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The Development of the Anomalous Syriac Verb eskah 'to find', Paperback / softback Book

The Development of the Anomalous Syriac Verb eskah 'to find' Paperback / softback

Part of the Afroasiatic Linguistics series

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The canonically anomalous shape of Syriac verb ekah 'to find' is shown to result from a convergence of diachronic pressures on an intersection of phonological weak spots and morphosyntactic imbalance.

The effect of the changes is a trade-off of morphosyntactic defectiveness for moderate phonological anomaly.

The developmental hypothesis adopted underscores the importance both of multiple factors in diachronic change and of homeostasis in linguistic systems.

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