Foundations for Syriac lexicography II : colloquia of the International Syriac Language Project

This volume is part of a series that addresses issues of Classical Syriac lexicography, and the lexicography of other ancient languages. The international team of authors invited to participate represents a wide range of disciplines and opens new horizons in lexical thinking. Essays in this volume discuss taxonomy, the Syriac passive participle, translating Greek verbs with alpha privatives into Syriac, the translation of Syriac particles, and the history of Syriac lexica. This book represents the forefront of Syriac lexical studies, and has much to offer those studying Greek and other Semitic languages as well. Distributionally-inferred Word And Form Classes In The Hebrew Lexicon : Known By The Company They Keep / A. Dean Forbes -- Alpha Privatives In The New Testament Epistles / P.j. Williams -- Form And Function In The Treatment Of The Passive Participle / Janet W. Dyk -- “the Particles [gyr] And [dyn] In Classical Syriac : Syntactic And Semantic Aspects / Wido Van Peursen, Terry C. Falla -- Towards An Analytical Concordance Of The Harklean New Testament / Andreas Juckel -- Lexica And Grammars In The Late Syriac Tradition : The Three Bishops : Audo, Manna, And David / George A. Kiraz -- The Introduction To Awgen Manna's Lexicon / Bishop Polycarpus Augin Aydin. Edited By P.j. Williams ; Managing Editor, Beryl Turner. [a]ll But The Last Paper Were Presented In Some Form At The Syriac Lexicography Sessions During The International Meeting Of The Society Of Biblical Literature In Groningen, On Tuesday 27 July 2004.--page Xix. This Volume Is The Second In A Series That Addresses Issues Related To A Contemporary Approach To Classical Syriac Lexicography. The International Team Of Authors Invited To Participate In This Volume Represents A Wide Range Of Disciplines And Opens New Horizons In Lexical Thinking. The Essays Of Dean Forbes And Janet Dyk Break New Ground In Discussions Of Taxonomy And Are Of Relevance To Lexicographers Of Any Language: Forbes Applies Computational Methods Of Pattern Recognition To Word Distribution In The Hebrew Bible And Discusses Its Application To Grammatical Classification, And Dyk Examines The Form And Functions Of The Syriac Passive Participle. Peter Williams Examines Matters Involved In Translating Greek Words With Alpha Privatives Into Syriac. In A Joint Article Terry Falla And Wido Van Peursen Discuss The Syntax And Translation Of Two Syriac Particles, Ger And Dyn. Andreas Juckel Provides Scholars For The First Time With The Text Of The Harklean Margin To The Corpus Paulinum Along With A Detailed Analysis. George Kiraz And Bishop Polycarpus Augin Aydin Provide Important Information On Syriac Lexica From The East That Deserve To Be More Widely Known In The West: Kiraz Examines The Lexical And Grammatical Works Of Audo, Manna, And David, And Aydin Provides An English Translation Of The Methodology That Manna Used In Compiling His Lexicon. This Book Is At The Forefront Of Syriac Lexical Studies, And Has Much To Offer Those Studying Greek And Other Semitic Languages As Well.--publisher's Website. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Contents Table Of Contents Abbreviations Acknowledgements Series Preface Emerging Pathways Volume Preface Chapter 1. Distributionally-Inferred Word And Form Classes In The Hebrew Lexicon: Known By The Company They Keep Chapter 2. Alpha Privatives In The New Testament Epistles Chapter 3. Form And Function In The Treatment Of The Passive Participle Chapter 4. The Particles ܓܶܙܪ And ܝܷ݂ܢ In Classical Syriac: Syntactic And Semantic Aspects Chapter 5. Towards An Analytical Concordance Of The Harklean New Testament Chapter 6. Lexica And Grammars In The Late Syriac Tradition: The Three Bishops: Audo, Manna, And David Chapter 7. The Introduction To Awgen Manna’s Lexicon Indexes