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The Semitic Sibilants: Correspondences and Discrepancies
This research focuses on sibilant problems and irregularities in Semitic languages in the context of a general survey of the Semitic sibilants. It also investigates the issue of irregular sibilant correspondences of the sounds traditionally denoted by , ,
Schneider, Roey
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The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary among its peers in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the diverse origins of the words we use. In this two‐part paper, we will explore these origins, including the Pontic‐Caspian steppe, the British Empire, latinophone scientists and a TV show. We
Kieran M. R. Hunt
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Clause Combining in Semitic : The circumstantial clause and beyond
Clause Combining in Semitic: The circumstantial clause and beyond, edited by Bo Isaksson and Maria Persson. Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes 96. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2015.418 pages.
Isaksson, Bo,, Persson, Maria,
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The Form of Morphemes: MEG Evidence From Masked Priming of Two Hebrew Templates
Studies of lexical access have benefited from comparisons between languages like English, which shows concatenative morphology, and Semitic languages showing non-concatenative morphology of roots and patterns.
Itamar Kastner +7 more
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Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1
Abstract This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It problematises the assumption that loanwords can be excluded altogether from datasets of lexical cognacy.
Simon Poulsen
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Anti-Semitic propaganda and legislation in Serbia 1939-1942: Content, Scale, Aims and Role of the German factor [PDF]
Although some forms of anti-Semitism had existed in Serbia for decades prior to WW2, they were marginal and widely considered as extreme, without any significant public support.
Mladenka Ivanković +1 more
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The Development of Indo‐Iranian Voiced Fricatives
Abstract The development of voiced sibilants is a long‐standing puzzle in Indo‐Iranian historical phonology. In Vedic, all voiced sibilants are lost from the system, but the details of this loss are complex and subject to debate. The most intriguing development concerns the word‐final ‐aḥ to ‐o in sandhi.
Gašper Beguš
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Anti-Semitism and criticism of Israel: Methodology and results of the ASCI survey [PDF]
Building upon psychological conflict theory, on the one hand, and item-response models, on the other, the present paper develops an integrated methodology that aims at differentiating the various ways of criticizing Israel.
Wilhelm Kempf
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Jesus’ Non-Greek Sayings as Semitic Expressions: A Linguistic and Theological Study of Eli, Eli / Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani [PDF]
One of the most poignant moments in the Passion narratives is Jesus’ cry from the Cross, preserved in transliterated Semitic phrases within the Greek New Testament.
Timotius Sukarna +3 more
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ABSTRACT This research explores the adaptive strategies employed by Conversas (Christian women of Jewish origin) and Moriscas (Christian women of Muslim origin) in navigating adversity, particularly in their interactions with inquisitorial authorities in the early modern Crown of Aragon. This study analyses these women's efforts to uphold religious and
Ivana Arsić
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