The semitic languages : an international handbook

✍ Scribed by Stefan Weninger; Geoffrey Khan; Michael P Streck; Janet C E Watson

• Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1297
• Series: Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Bd. 36
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Handbook of Semitic Languages offers a comprehensive reference tool for Semitic Linguistics in its broad sense. It is not restricted to comparative Grammar, although it covers also comparative aspects, including classification. By comprising a chapter on typology and sections with sociolinguistic focus and language contact, the conception of the book aims at a rather complete, unbiased description of the state of the art in Semitics. Articles on individual languages and dialects give basic facts as location, numbers of speakers, scripts, numbers of extant texts and their nature, attestatio.  Read more... 1. Introduction; I. Semitic in an Afroasiatic Context; 2. Semitic-Egyptian Relations; 3. Semitic-Berber Relations; 4. Semitic-Chadic Relations; 5. Semitic-Cushitic/Omotic Relations; II. Reconstructing Proto-Semitic and Models of Classification; 6. Proto-Semitic Phonetics and Phonology; 7. Reconstructive Morphology; 8. Proto-Semitic Lexicon; 9. Phyla and Waves: Models of Classification of the Semitic Languages; III. The Semitic Languages and Dialects I: Their Typology; 10. Morphological Typology of Semitic; 11. Syntactic Typology of Semitic. IV. The Semitic Languages and Dialects II: East Semitic12. Akkadian in General; 13. Eblaite and Old Akkadian; 14. Babylonian and Assyrian; 15. Akkadian and Sumerian Language Contact; 16. Akkadian as a Diplomatic Language; 17. Akkadian and Aramaic Language Contact; V. The Semitic Languages and Dialects III: North-West Semitic; 18. Northwest Semitic in General; 19. Amorite; 20. Ugaritic; 21. Phoenician and Punic; 22. Biblical Hebrew; 23. Mishnaic Hebrew; 24. Modern Hebrew; 25. Hebrew as the Language of Judaism; 26. The Re-Emergence of Hebrew as a National Language; 27. Old Aramaic. 28. Imperial Aramaic29. Imperial Aramaic as an Administrative Language of the Achaemenid Period; 30. Late Imperial Aramaic; 31. Jewish Palestinian Aramaic; 32. Samaritan Aramaic; 33. Christian Palestinian Aramaic; 34. Syriac; 35. Syriac as the Language of Eastern Christianity; 36. Jewish Babylonian Aramaic; 37. Mandaic; 38. Western Neo-Aramaic; 39. Turoyo and Mlah?sô; 40. North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic; 41. Neo-Mandaic; 42. Language Contact between Aramaic Dialects and Iranian; 43. Aramaic-Arabic Language Contact; VI. The Semitic Languages and Dialects IV: Languages of the Arabian Peninsula. 44. Ancient North Arabian45. Classical Arabic; 46. Arabic as the Language of Islam; 47. Middle Arabic; 48. Creating a Modern Standard Language from Medieval Tradition: The Nahda and the Arabic Academies; 49. Modern Standard Arabic; 50. Arabic Dialects (general article); 51. Dialects of the Arabian Peninsula; 52. Arabic Dialects of Mesopotamia; 53. Dialects of the Levant; 54. Dialects of Egypt and Sudan; 55. Arabic in the North African Region; 56. Arabic Sociolinguistics; 57. Arabic Urban Vernaculars; 58. Arabic-based Pidgins and Creoles; 59. Berber and Arabic Language Contact. 60. Arabic-Persian Language Contact61. Language Contact between Arabic and Modern European Languages; 62. Maltese as a National Language; 63. Ancient South Arabian; 64. Modern South Arabian; VII. The Semitic Languages and Dialects V: Ethio-Semitic Languages; 65. Ethio-Semitic in General; 65. Old Ethiopic; 66. Tigre; 67. Tigrinya; 68. Tigrinya as National Language of Eritrea and Tigray; 69. Amharic; 70. The Role of Amharic as a National Language and an African lingua franca; 71. Gurage; 72. Harari; 73. Ethiosemitic-Cushitic Language Contact; Terminological index

✦ Table of Contents

1. Introduction......Page 11
   2. Semitic-Egyptian Relations......Page 17
   3. Semitic-Berber Relations......Page 28
   4. Semitic-Chadic Relations......Page 37
   5. Semitic-Cushitic/Omotic Relations......Page 48
   6. Proto-Semitic Phonetics and Phonology......Page 64
   7. Reconstructive Morphology......Page 161
   8. Proto-Semitic Lexicon......Page 189
   9. Phyla and Waves: Models of Classification of the Semitic Languages......Page 269
   10. Morphological Typology of Semitic......Page 289
   11. Syntactic Typology of Semitic......Page 313
   12. Akkadian in General......Page 340
   13. Eblaite and Old Akkadian......Page 350
   14. Babylonian and Assyrian......Page 369
   15. Akkadian and Sumerian Language Contact......Page 406
   16. Akkadian as a Diplomatic Language......Page 415
   17. Akkadian and Aramaic Language Contact......Page 426
   18. Northwest Semitic in General......Page 435
   19. Amorite......Page 462
   20. Ugaritic......Page 470
   21. Phoenician and Punic......Page 482
   22. Biblical Hebrew......Page 490
   23. Mishnaic Hebrew......Page 525
   24. Modern Hebrew......Page 533
   25. Hebrew as the Language of Judaism......Page 547
   26. The Re-Emergence of Hebrew as a National Language......Page 556
   27. Old Aramaic......Page 565
   28. Imperial Aramaic......Page 584
   29. Imperial Aramaic as an Administrative Language of the Achaemenid Period......Page 597
   30. Late Imperial Aramaic......Page 608
   31. Jewish Palestinian Aramaic......Page 620
   32. Samaritan Aramaic......Page 629
   33. Christian Palestinian Aramaic......Page 638
   34. Syriac......Page 647
   35. Syriac as the Language of Eastern Christianity......Page 662
   36. Jewish Babylonian Aramaic......Page 670
   37. Mandaic......Page 680
   38. Western Neo-Aramaic......Page 695
   39. Turoyo and Mlaḥsô
   ......Page 707
   40. North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic......Page 718
   41. Neo-Mandaic......Page 735
   42. Language Contact between Aramaic Dialects and Iranian......Page 748
   43. Aramaic-Arabic Language Contact......Page 757
   44. Ancient North Arabian......Page 766
   45. Classical Arabic......Page 792
   46. Arabic as the Language of Islam......Page 821
   47. Middle Arabic......Page 827
   48. Creating a Modern Standard Language from Medieval Tradition: The Nahda and the Arabic Academies......Page 845
   49. Modern Standard Arabic......Page 854
   50. Arabic Dialects (general article)......Page 861
   51. Dialects of the Arabian Peninsula......Page 907
   52. Arabic Dialects of Mesopotamia......Page 919
   53. Dialects of the Levant......Page 930
   54. Dialects of Egypt and Sudan......Page 945
   55. Arabic in the North African Region......Page 964
   56. Arabic Sociolinguistics......Page 980
   57. Arabic Urban Vernaculars......Page 992
   58. Arabic-based Pidgins and Creoles......Page 1000
   59. Berber and Arabic Language Contact......Page 1011
   60. Arabic-Persian Language Contact......Page 1025
   61. Language Contact between Arabic and Modern European Languages......Page 1032
   62. Maltese as a National Language......Page 1043
   63. Ancient South Arabian......Page 1052
   64. Modern South Arabian......Page 1083
   65. Ethio-Semitic in General......Page 1124
   65. Old Ethiopic......Page 1134
   66. Tigre......Page 1152
   67. Tigrinya......Page 1163
   68. Tigrinya as National Language of Eritrea and Tigray......Page 1180
   69. Amharic......Page 1188
   70. The Role of Amharic as a National Language and an African lingua franca......Page 1222
   71. Gurage......Page 1230
   72. Harari......Page 1267
   73. Ethiosemitic-Cushitic Language Contact......Page 1276
   Terminological index......Page 1287