Hebrew in its West semitic setting: a comparative survey of non-Masoretic Hebrew dialects and traditions. Part 1, A comparative lexicon section A proper names. Part 1, A comparative lexicon, section B Root system: Hebrew material

Full Title:Hebrew in its West Semitic Setting. A Comparative Survey of Non-Masoretic Hebrew Dialects and Traditions. Part 1. A Comparative Lexicon Section A Proper Names. Part 1, A Comparative Lexicon, Section B Root System: Hebrew MaterialThis work is a comprehensive survey of non-Masoretic Hebrew dialects and traditions against the background of the related, primarily other West Semitic lanugages, but also the less close East and South Semitic and non-Semitic branches of the Semito-Hamitic phylum are taken into account. The previously published Part One contains Hebrew and comparative lexical material. Part Two contains a systematic phonetic and phonological discussion including an historical survey. Part Three contains a discussion of morphological and syntactical aspects as well as a comprehensive statistical synopsis of the entire language structure compared with selected related languages. This is the third and final volume of the lexical part of the work. Section Bb contains comparative material to the root system from cognate languages, including sixteen Semitic and three Cushitic fairly well represented languages as well as Tuareg, Hausa, old Egyptian and Coptic quoted systematically; Omotic; Berber other than Tuareg, and Chadic other than Hausa likewise as groups; other Semitic and Cushitic less regularly; etymological and semantic comments follow dictionary entries; phonological discussion, including an attempt at the determination of pre-Semitic phonemes on the basis of actual attestation, is mainly concentrated in the introduction. Sections CDE contain the numerals (under 100), pronouns and particles, Hebrew material together with the comparative one and discussion after the entries Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Foreword General introduction Provisional list of abbreviations Bibliography to Section A Transliteration key Introduction to section A: Sectional synopsis and comments on the name list a) Introductory remarks b) Determination of vowel phonemes and other distinctive features c) Reduction of secondary sources to the original level d) Statistical synopsis e) Comments on single entries The list of Names Pt. 1. A Comparative Lexicon. Section A. Proper Names. Section Ba. Root System. Section Bb. Root System : Comparative Material And Discussion. Sections C, D And E. Numerals Under 100, Pronouns, Particles (3 V.) -- Pt. 2. Phonetics And Phonology. Pt. 3. Morphosyntactics. (1 V.) By A. Murtonen. Includes Bibliographical References. pt. 1. A comparative lexicon. Section A. Proper names. Section Ba. Root system (2 v.) pt. 2. Phonetics and phonology pt. 3. Morphosyntactics.