Studies in Semitic Grammaticalization (Harvard Semitic Studies, Band 57) - Softcover

Rubin, Aaron D.

 
9781575069234: Studies in Semitic Grammaticalization (Harvard Semitic Studies, Band 57)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1575069237 ISBN 13: 9781575069234
Verlag: Koninklijke Brill BV, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

This groundbreaking study examines the historical development of the Semitic languages from the point of view of grammaticalization, the linguistic process whereby lexical items and constructions lose their lexical meaning and serve grammatical functions. The author first provides an introduction to this process, followed by a comprehensive overview--with abundant examples from ancient and modern languages--of how it is exemplified in Semitic. Three successive chapters are devoted to in-depth studies of specific cases of grammaticalization: the definite article in Central Semitic, direct object markers across Semitic, and present tense prefixes in modern Arabic and Aramaic dialects. Drawing on evidence from many non-Semitic languages, from recent developments in the field of historical linguistics, and from traditional comparative Semitics, this book represents a major contribution to the field of comparative Semitics.

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Verlag
Koninklijke Brill BV
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1575069237
ISBN 13 
9781575069234
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
196
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