysis in this volume.

Semitic Languages in Contact

Semitic Languages in Contact PDF Author: Aaron Butts
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004300155
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 453

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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.

The Akkadian personal pronouns and verbal system in the light of Semitic and Hamitic

The Akkadian personal pronouns and verbal system in the light of Semitic and Hamitic PDF Author: Giorgio Castellino
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN:
Category : Akkadian language
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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Diathesis in the Semitic Languages

Diathesis in the Semitic Languages PDF Author: Retsö
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004348263
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Preliminary Material /JAN RETSÖ -- ABBREVIATIONS OF TERMS /JAN RETSÖ -- PREFACE /JAN RETSÖ -- INTRODUCTION /JAN RETSÖ -- THE APOPHONIC PASSIVE IN ARABIC /JAN RETSÖ -- THE APOPHONIC PASSIVE MARKER IN SEMITIC /JAN RETSÖ -- THE YUQTAL AS PASSIVE MARKER /JAN RETSÖ -- THE SEMITIC CAUSATIVE CONJUGATION /JAN RETSÖ -- THE CAUSATIVE CONJUGATION IN ARABIC /JAN RETSÖ -- THE IMPERFECT PASSIVE MARKER OF THE G-STEM IN SEMITIC /JAN RETSÖ -- THE OTHER PASSIVE MARKERS IN SEMITIC /JAN RETSÖ -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS /JAN RETSÖ -- APPENDIX 1 /JAN RETSÖ -- APPENDIX 2 /JAN RETSÖ -- BIBLIOGRAPHY /JAN RETSÖ -- GENERAL INDEX /JAN RETSÖ -- INDEX OF FORMS /JAN RETSÖ.

The Akkadian personal pronouns and verbal system in the light of Semitic and Hamitic

The Akkadian personal pronouns and verbal system in the light of Semitic and Hamitic PDF Author:
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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