TY - BOOK ID - 85726235 TI - Parallels in Semitic linguistics : the development of Arabic la- and related Semitic particles PY - 1998 SN - 9004348425 9004109730 PB - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Arabic language KW - Semitic languages KW - Afroasiatic languages KW - Particles. KW - Arabe (langue) KW - Langues sémitiques. KW - Particules (linguistique) KW - Langues sémitiques. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85726235 AB - This linguistic study is concerned with the role of the emphasizing particle la- (known as lām al-ta'kīd) in the grammatical traditions of Classical Arabic, as well as with the question of the historical relationship connecting this particle to a set of elements in several other Semitic languages showing comparable forms and functions. Although these particles have hitherto seemed to defy a coherent reconstruction, the very complexity of the data to which they attest proves to provide a key to their interpretation. They represent a critical first step in the refining of our understanding of the history of the Semitic sonorant phonemes. ER -