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Rhotic phonemes in Semitic languages – the case of Classical Arabic and Biblical Hebrew

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Classical Arabic and Biblical Hebrew represent two opposite directions of the development of Proto-Semitic phonological system. This also refers to the rhotic phonemes /r/ and /ġ/. The comparison of the situation of their respective allophones portrays a different fate of these phonemes in Semitic languages in general. The comparison is based mostly on the description provided by Semitic languages researchers, including the medieval Arabic grammarian Sibawayh. Additionally, it takes into consideration the results of a statistical analysis on the situation of the phoneme /ġ/ in Biblical Hebrew.

Source: Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature

DOI: 10.17951/lsmll.2018.42.1.33

Author: Bartosz Pietrzak

Institution: Jagiellonian University

Language: English

Topic: Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2797918162

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