This large, 2-volume work presents more than 50 authoritative articles by leading specialists on a wide variety of ancient, medieval, and modern languages and dialects of the greater Near East and Africa, from a variety of language families. The articles are concise descriptive narratives presenting the basics of the phonology of the languages and dialects, with an emphasis on the phonological processes operative in them. A major goal of the work is a definite statement on the language and/or dialect in question with regard to genetics, typology, and/or universal elements. Of interest to general linguists as well as those specializing in Afro-Asiatic languages.
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Volume 1List of MapsList of TablesPrefaceIntroduction1. Afroasiatic LanguagesSemitic LanguagesAncient and MedievalEast Semitic1. Akkadian and Amorite Phonology - Giorgio Buccellati2. Eblaite Phonology - Cyrus H. GordonCentral Semitic3. Ugaritic Phonology - Cyrus H. GordonNorthwest Semitic4. Phoenician and Punic Phonology - Stanislav Segert5. Ancient Hebrew Phonology - Gary A. Rendsburg6. Tiberian Hebrew Phonology - Geoffrey Khan7. Jewish Palestinian Aramaic Phonology - Geoffrey Khan8. Old Aramaic Phonology - Stanislav Segert9. Classical Syriac Phonology - Peter T. Daniels10. Modern and Classical Mandaic Phonology - Joseph L. MaloneSouth Semitic11. Old South Arabian Phonology - Gene Gragg12. Ge’ez Phonology - Gene GraggModern Central Semitic13. Arabic Phonology - Alan S. Kaye14. Moroccan Arabic Phonology - Jeffrey Heath15. Cypriot Arabic Phonology - Alexander Borg16. Maltese Phonology - Alexander BorgNorthwest Semitic17. Israeli Hebrew Phonology - Shmuel Bolozky18. Modern Aramaic Phonology - Robert D. HobermanSouth Semitic19. La phonologie des langues sudarabiques modernes - Antoine Lonnet et Marie-Claude Simeone-Senelle20. Chaha (Gurage) Phonology - Wolf Leslau21. Amharic Phonology - Wolf LeslauEgyptian Sub-branch22. Egyptian and Coptic Phonology - Antonio LoprienoBerber Languages23. Berber Phonology - Maarten G. Kossman and Harry J. StroomerCushitic Languages24. Awngi Phonology - Robert Hetzron25. Oromo Phonology - Maria-Rosa Lloret26. Somali Phonology - Annarita PuglielliChadic Languages27. Hausa Phonology - Paul NewmanVolume 22. Indo-European LanguagesAncient and MedievalAnatolian Languages28 Hittite Phonology - H. Craig MelchertIranian Languages29. Old Persian and Avestan Phonology - David Testen30. Pahlavi Phonology - Dieter WeberModern Indo-Aryan Languages31. Hindi-Urdu Phonology - Alan S. Kaye32. Gujarati Phonology - P. J. MistryIranian Languages33. Persian Phonology - Gernot L. Windfuhr34. Kurdish Phonology - Ernest N. McCarus35. Ossetic Phonology - David Testen36. Pashto Phonology - Josef Elfenbein37. Balochi Phonology - Josef ElfenbeinArmenian Sub-branch38. Armenian Phonology - John A.C. Greppin3. Dravidian Languages39. Brahui Phonology - Josef Elfenbein4. Nilo-Saharan Languages40. Nilo-Saharan Phonology - M. Lionel Bender5. Niger-Congo Languages41. Swahili Phonology - Ellen Contini-Morava42. Sango Phonology - James A. Walker and William J. Samarin6. Altaic LanguagesTurkic Languages43. Turkish Phonology - Bernard Comrie44. Tatar (Volga Tatar, Kazan Tatar) Phonology - Bernard Comrie45. Uyghur Phonology - Bernard Comrie7. Caucasian Languages46. Georgian Phonology - Howard I. Aronson47. Chechen Phonology - Johanna Nichols48. Lak Phonology - Gregory D. S. Anderson8. Unaffiliated Languages (Language Isolates)49. Sumerian Phonology - John Hayes50. Burushaski Phonology - Gregory D. S. Anderson
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ISBN
9781575060194
Publisert
1997-06-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Eisenbrauns
Vekt
2132 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
82 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Kombinasjonsprodukt
Antall sider
1080

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