The Iiwy Verbs and the Vowel System of Proto-West Semitic

by A M Aristar

Dissatisfaction is expressed with the theories generally offered as explanation for the development of the IIwy verbs in West Semitic. As a result, recourse is made to an internal reconstruction of the relevant groun as it occurs in Classical Arabic, in terms of its lin guistic context in that language. From this the conclusion is drawn that mid vowels (e: and o: ) existed as phonemes in these verbs at an earlier stage. The comparative data from Ethiopic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890039151
• ISBN13: 9780890039151
• Release Date: December 1979
• Publisher: Undena Publications
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.