A Brief Introduction to the Semitic Languages.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Gorgias Handbooks
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (110 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Preface --; Acknowledgements --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; 1. Languages and Classification --; 2. Phonology --; 3. Morphology --; 4. Syntax --; 5. Lexicon --; 6. Guide to Further Reading --; Bibliography
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463224936; 9783111024141; 9783110663037
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463224936
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph

With a written history of nearly five thousand years, the Semitic languages comprise one of the world’s earliest and longest attested families. This volume provides an overview of this important language family, including both ancient and modern languages. After a brief introduction to the history of the family and its internal classification, subsequent chapters cover topics in phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. Each chapter describes features that are characteristic of the Semitic language family as a whole, as well as some of the more extraordinary developments that take place in the individual languages.