Le changement w>y en Syriaque
Characteristic of Northwest Semitic languages is the sound change w > y in initial position, e.g. Semitic *wald ‘child’ > Hebrew yéled , Syriac yaldō . In this article the author defines more accurately, in synchronic perspective, the parameters of this alternation in Classical Syriac and sugg...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Oxford University Press
[2016]
|
| In: |
Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-102 |
| RelBib Classification: | KBL Near East and North Africa TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East TD Late Antiquity |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Characteristic of Northwest Semitic languages is the sound change w > y in initial position, e.g. Semitic *wald ‘child’ > Hebrew yéled , Syriac yaldō . In this article the author defines more accurately, in synchronic perspective, the parameters of this alternation in Classical Syriac and suggests an explanation. The shift is phonologically conditioned: it takes place in initial, postconsonantal and geminate positions. This conditioning and other phonological considerations demonstrate that > y is a strengthening, a phenomenon which is common in many languages. Evidence is drawn not only from I-w roots but also from II-w roots where the change > y appears as well. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgv032 |