Beeston A.F.L. A Descriptive Grammar of Epigraphic South Arabian

London: Luzac & Co. Ltd, 1962. — VII, 80 p.The present work is an attempt to present systematically the grammar of these texts, as it appears on the basis of our present knowledge. It is formulated strictly in terms of a descriptive account and (except in one or two instances) I have avoided comparisons with other Semitic languages. A purely descriptive account of this kind is the necessary preliminary to a comparative grammar. I have, however, freely made use of the technical terras usual in Semitic linguistics, since it is highly unlikely that anyone would embark on the study of these texts without some previous acquaintanceship with the problems of Semitic studies.Script
Dialects
Phonology
Roots and Verbal Stems
Infinitive
Participles
The Verb: Persons and Tenses
Imperative and Jussive
Verbs from Weak Roots
Noun Stems
Nouns: Gender
Noun States
Nouns: Case
Adjectives
Cardinal Numerals
Ordinal Numerals, Fractions
Personal Pronouns
Demonstratives
Relatives
Adverbs and Adverbial Expressions
Deitic Particles
Prepositions
Coordinating Conjugations
Subordinating conjugations
Negatives
Enclitics
Concord
Word Order
Miscellaneous Stylistic Points