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The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Urmi.

Material type: TextTextSeries: Gorgias Neo-Aramaic StudiesPublisher: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Description: 1 online resource (644 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781593334253
  • 9781463211639
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 490
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table Of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Phonology -- 2. Pronouns -- 3. Copula -- 4. Verbs -- 5. Nouns -- 6. Adjectives -- 7. Numerals -- 8. Particles -- 9. The Syntax Of Nominals -- 10. The Syntax Of Verbs -- 11. The Syntax And Semantics Of Prepositions -- 12. The Clause -- 13. Clause Sequences -- 14. Syntactic Subordination Of Clauses -- 15. The Lexicon -- Texts -- Bibliography -- Glossary Of Verbs -- General Glossary
Summary: This volume presents a description of the Neo-Aramaic dialect that was spoken by the Jews of Urmi in north-western Iran but which is now virtually extinct. The material for the volume was gathered firsthand in fieldwork conducted with the last remaining speakers in Israel. The volume consists of a detailed grammatical description, a corpus of transcribed texts, including folktales, historical accounts and portrayals of customs, and an extensive glossary.

Frontmatter -- Table Of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Phonology -- 2. Pronouns -- 3. Copula -- 4. Verbs -- 5. Nouns -- 6. Adjectives -- 7. Numerals -- 8. Particles -- 9. The Syntax Of Nominals -- 10. The Syntax Of Verbs -- 11. The Syntax And Semantics Of Prepositions -- 12. The Clause -- 13. Clause Sequences -- 14. Syntactic Subordination Of Clauses -- 15. The Lexicon -- Texts -- Bibliography -- Glossary Of Verbs -- General Glossary

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This volume presents a description of the Neo-Aramaic dialect that was spoken by the Jews of Urmi in north-western Iran but which is now virtually extinct. The material for the volume was gathered firsthand in fieldwork conducted with the last remaining speakers in Israel. The volume consists of a detailed grammatical description, a corpus of transcribed texts, including folktales, historical accounts and portrayals of customs, and an extensive glossary.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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