(f) Notes on the Emergence of New Semitic Roots in the Light of Compounding

Independently of the question as to whether bi- or triradical roots have historical preponderance in Semitic, there are clear cases of Semitic verbal and nominal roots that have emerged through a process of compounding or integration of additional elements (verbal or nominal affixes and even prepositions). In this paper, an attempt will be made to establish a hierarchical typology of such processes of morphophonological re-analysis, in both historical and modern times.Key words: affix, re-analysis, root, compoundin