South Arabia: Old Issues, New Perspectives

Proceedings of the Workshop at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg on December 19, 2019

158 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume, edited by Giuliano Castagna and Lutz Edzard, unites six articles based on presentations at the workshop “South Arabia: Old Issues, New Perspectives”, held on December 19, 2019 at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, as well as a contribution by Alessandra Serpone on a related subject. The contributions range all the way from morpho-phonology over syntax to issues of genetic relationship and semantics. Sabrina Bendjaballah and Philippe Ségéral open the discussion with an analysis of quadri- and quinque-literal roots in Omani Mehri. Alessandra Serpone reconsiders the emergence and distribution of the k-suffix, traditionally considered to be a South-Semitic feature, across Semitic. Lutz Edzard looks at the functional spectrum of the -st-diatheses in Jibbali in a comparative Semitic perspective. Fabio Gasparini applies the current research on clause linking, notably on the relationship of syntactic coordination and subordination, to Mehri. Roger Blench takes a fresh look at the genetic position of Modern South Arabian within South Semitic. Letizia Cerqueglini specifically investigates the relationship of Egyptian and Semitic from a South Arabian perspective. Finally, Giuliano Castagna highlights a possible Austronesian lexical substratum in Modern South Arabian.

• Reihe: Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes
• Themen: Sprache und Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik
• ISBN: 9783447119566
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.12.2022
• Größe: 22 x 14.5 cm
• Verlag: Harrassowitz Verlag
• Herausgegeben von: Castagna Giuliano, Edzard Lutz