{"product_id":"9781646022267-motion-voice-mood-in-the-sem","title":"Motion, Voice, and Mood in the Semitic Verb (Languages of the Ancient Near East","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the relationship between the so-called ventive morpheme in Akkadian (\u003ci\u003e-am\u003c\/i\u003e) and the related suffixes \u003ci\u003e-n\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e-a\u003c\/i\u003e in other Semitic languages, including Amarna Canaanite, Ugaritic, Hebrew, and Arabic. Using formal reconstructions of the various morphemes and a functional analysis of their different usages, Ambjörn Sjörs convincingly argues that these endings are cognate morphemes that were formally and functionally related to the ventive morpheme in Akkadian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSjörs provides a systematic description of non-allative ventive verbs in Old Babylonian, the energic and volitive in Amarna Canaanite, the energic and lengthened prefix conjugation in Ugaritic, the lengthened imperfect consecutive in Biblical Hebrew, and the subjunctive and energic in Classical Arabic. Sjörs explains how these verb forms were used within the framework of grammaticalization theory and demonstrates how the suffixes are historically related.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClearly and persuasively argued, \u003ci\u003eMotion, Voice, and Mood in the Semitic Verb \u003c\/i\u003esheds valuable light on the Akkadian ventive and its relationship to the other related morphemes. It will be welcomed by linguists specializing in Akkadian, Amarna Canaanite, Ugaritic, Hebrew, and Arabic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40807058210913,"sku":"9781646022267","price":83.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27307057.jpg?v=1721656265","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781646022267-motion-voice-mood-in-the-sem","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}