The Semitic Heritage of Northwest Syria
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 28th July 2023
Language: eng
Format: paperback £79.99
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9781527517561
Description: The linguistic history of Northwest Syria spans more than 6,000 years, starting with the emergence of Semitic languages. This book takes the reader on a journey through the region's linguistic evolution, highlighting key events that influenced its course. Each chapter provides a comprehensive analysis of the language spoken during a unique period, focusing on Eblaite, Amorite, Aramaic, and Arabic, and diving deep into the features of various Aramaic and Arabic dialects. With three glossaries included, this book is a valuable resource for linguists, historians, and Semitic studies enthusiasts interested in historical linguistics and ancient languages.
Table of contents: title: Table of Contents; title: List of Figures xiii; title: List of Images xv; title: List of Diagrams xviii; title: List of Tables xix; title: Acknowledgements xxii; title: Abbreviations xxiii; title: Phonetic Symbols xxviii; title: A Syrian Farewell Letter (SFL) xxx; title: Preface xxxv; title: Chapter 1: Northwest Syria 1; title: The Levant 2; title: Inland Syria 3; title: Northwest Syria 4; title: Linguistic Changes 5; title: Further Reading 8; title: Chapter 2: Eblaite 9; title: The Kingdom of Ebla 10; title: The Eblaite Language 15; title: Eblaite Cuneiform 16; title: Eblaite Phrases 20; title: Eblaite Phonology 22; title: /p/, /b/, /r/, and /l/ Phonemes 23; title: Eblaite Grammar 26; title: Glossary of Eblaite Words 43; title: Table of Contentsviii; title: SFL in Early Eblaite 55; title: SFL in Middle Eblaite 56; title: SFL in Late Eblaite 57; title: Further Reading 58; title: Chapter 3: Second Millennium B.C. 59; title: Change and Turmoil 60; title: Akkadian Influence 61; title: Kingdom of Yamhad 63; title: Linguistic Implications 64; title: Amorite 65; title: Yamhadic 74; title: SFL in Yamhadic 75; title: Further Reading 76; title: Chapter 4: Aleppo Aramaic 77; title: Old Aramaic 78; title: Early Aramaic Dialects 79; title: Samalian and Aleppo Aramaic 81; title: The Nerab Steles 82; title: The Sefire Steles 83; title: The Stele of Zakkur 83; title: Examples of Aleppo Aramaic 87; title: Sefire Aramaic Phonology 94; title: Sefire Aramaic Grammar 96; title: Comments on Nerab and Zakkur 109; title: Glossary of Western Aramaic 110; title: SFL in Aleppo Aramaic 136; title: Further Reading 138; title: The Semitic Heritage of Northwest Syria ix; title: Chapter 5: Middle Western Aramaic 139; title: Middle Western Aramaic 140; title: Middle Aramaic in NWS 142; title: Jewish Aramaic 144; title: Melkite Aramaic 147; title: Nabatean Aramaic 150; title: Palmyrene 152; title: SFL in MWA 159; title: Further Reading 161; title: Chapter 6: Late Western Aramaic 162; title: Late Western Aramaic 163; title: Western Neo‐Aramaic 165; title: SFL in WNA‐J 172; title: Proto‐Western Neo‐Aramaic 174; title: SFL in PWNA 180; title: Late Western Aramaic in the Qalamoun 181; title: SFL in LWA‐Q 183; title: LWA in Northwest Syria 184; title: SFL in LWA‐A 185; title: Further Reading 186; title: Chapter 7: Syro‐Egyptian Arabic 187; title: Arab Conquest 188; title: The Damascus Psalm Fragment 189; title: Levantine and Egyptian Arabic 192; title: Levantine features in Egyptian Arabic 194; title: Table of Contentsx; title: Features of SEA 203; title: Spread of SEA 205; title: SFL in SEA 212; title: SFL in NSEA 213; title: SFL in Early Aleppo Arabic 214; title: Further Reading 215; title: Chapter 8: Contemporary Aleppo Arabic 216; title: Ottoman Empire 217; title: Ibn Raad Manuscript 218; title: SFL in 17th Century Aleppo Arabic 221; title: Contemporary Levantine Dialects 222; title: Contemporary Aleppo Arabic 227; title: Grammar of Aleppo Arabic 236; title: SFL in Modern Aleppo Arabic 244; title: Demonstrative Pronouns in AArb 245; title: Glossary of Aleppo Arabic 246; title: Further Reading 262; title: Chapter 9: Linguistic Implications of the Syrian Genocide 263; title: Modern History of Syria 264; title: The Syrian Genocide 268; title: Sociolinguistic Implications 271; title: Impact on Western Neo‐Aramaic 271; title: Impact on Eastern Neo‐Aramaic 272; title: Impact on Northwest Syrian Dialects 273; title: Impact on Inland Syrian Dialects 274; title: The Semitic Heritage of Northwest Syria xi; title: Impact on Southern Levantine Dialects 275; title: Impact on Coastal Syrian Dialects 275; title: Impact on Kurdish Dialects 275; title: Impact on Western Armenian 276; title: Impact on Levantine Greek 276; title: Impact on Syrian Turkmen Dialects 277; title: Syrian Jewish Dialects 277; title: The 2023 Earthquake 278; title: Costs of the Syrian Genocide 279; title: The Future of Semitic Languages in Syria 282; title: Further Reading 283; title: Appendices 284; title: Appendix A: Semitic Language Tree 285; title: Appendix B: Place Names in the Ebla Texts 291; title: Appendix C: Using Lambda Calculus in Dialect Reconstruction 295; title: Appendix D: Linguistic Evolution in Northwest Syria: A Textual Example 321; title: SFL in English 322; title: SFL in Early Eblaite 323; title: SFL in Middle Eblaite 324; title: SFL in Late Eblaite 325; title: SFL in Yamhadic 326; title: SFL in Aleppo Aramaic 327; title: SFL in Middle Western Aramaic 328; title: SFL in Late Western Aramaic 329; title: SFL in Early Aleppo Arabic 330; title: SFL in 17th Century AArb 331; title: Table of Contentsxii; title: SFL in 18th Century AArb 332; title: SFL in 19th Century AArb 333; title: SFL in Modern Aleppo Arabic 334; title: References 336