Re: tenses in semitic

From: Peter T. Daniels (grammatim_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 07/03/04 

Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2004 15:45:34 GMT

kiril wrote:
>
> what was the tenses in proto-semitic(what is the opinion of
> scientists)? what is the function of akkadian and geez verbal
> forms with" prefix 1 "(and doubled second root
> consonant)http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/LingWWW/LIN325/Notes04/PSemBinyan14.pdf,what
> is it function in proto-semitic?is there in PSEM tenses or just
> aspects(like perfect and imperfect) ?why the verb learn in hebrew is
> with root lmd and in arabic -lm(dh)?if the proto-form is lm(dh) in
> hebrew it must be lmz,not lmd.what is the protoform of this verb -lmd
> or lm(dh)?in akka*** the form is like in hebrew.

Are you Russian? Look for the book by Grand'e, Semitskiye Yazyk.

You are asking the questions that are considered in an entire year's
course in Semitic linguistics. 

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Peter T. Daniels                       grammatim@att.net
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