Chapter 4. North-West Semitic as a genealogical unity: grammar and lexicon

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Introduction. Genealogical classification of Semitic and the role of lexical isoglosses 1
5. Chapter 1. The basic vocabulary of Proto-Semitic: form and meaning 27
6. Chapter 2. Historical unity and internal division of West Semitic as reflected in the basic vocabulary 47
7. Chapter 3. Lexical isoglosses and the Central Semitic hypothesis 129
8. Chapter 4. North-West Semitic as a genealogical unity: grammar and lexicon 227
9. Chapter 5. Lexical isoglosses and the genealogical position of Ugaritic 243
10. Chapter 6. From Old to Modern Aramaic: the historical unity of Aramaic as reflected in the basic vocabulary 377
11. Chapter 7. Lexical isoglosses and the historical unity of Ethiopian Semitic 433
12. Chapter 8. Modern South Arabian as a genealogical subgroup: the lexical dimension 467
13. Conclusions 599
14. References 603
15. Abbreviations of lexicographic and grammatical tools 631
16. Abbreviations of language names 633
17. Lexical Index 635