Nota Genitivi za- in Epigraphic Geez
The paper discusses the use of the analytic genitive construction with nota genitivi za- in Epigraphic Geez. This construction is attested in Geez inscriptions, though considerably less frequently than the synthetic genitive construction. In most cases za- is used when the synthetic construction is...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2009
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Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2009, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 393-419 |
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| Summary: | The paper discusses the use of the analytic genitive construction with nota genitivi za- in Epigraphic Geez. This construction is attested in Geez inscriptions, though considerably less frequently than the synthetic genitive construction. In most cases za- is used when the synthetic construction is impossible or at least undesirable due to morphological or syntactic reasons. Nota genitivi za- is sometimes attested in a genitive construction without overt head. There are also a few examples of nota genitivi za- used apparently as a free variant of the synthetic construction. These data are mostly in accordance with the facts of Classical Geez. However, they differ in one point: whereas for Classical Geez a separate function of the genitive construction with za- has been established, namely, to express the so-called genitive of material, there is no reason to assume that za-constructions had such a function in Epigraphic Geez. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgp006 |