Southern Semitic and Arabic dialects of the south-western Arabian Peninsula

Authors

  • Janet C.E. Watson

Abstract

In this paper I examine a selection of key phonetic, phonological, and morphological commonalities exhibited by Ancient South Arabian (ASA), Modern South Arabian (MSAL), and Arabic varieties spoken in western Yemen, south-western Saudi Arabia, and Oman, drawing relevant comparisons with Ethio-Semitic. This study shows a wide range of shared and overlapping features between the so-called southern Arabic varieties examined and the non-Arabic varieties, suggesting a need to realign the position of southern Arabic in the Semitic language family.

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Published

01/10/2014

How to Cite

Watson, J. C. (2014). Southern Semitic and Arabic dialects of the south-western Arabian Peninsula. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 44, 147–155. Retrieved from https://archaeopresspublishing.com/ojs/index.php/PSAS/article/view/1411