03476oam 22006374a 450 991078130610332120230810213611.01-57506-509-610.1515/9781575065090(CKB)2550000000039487(OCoLC)747412042(CaPaEBR)ebrary10483386(SSID)ssj0000645241(PQKBManifestationID)12220869(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000645241(PQKBWorkID)10696214(PQKB)11137809(Au-PeEL)EBL3155538(CaPaEBR)ebr10483386(OCoLC)922991546(DE-B1597)583952(DE-B1597)9781575065090(OCoLC)1273306795(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80877(MiAaPQ)EBC3155538(OCoLC)1257324848(EXLCZ)99255000000003948720061005d1998 uy 0freurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierComparative semitic linguistics a manual /Patrick R. BennettWinona Lake, Ind. :Eisenbrauns,1998©19981 online resource (xii, 269 pages) illustrations, mapAppendix. Index.1-57506-021-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 languages. It is suited for students with at least a year of a Semitic language. By far the largest component of the book are the nine wordlists that provide the data to be manipulated by the student. Says reviewer Peter Daniels, the wordlists “constitute a unique resource for all of comparative linguistics—a considerable quantity of uniform data from a host of related languages. They would be useful for any class in comparative linguistics, not just for those interested specifically in Semitic.” Scattered throughout the text are 25 exercises based on the wordlists that provide a good introduction to the methods of comparativists. Also included are paradigms of the phonological systems of ten Semitic languages as well as Coptic and a form of Berber. A bibliography that guides the student into further reading in Semitic linguistics completes the volume.Comparative linguisticsSemitic languagesGlossaries, vocabularies, etcSemitic languagesGrammar, ComparativeComparative linguistics.Semitic languagesGlossaries, vocabularies, etc.Semitic languagesGrammar, Comparative.492Bennett Patrick R661271MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910781306103321Comparative semitic linguistics1301627UNINA