Segert Stanislav. A grammar of Phoenician and Punic

München: Verlag C.H. Beck, 1976. — 330 p. — ISBN: 3-406-00724-4.Contents: Preface. Abbrevations. Introduction: Names for the Phoenician language and its dialects. The position of Phoenician among the Semitic languages. Historical conditions. Periods and dialects of the Phoenician language. The influence of other languages, Semitic and non-Semitic. Sources of the Phoenician language. Modern study of the Phoenician language. Writing: The Phoenician alphabet. Use of the Greek and Roman alphabets. Use of non-alphabetic systems. Phonology: Terminology and method. Consonants and vowels. The consonantal system. The vocalic system. Conditioned changes of the consonants. Changes of vowels and diphthongs. The syllable. Word stress. Word formation: Categories of Words. Roots and patterns. Nominal patterns. Formation of verbs. Formation of pronouns and particles. Loan-Words. Proper nouns. Morphology: Pronouns. Nouns. Numerals. Verbs: Verbal categories. Forms of the simple active pattern (Qal). Derived patterns. Weak verbs. Verbal forms with suffixed pronouns. Adverbs. Prepositions. Conjunctions. Interjections. Functions of words in the sentence: Function of pronouns. Function of nominal forms. Construction of numerals. Function of verbal forms. Use of adverbs. Use of prepositions. Use of conjunctions. Use of interjections. Sentence structure: Sentences and their parts. Subject. Predicate. Adverbial components of a clause. Adnominal components of a clause. Clause. Sentences. Selected texts: Introductory reading. Inscriptions from Phoenicia proper. Texts from other countries of Eastern Mediterranean. Western Mediterranean – Phoenician/Old Punic texts. Western Mediterranean – Punic texts (5th – 2nd cent. B. C.). Western Mediterranean – Late Punic texts (1st cent. B. C. and later). Glossary: Words in Phoenician letters. Words in Greek letters. Words in Roman letters. Selective Bibliography: Arrangement. List of periodical and some other publications, with abbreviations. Special bibliographies on Phoenician language and Phoenicians. Bibliographical sections in books. Running bibliographies. Grammars. Bibliographical items related to the sections of this grammar: Bibliography to introductory sections. Bibliography to writing. Bibliography to phonology. Bibliography to formation of Words. Bibliography to morphology. Bibliography to syntax. Bibliography of text editions and interpretations. Bibliography of lexical tools.