Parallels in Semitic Linguistics

The Development of Arabic La- And Related Semitic Particles
Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-90-04-10973-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 26, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 562 g

Reihe: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics

This linguistic study is concerned with the role of the emphasizing particle la- (known as lam al-ta'kid) in the grammatical traditions of Classical Arabic, as well as with the question of the historical relationship connecting this particle to a set of elements in several other Semitic languages showing comparable forms and functions. Although these particles have hitherto seemed to defy a coherent reconstruction, the very complexity of the data to which they attest proves to provide a key to their interpretation. They represent a critical first step in the refining of our understanding of the history of the Semitic sonorant phonemes.

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Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie

Über Autor(innen)

David D. Testen, Ph.D. (1995) in Linguistics and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago, is a recent Mellon Fellow in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published extensively on the Semitic languages and their history.