Studies in the grammar and lexicon of Neo-Aramaic
By: edited by Geoffrey Khan and Paul M. Noorlander
Contributors: Open Book Publishers
Series: Cambridge Semitic languages and cultures
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 511
ISBN-13: 9781783749508; 9781783749522; 9781783749492
Subjects: Aramaic language; Dialects; Grammar; Modern Syriac language; Araméen (Langue); Dialectes; Grammaire; Syriaque moderne (Langue)
Description: The Neo-Aramaic dialects are modern vernacular forms of Aramaic, which has a documented history in the Middle East of over 3,000 years. Due to upheavals in the Middle East over the last one hundred years, thousands of speakers of Neo-Aramaic dialects have been forced to migrate from their homes or have perished in massacres. As a result, the dialects are now highly endangered. The dialects exhibit a remarkable diversity of structures. Moreover, the considerable depth of attestation of Aramaic from earlier periods provides evidence for pathways of change. For these reasons the research of Neo-A.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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