Classical Syriac phonology
By: by Ebbe Knudsen
Series: Perspectives on linguistics and ancient languages -- 7; Perspectives on linguistics and ancient languages -- 7.
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781463205256
Subjects: Phonology; Syriac language; 18.70 Semitic languages and/or literature; Grammar
Description: "This book provides a description of Classical Syriac phonology based on fully vocalized biblical texts and the detailed comments by medieval Syriac grammarians. In addition to a description of Syriac consonants and vowels (including vowel quantity and stress), there are chapters on the compararive Semitic background of Syriac phonology and the grammatical features of the pre-classical inscriptions, and comparison with both eastern and western varieties of Jewish Aramaic. The modern dialect of Turoyo is also examined, and two appendices discuss the traditional pronunciation of West Syriac and the pronunciation of Modern Literary Syriac, and offer a sketch of Turoyo phonology."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-202)

English and classical Syriac.
Table of contents: title: Preliminaries; title: Features of Early Syriac; title: Consonant; title: Assimilation and Dissimilation of Consonants; title: Vowels; title: The Auxiliary Vowel; title: Vowels and Vowel Quantity; title: Stress; title: Appendix: The Modern Pronunciation of the West Syriac Literary Language; title: Appendix: A Sketch of Turoyo Phonology.