Motion, Voice, and Mood in the Semitic Verb

Presents a systematic description of verb forms in Central Semitic that are historically derived from the prefix conjugations of the verbal system by means of suffixes, examining Old Babylonian, Amarna Canaanite, Ugaritic, Biblical Hebrew, and Classical Arabic.

About the author

Ambjörn Sjörs is a member of the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge and the author of Historical Aspects of Standard Negation in Semitic.

Summary

Presents a systematic description of verb forms in Central Semitic that are historically derived from the prefix conjugations of the verbal system by means of suffixes, examining Old Babylonian, Amarna Canaanite, Ugaritic, Biblical Hebrew, and Classical Arabic.

Product details

• Authors: Henning Ambjoern Sjoers, Henning Ambjorn Sjors, Henning Ambjörn Sjörs
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2023
• EAN: 9781646022267
• ISBN: 978-1-64602-226-7
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Languages of the Ancient Near East
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Language Study, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Morphology, Ancient World, Usage & grammar guides, Language teaching and learning, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Ancient Languages