The origins of semitic languages

`Semitic` is a word introduced by Schlozer in 1780 to denote the group of languages evolved from Aramaic, Pheonic, Hebrew, Arabic, Yemen, Babylonian and Assyrian. He understood them to be languages of the descendents of Prophet Noah. From the time of the Upper Palaeolithic age, the descendents of A...

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Main Authors:	Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah, Yeob, Shamsul Jamili
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2011
Subjects:	B108 Ancient G Geography (General) GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography GN Anthropology PJ6001 Arabic PJ6690 Ancient Arabic
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/25834/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25834/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25834/1/Chapter_4.pdf

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spelling	iium-258342012-10-10T06:10:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25834/ The origins of semitic languages Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah Yeob, Shamsul Jamili B108 Ancient G Geography (General) GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography GN Anthropology PJ6001 Arabic PJ6690 Ancient Arabic `Semitic` is a word introduced by Schlozer in 1780 to denote the group of languages evolved from Aramaic, Pheonic, Hebrew, Arabic, Yemen, Babylonian and Assyrian. He understood them to be languages of the descendents of Prophet Noah. From the time of the Upper Palaeolithic age, the descendents of Adam were the founders of human civilization. Their success depended on the stability of their political, cultural and geographical structures, and linguistic study is a vital aid in the analysis of their development. The major written cultures of the ancient Near East have produced the largest body of material providing with a sound basis for subsequent reflections on their linguistic diversity and attempts at contrastive linguistics with Mesopotamia. E. Reiner asserted that at the beginning of recorded human history there existed two major languages side by side, Acadian and Sumerian. He assumed that the Acadian of the Semitic people spread to Mesopotamia by way of migration around 4ooo B.C.E. If we look at the Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic times. IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25834/1/Chapter_4.pdf Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah and Yeob, Shamsul Jamili (2011) The origins of semitic languages. In: Paradigm shift on thought: Muslim women's perspectives. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 63-78. ISBN 9789674181796 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx
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description	`Semitic` is a word introduced by Schlozer in 1780 to denote the group of languages evolved from Aramaic, Pheonic, Hebrew, Arabic, Yemen, Babylonian and Assyrian. He understood them to be languages of the descendents of Prophet Noah. From the time of the Upper Palaeolithic age, the descendents of Adam were the founders of human civilization. Their success depended on the stability of their political, cultural and geographical structures, and linguistic study is a vital aid in the analysis of their development. The major written cultures of the ancient Near East have produced the largest body of material providing with a sound basis for subsequent reflections on their linguistic diversity and attempts at contrastive linguistics with Mesopotamia. E. Reiner asserted that at the beginning of recorded human history there existed two major languages side by side, Acadian and Sumerian. He assumed that the Acadian of the Semitic people spread to Mesopotamia by way of migration around 4ooo B.C.E. If we look at the Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic times.
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author	Yaacob, Solehah@Nik Najah Fadilah Yeob, Shamsul Jamili
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title	The origins of semitic languages
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