Introduction
• Requirements • Faculty
• Courses
A candidate in this field studies the comparative and historical grammar of
the Semitic languages. Prerequisites for admission to the program are competence
in one Semitic language and some training in either linguistics or another
Semitic language. Course work is aimed at bringing the student's knowledge
of one branch of Semitic to an advanced level, at providing familiarity with
the other branches, and at reviewing the comparative and historical study
of these languages.
Requirements
1. Linguistics
110: Introduction to Linguistics (or equivalent)
2. Linguistics 120: Introduction to Historical Linguistics (or equivalent)
3. Semitic Philology 140: Introduction to the Comparative Study of the Semitic
Languages
4. Semitic Philology 200r: Comparative Semitic Grammar: Seminar
5. Akkadian A (or equivalent)
6. Arabic A (or equivalent)
7. Aramaic A or C (or equivalent)
8. Ethiopic A (or equivalent)
9. Classical Hebrew A (or equivalent)
10. A second year of one Semitic language
11. A second year of a second Semitic language
12. A third year of one Semitic language
Students pursuing a graduate degree in Semitic Philology are required
to meet the general graduate requirements for
all students pursuing graduate degrees in the Department of Near Eastern Language
and Civilizations.
In addition,
other language and linguistics courses may be recommended by the student's
advisor in consultation with the student, such as Arabic 146r, 240r, Classical
Hebrew 138, Semitic Philology 151, 152, 220r, 230. French and German.
Faculty:
| J. F. Coakley, Senior Lecturer on Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations |
| John L. Ellison, Lecturer on Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations |
| Jo Ann Hackett, Professor of of the Practice of Biblical Hebrew and Northwest Semitic Epigraphy |
| Wolfhard Heinrichs, James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic |
| John Huehnergard, Professor of Semitic Philology |
