Comparative semitic linguistics : a manual /

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As the title indicates, this unique resource is a manual on comparative linguistics, with the examples taken exclusively from Semitic languages. It is an innovative volume that recalls the earlier tradition of textbooks of comparative philology, which, however, exclusively treated Indo-European lang...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bennett, Patrick R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 1998.
Subjects:
Semitic languages > Grammar, Comparative.
Semitic languages > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Comparative linguistics.
Langues sémitiques > Grammaire comparée.
Langues sémitiques > Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc.
18.70 Semitic languages and/or literature.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Arabic.
Comparative linguistics
Semitic languages
Semitic languages > Grammar, Comparative
Semitische talen.
Taalvergelijking.
Linguistique comparée.
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Textbooks (form)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Basics of descriptive linguistics
  • pt. 2. A general introduction to the semitic language family
  • pt. 3. An outline of comparative linguistics
  • pt. 4. Lexicostatistics : some alternatives
  • pt. 5. Linguistic reconstruction : comparative and internal
  • pt. 6. Various less-common techniques
  • pt. 7. Onward and beyond.

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