TY - BOOK TI - The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Urmi T2 - Gorgias Neo-Aramaic Studies SN - 9781593334253 U1 - 490 PY - 2008///] CY - Piscataway, NJ : PB - Gorgias Press, KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation KW - bisacsh N1 - 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; restricted access N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463211639 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781463211639 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781463211639/original ER -