Motion, Voice, and Mood in the Semitic Verb

Motion, Voice, and Mood in the Semitic Verb
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Publisher : Penn State Press
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9781646022519
ISBN-13 : 1646022513
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Book Synopsis Motion, Voice, and Mood in the Semitic Verb by : Henning Ambjörn Sjörs

Download or read book Motion, Voice, and Mood in the Semitic Verb written by Henning Ambjörn Sjörs and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2022-11-18 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relationship between the so-called ventive morpheme in Akkadian (-am) and the related suffixes -n and -a in other Semitic languages, including Amarna Canaanite, Ugaritic, Hebrew, and Arabic. Using formal reconstructions of the various morphemes and a functional analysis of their different usages, Ambjörn Sjörs convincingly argues that these endings are cognate morphemes that were formally and functionally related to the ventive morpheme in Akkadian. Sjörs provides a systematic description of non-allative ventive verbs in Old Babylonian, the energic and volitive in Amarna Canaanite, the energic and lengthened prefix conjugation in Ugaritic, the lengthened imperfect consecutive in Biblical Hebrew, and the subjunctive and energic in Classical Arabic. Sjörs explains how these verb forms were used within the framework of grammaticalization theory and demonstrates how the suffixes are historically related. Clearly and persuasively argued, Motion, Voice, and Mood in the Semitic Verb sheds valuable light on the Akkadian ventive and its relationship to the other related morphemes. It will be welcomed by linguists specializing in Akkadian, Amarna Canaanite, Ugaritic, Hebrew, and Arabic.


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