--- title: "David Wilmsen — author profile and papers · Semitic languages" description: "David Wilmsen: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2009–2013), h-index 9 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who cites them in our library." canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/david-wilmsen/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/david-wilmsen/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / David Wilmsen # David Wilmsen David Wilmsen has 2 papers in our library, in 2009–2013, most of them on [Semitic languages](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semitic-languages/). 2 papers in our library · 2009–2013 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5090000348) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0432-3600) · [**h-index 9**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5090000348) · [58 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5090000348) · [385 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5090000348&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/david-wilmsen/#papers) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #6051](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/61/#star-6051) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=David+Wilmsen) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=David+Wilmsen) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=David+Wilmsen) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=David+Wilmsen) ## Affiliations [🎓**American University of Beirut** Beirut · Lebanon 2009–2021 · 9 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/american-university-of-beirut/) · [🎓**American University of Sharjah** Sharjah · United Arab Emirates 2020–2024 · 4 papers](https://ror.org/001g2fj96) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. ## Concepts, shelves and topics Of its works in our library: the number of works on each and its rating among them. 📚 Shelves 3 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Archeology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/archeology/) 🧭 Topics 1 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Semitic languages · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semitic-languages/) ## Works by year ### 2010s [**2013** 1 paper David Wilmsen's papers of 2013](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/wilmsen-2026-more-arabic-object-marker-iyya/) ### 2000s [**2009** 1 paper David Wilmsen's papers of 2009](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/youssef-2009-regional-standards-local-routes-adoption/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[Regional standards and local routes in adoption techniques for specialised terminologies in the dialects of written Arabic](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/youssef-2009-regional-standards-local-routes-adoption/)** *(2009 · 5 citations)* The paper challenges the common belief that formal written Arabic, often called "Modern Standard Arabic", is one uniform standard across the Arab world. 2. **[More on the Arabic Object Marker iyyā: Implications for the Origin of the Semitic Notae Accusativi](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/wilmsen-2026-more-arabic-object-marker-iyya/)** *(2013)* The paper addresses a long-standing puzzle in comparative Semitics: where the accusative markers (notae accusativi) come from. ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Folia Orientalia](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/folia-orientalia/): [Folia Orientalia 2013](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/folia-orientalia/2013/) - [The Journal of Specialised Translation](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/the-journal-of-specialised-translation/): [The Journal of Specialised Translation 2009](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/the-journal-of-specialised-translation/2009/) Updated 24 October 2026