TY - BOOK AU - Bennett,Patrick R. TI - Comparative semitic linguistics: a manual SN - 9781575065090 (electronic bk.) AV - PJ3021 .B36 1998eb U1 - 492 21 PY - 1998/// CY - Winona Lake, Ind. PB - Eisenbrauns KW - Semitic languages KW - Grammar, Comparative KW - Glossaries, vocabularies, etc KW - Comparative linguistics KW - FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Arabic KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Basics of descriptive linguistics -- pt. 2. A general introduction to the semitic language family -- pt. 3. An outline of comparative linguistics -- pt. 4. Lexicostatistics : some alternatives -- pt. 5. Linguistic reconstruction : comparative and internal -- pt. 6. Various less-common techniques -- pt. 7. Onward and beyond UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10483386 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=444743 ER -