Introduction to the Semitic Languages
Text Specimens and Grammatical Sketches
Gotthelf Bergsträsser, Translated by Peter Daniels
Introduction to the Semitic Languages
Text Specimens and Grammatical Sketches
Gotthelf Bergsträsser, Translated by Peter Daniels
Gotthelf Bergstrasser (1886–1933) was one of the great Semitic linguists and philologists. This small volume encapsulates his learning, and every page yields concise statements of remarkable insight. He intended the book for elementary classes in Semitic linguistics, but only one familiar with the material can begin to appreciate the achievement in these brief chapters.
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A translation seemed called for for several reasons: It is generally agreed that Bergstrasser’s “Einfuhrung” has not been superseded, and is unlikely to be. In more than half a century, no similar work has appeared either a chrestomathy or a succinct characterization of each of the major Semitic languages that can be used in an introductory class in Semitic linguistics.
List of Tables
Analytic Table of Contents
Translator’s Preface
Foreword
Transcription
Language Name Abbreviations
Introductory Note
1. Proto-Semitic
2. Akkadian
3. Hebrew
4. Aramaic
I. Old Aramaic
II. Modern Aramaic
5. South Arabic - Ethiopic
I. Ethiopic (Ge’ez)
II. Modern Ethiopic
III. Mehri
6. North Arabic
I. Classical Arabic
II. Colloquial Arabic
Appendix: Common-Semitic Words
Appendix A: Paradigms
Appendix B: Semitic Scripts
Principal Periodicals and Collections
Bibliography
Index of Authors
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