A Grammar of Neo-Aramaic

The Dialect of the Jews of Arbel

von Geoffrey Khan

586 Seiten, Leder-/Kunstleder- oder Prachteinband

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Being direct descendants of the Aramaic spoken by the Jews in antiquity, the still spoken Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialects of Kurdistan deserve special and vivid interest. Geoffrey Khan's A Grammar of Neo-Aramaic is a unique record of one of these dialects, now on the verge of extinction.This volume, the result of extensive fieldwork, contains a description of the dialect spoken by the Jews from the region of Arbel (Iraqi Kurdistan), together with a transcription of recorded texts and a glossary.The grammar consists of sections on phonology, morphology and syntax, preceded by an introductory chapter examining the position of this dialect in relation to the other known Neo-Aramaic dialects. The transcribed texts record folktales and accounts of customs, traditions and experiences of the Jews of Kurdistan.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Islam
• ISBN: 9789004115101
• Sprache: Aramäisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 08.06.1999
• Größe: 243 x 164 mm
• Verlag: Brill