Chapter 1. Preliminaries

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Lists of Abbreviations ix
5. Symbols and Transcriptions xv
6. Part 1: Introduction
7. Chapter 1. Preliminaries 1
8. Chapter 2. Theoretical Prerequisites 14
9. Part 2: Analysis of the Material
10. Chapter 3. The Middle Ventive in Sargonic Akkadian and Literary Old Babylonian 25
11. Chapter 4. The Ventive- Energic in Amarna Canaanite 45
12. Chapter 5. The Ventive- Energic in Ugaritic 67
13. Chapter 6. The Ventive- Energic in Biblical Hebrew 93
14. Chapter 7. The Ventive in Prestandardized Classical Arabic I: The Energic 121
15. Chapter 8. The Ventive in Prestandardized Classical Arabic II: The Subjunctive 138
16. Part 3: Summary and Conclusions
17. Chapter 9. Morphological Aspects of the Ventive Morpheme 167
18. Chapter 10. Functional Aspects of the Ventive Morpheme 171
19. Bibliography 177
20. Ancient Source Index 191