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Development of the Anomalous Syriac Verb Eskah 'to Find'

by Malone, J L

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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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  • Dec 31, 1974 Pub Date:
  • 0890030014 ISBN-10:
  • 9780890030011 ISBN-13:
  • English Language