Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic (Proto-Afrasian) Vowels, Tone, Consonants, and Vocabulary - University of California Publications in Linguistics

This work provides the first truly comprehensive and systematic reconstruction of proto-Afroasiatic (proto-Afrasian). It rigorously applies, throughout, the established canon and techniques of the historical-comparative method. It also fully incorporates the most up-to-date evidence from the distinctive African branches of the family, Cushitic, Chadic, and Omotic. Using concrete and specific evidence and argument, the author proposes full vowel and consonant reconstructions and a provisional reckoning of tone. Each aspect of these reconstructions is substantiated in detail in an extensive etymological vocabulary of more than 1000 roots. The results, while confirming some previous views on proto-Afroasiatic (proto-Afrasian), revise or overturn many others, and add much that is new.

ISBN:	9780520097995
Publisher:	University of California Press
Imprint:	University of California Press
Published date:	30 Aug 1995
DEWEY:	492
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	557
Weight:	1089g
Height:	252mm
Width:	180mm
Spine width:	34mm

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