UID:
kobvindex_HPB1233023312
Format:
1 online resource (xxvi, 511 pages).
ISBN:
1783749490
,
9781783749508
,
1783749504
,
9781783749522
,
1783749520
,
9781783749492
Series Statement:
Cambridge Semitic languages and cultures
Content:
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.
Additional Edition:
Print version: 9781783749485
Additional Edition:
Print version: 9781783749478
Language:
English
Keywords:
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