A Comparative Lexical Study of Qur'ānic Arabic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East, 61) - Softcover

Zammit, Martin

 
9789004430839: A Comparative Lexical Study of Qur'ānic Arabic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East, 61)
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ISBN 10: 9004430830 ISBN 13: 9789004430839
Publisher: Brill, 2020

Synopsis

This work does not aim to be an etymological dictionary of Qur'ānic Arabic, nor does it attempt to suggest some new genetic classification of the Semitic languages. Rather, it offers insights into the internal lexical relationships attested in a number of Semitic varieties.
The work is based on a quantitative analysis of a substantial corpus of the Arabic lexicon with a view to investigating lexical relationships within a number of Semitic languages. Qur'ānic Arabic is the source of a lexical mass comparison exercise involving Akkadian, Ugaritic, Aramaic, Syriac, Hebrew, Phoenician, Epigraphic South Arabian and Ge‘ez.
Moreover, the lexical links identified in this study are in themselves linguistic indicators of the various degrees of cultural proximity characterising the various Semitic languages.

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About the Author

Martin R. Zammit, Ph.D. (1998), in Arabic and Semitic Studies, University of Malta, is a Lecturer of Arabic at the Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Studies, University of Malta.

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Publisher
Brill
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9004430830
ISBN 13 
9789004430839
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
666

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