Studies in the Grammar and Lexicon of Neo-Aramaic
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 h...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK :
Open Book Publishers
2021.
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| Colección: | Cambridge Semitic languages and cultures.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745262106719 |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 511 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
