Genealogical classification of Semitic : the lexical isoglosses / Leonid Kogan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kogan, Leonid Efimovich, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semitic languages--History.

Semitic languages.

Semitic languages--Classification.

Classification.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 734 pages : illustration ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : De Gruyter, [2015]

Summary:

This volume is the first of its kind to provide a detailed, comprehensive treatment of the genealogical subgrouping of Semitic. Starting with the traditional, morphologic approach and then shifting to the pertinent lexical evidence, it covers key topics in the Semitic subgrouping debate, including the East/West dichotomy, the Central Semitic hypothesis, the Canaanite affiliation of Ugaritic, and the linguistic specificity of Modern South Arabia. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: genealogical classification of Semitic and the role of lexical isoglosses

The basic vocabulary of proto-Semitic: form and meaning

Historical unity and internal division of West Semitic as reflected in the basic vocabulary

Lexical isoglosses and the Central Semitic hypothesis

North-West Semitic as a genealogical unity: grammar and lexicon

Lexical isoglosses and the genealogical position of Ugaritic

From old to modern Aramaic: the historical unity of Aramaic as reflected in the basic vocabulary

Lexical isoglosses and the historical unity of Ethiopian Semitic

Modern South Arabian as a genealogical subgroup: the lexical dimension

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 603-629) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

1614517266

9781614517269

OCLC:

893099386

Publisher Number:

99964346686