E-Book, Englisch, Band 241, 555 Seiten
Lecarme Research in Afroasiatic Grammar II
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-90-272-9634-4
Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Format: PDF
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Selected papers from the Fifth Conference on Afroasiatic Languages, Paris, 2000
E-Book, Englisch, Band 241, 555 Seiten
Reihe: Current Issues in Linguistic Theory
ISBN: 978-90-272-9634-4
Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
This volume contains 22 of the papers presented at the 5th Conference on Afroasiatic Languages (CAL 5) held at Université Paris VII in June 2000. The authors report their latest research on the syntax, morphology, and phonology of quite a number of languages (Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, Tigrinya, Coptic Egyptian, Berber, Hausa, Beja, Somali, Gamo). The articles discuss new solutions to familiar questions such as the free state/construct state alternation of nouns, the Semitic template system, and the morphosyntax of nominal and verbal plurality. Ten of the papers center on morphology, especially the relation of phonology to syntax and morphology; others address questions at the syntax/semantics/pragmatics interface; two papers also offer comparative and historical perspectives. Taken as a whole, the papers provide an accurate picture of the state of current research in Afroasiatic linguistics, containing important new data and new analyses. Given its coverage, the book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Afroasiatic languages and theoretical linguistics.
