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Title: Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic (Proto-Afrasian) Condition: New Subtitle: Vowels, Tone, Consonants, and Vocabulary ISBN-10: 0520097998 EAN: 9780520097995 ISBN: 9780520097995 Publisher: University of California Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 30/08/1995 Description: 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. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Width: 33mm Item Weight: 1089g Author: Christopher Ehret Genre: Language & Reference Book Series: UC Publications in Linguistics Release Year: 1995
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