The Emergence of Semantics in Four Linguistic Traditions: Hebrew, Sanskrit, Greek, Arabic (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic ... in the History of the Language Sciences) [Hardcover]

Jan Houben (Author), Ineke Sluiter (Author), Kees Versteegh (Author), Wout Jac. Van Bekkum (Author, Editor)

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Publication Date: May 1997 | ISBN-10: 1556196172 | ISBN-13: 978-1556196171

This study aims to provide a comparative analysis of the role of semantics in the linguistic theory of four grammatical traditions - Sanskrit, Hebrew, Greek, and Arabic.

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• Hardcover: 322 pages
• Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556196172
• ISBN-13: 978-1556196171
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Emergance of Semantics in Four LInguistic Traditions etc, October 22, 2000

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This review is from: The Emergence of Semantics in Four Linguistic Traditions: Hebrew, Sanskrit, Greek, Arabic (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic ... in the History of the Language Sciences) (Hardcover)

For a lot of people, these languages have been kept in the dark, due to lack of acessability, particularly in the modern western world. Of course this is most obvious in relevance to Sanskrit, which is now more or less seen as a mystical language of anceint India. This fascinating book takes a deeper look into the linguistics of these languages which are reputed for their poetical grace and structure. However the complexity of the language used in the book makes it perphaps a little inaccesable for some audiences. All in all a good informative and critical read.