Fucus : a Semitic/Afrasian gathering in remembrance of Albert Ehrman / edited by Yoel L. Arbeitman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ehrman, Albert.

Arbeitman, Yoël L.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; Series IV, v. 58.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semitic languages.

Names, Hebrew--Etymology.

Names, Hebrew.

Debir (Extinct city)--Name.

Debir (Extinct city).

Bible. O.T. Joshua XV, 15--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Ehrman, Albert.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (546 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a memorial volume for Albert Ehrman. The contributions of this Gedenkschrift testify to his scholarly excellence in the field of Judaic-Semitic lexicography and etymology, and do full justice to the richness and thought inspiring qualities of his publications. Besides the papers in honour of Ehrman the volume contains four reprints of the Aramaic 'Fucus, Red Lichen', and a full bibliography of the works of Albert Ehrman.

Contents:

""FUCUS A SEMITIC/AFRASIAN GATHERING IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALBERT EHRMAN ""; ""Editorial page ""; ""Title page ""; ""Copyright page ""; ""PREFACE""; ""DEDICATION""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Dr. Albert Ehrman Publications""; ""I . PHILOLOGlCAL/LINGUISTIC ""; ""2. EXTRA-LINGUISTIC JUDAIC STUDIES""; ""IRANIAN ""SCRIBE"", ANATOLIAN ""RULER"", OR NEITHER: A CITY'S RARE CHANCES FOR ""LEADERSHIP"" ""; ""I. THE PROBLEM""; ""II. AETI0L0GICAL SOLUTIONS, ANCIENT AND MODERN""; ""III. WHAT EXACTLY IS A ""SCRIBE""?""; ""IV. JUDAISM'S LATER-TIME SCRIBES""; ""a. Orientation:""

""b. Four Archaic Poems and their Targumic Transmogrification: """"c. Three Modern Scholars:""; ""d. The Targumim:""; ""V. THE METHODOLOGY OF THE TALMUDIC CODE-CRACKING""; ""a. The Question: ""; ""b. Judaeo-Persian Scribes, Scribes, and More Scribes ""; ""c. These Are The Generations of Iranian ""; ""d. From Elamito-Iranian ""Inscription"" to ""Scribe"": Two Views: ""; ""e. The Time and the Place�The Synagogue of Dura-Europos: ""; ""f. Wasthe Elamite ""Scribe"" Really There 2,000 Years Earlier? ""

""VI. THE ""NEITHER"" (IRANIAN NOR ANATOLIAN) OF THE TITLE: WHY NOT TWO MUTUALLY TRANSLATING WEST SEMITIC ASTYNYMS? """"VII. THE TARGUMIC TRANSLATION INTO GREEKWITHIN THE SCHEME OF THINGS ""; ""VIII. A RETROSPECTIVE: WEST SEMITIC AND ANATOLIAN ""LEADERSHIP"" ""; ""IX. IRANIAN ""SCRIBE"", ANATOLIAN ""RULER"" OR W. SEMITIC ""LEADER""�WHERE HAVE WE COME? ""; ""ADDENDUM""; ""PRIMARY SOURCES""; ""CULT OF THE ANCESTORS AND TUTELARY GOD AT EBLA ""; ""THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PROTO-SEMITIC CONSONANT SYSTEM""; ""1.0. INTRODUCTION""; ""2.0. TRADITIONAL RECONSTRUCTION""; ""3.0. THE EMPHATICS""

""3.2. BERBER""""3.3. CHADIC""; ""3.4. CUSHITIC AND OMOTIC""; ""4.0. BILABIAL, DENTAL, AND VELAR STOPS""; ""5.0. THE DENTAL AFFRICATES""; ""6.0. THE PALATALIZED ALVE0LARS""; ""7.0. SIBILANTS ""; ""8.0. THE LATERALIZED AFFRICATES""; ""9.0. NASALS, GLIDES, AND LIQUIDS""; ""10.0. GLOTTAL STOP AND GLOTTAL AND PHARYNGEAL FRICATIVES""; ""11.0. CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""BILINGUALISM AND MEANING IN RABBINIC LITERATURE: AN EXAMPLE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""THE STATE OF THE ""STATIVE"" ""; ""1. Distributional analysis""; ""2. The ""stative"" category ""; ""3. Terminology""

Notes:

Papers chiefly in English; 2 in French and 3 in German.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-31379-0

9786613313799

90-272-7874-1