| Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik) |  | Authors: Vladimir E. Orel, Olga V. Stolbova
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 652
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.8 x 1.8
ISBN: 9004100512
Dewey Decimal Number: 492
EAN: 9789004100510
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Product Description
The Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary, a project in the making since 1986, is the first dictionary to reflect the vocabulary of the extinct Proto-Hamito-Semitic (Proto-Afro-Asiatic) language. Reconstructed on the basis of Semitic, Ancient Egyptian, Berber, Chadic and Cushitic linguistic groups, the Dictionary plays an indispensable role in further research into the field of historical linguistics. It surpasses by far the only comparable work to date, M. Cohen's Essai comparatif sur le vocabulaire et la phonetique du chamito-semitique, published in 1947, which contains much less material and is now outdated. The Dictionary comprises more than 2,500 lexical items and includes an introduction providing valuable information on the historical phonology of Hamito-Semitic as well as an index of meanings, which supplies linguistics, archaeologists and scholars of ancient history with added insight into the culture of the ancient speakers of Proto-Hamito-Semitic. An invaluable contribution to the field of Afro-Asiatic Studies, The Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary will be used and discussed by scholars for years to come.
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 Not selective enough for general use January 10, 2002
Remy Viredaz (Geneva, Switzerland)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As the subtitle indicates, this is not a reconstruction, but materials for one. Before they can be made general use of, they have to be screened by specialists of the different subfamilies. In the present state of the work, Orel & Stolbova's comparisons are often laxist both on the phonological and the semantic sides. In addition, the tables on pages 1-5 have several printing errors. See review article (in German) by Kammerzell in Indogermanische Forschungen 101, 268-290 (1996).
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