The Case Functions in Amorite –A Re-Evaluation1

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" The Case Functions in Amorite –A Re-Evaluation1 "
M. Waltisberg

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	182773
Doc. NO	:	LA39162
Call No	:	‭10.1093/jss/fgq057‬
Main Entry	:	M. Waltisberg
Title & Author	:	The Case Functions in Amorite –A Re-Evaluation1\ M. Waltisberg
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Semitic Studies
Date	:	2011
Volume/Isuee Number	:	56/1
Page Number	:	19-36
Abstract	:	The case system of Amorite, a Northwest-Semitic language of the early second millennium BCE in northern Syria, predominantly documented in personal names in Akkadian cuneiform texts mainly from Mari on the Euphrates, shows some idiosyncratic features which are not attested in related Semitic languages and still not explained satisfactorily. This applies in particular to the various functions of the endings -∅/-a in Amorite (A and S, predicative, genitive). After the presentation of the relevant data, the paper discusses earlier explanations and proposes, instead of the previous functionally oriented interpretations, an approach based on the position of syntactic elements within the clause. Still, some features of the Amorite case functions remain problematic and warrant further investigation.The article is predominantly based on Gelb (1981) and Streck (2000) and uses a set of linguistic concepts different from earlier contributions.
electronic file name	:	10.1093-jss-fgq057.pdf