Formal Problems in Semitic Phonology and Morphology

by John J. McCarthy

First published in 1985. Two basic issues figure in this study. The first concerns the representation of syllabic and accentual structure, and the effects of those structures on the formulation of phonological rules. In the second section of this title, a solution to the traditional problem of the root and pattern morphological system of Semitic is proposed and illustrated by an extensive treatment of Classical Arabic. This title will be of particular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138604240
• ISBN13: 9781138604247
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"