The Semitic Languages (Routledge Language Family Series) offers a comprehensive survey of the individual languages and language clusters within this significant linguistic family, tracing their origins from ancient times to contemporary forms. Edited by John Huehnergard, this second edition has been thoroughly revised with new chapters and substantial additional material. Key features include:

• New introductory chapters on Proto-Semitic grammar and Semitic linguistic typology
• An extra chapter discussing the place of Semitic as a subgroup of Afro-Asiatic, along with detailed coverage of modern forms of Arabic, Aramaic, and Ethiopian Semitic languages
• Text samples in each individual language, transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet, accompanied by standard linguistic word-by-word glossing and translations
• Enhanced with new maps and tables for visual reference

This unique resource is essential for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of linguistics and language. It also appeals to researchers and anyone interested in historical linguistics, linguistic typology, linguistic anthropology, and the development of languages.