Neo-Aramaic Dialect Studies: Proceedings of a Workshop on Neo-Aramaic held in Cambridge 2005 (Neo-aramaic Studies 1)

Gorgias Press, 2008. — 204 pages. — ISBN 978-1-59333-423-9. This volume contains a collection of papers on various aspects of the grammar of Neo-Aramaic, with special attention to the North Eastern Neo-Aramaic dialect group. The papers include descriptions of numerous hitherto undescribed dialects, including those of Tyare, Sat, Calla, Barwar, Karamlesh, Telkepe, Peshabur and those of the Aqra region. Some papers deal with diachronic issues and discuss the relationship of the modern dialects with earlier forms of Aramaic. Particular attention is given by some contributions to syntactic structure and function. The traditions of Neo-Aramaic Bible translation are studied in one paper. Geoffrey Khan holds a Ph.D. in Semitic Languages, from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London (1984). He is currently Professor of Semitic Philology, at the University of Cambridge. In 1998, he was elected Fellow of the British Academy and in 2004 was awarded the Lidzbarski Gold Medal for Semitic Philology. North-eastern Neo-aramaic And The Middle Aramaic Dialects / Samuel Ethan Fox -- The Neo-aramaic Dialect Of Sat (hakkâri, Turkey) / Hezy Mutzafi -- The Neo-aramaic Dialects Of The Tiyari Assyrians In Syria : With Special Attention To Their Phonological Characteristics / Shabo Talay -- The Jewish Neo-aramaic Dialect Of Čalla / Steven E. Fassberg -- Some Features Of The Verbal System Of The Neo-aramaic Dialect Of Karamlesh / Roberta Borghero -- Some Notable Features In North-eastern Neo-aramaic Dialects Of Iraq / Eleanor Coghill -- Remarks On The Function Of The Preterite And The Perfect In North-eastern Neo-aramaic / Geoffrey Khan -- Between Nouns And Verbs In Neo-aramaic / Olga Kapeliuk -- Syntactic Focus Marking In Jewish Zakho / Eran Cohen -- The Begadkephat In Western Neo-aramaic / Werner Arnold -- The Five Scrolls In Jewish Neo-aramaic Dialects / Yona Sabar. Edited By Geoffrey Khan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This volume contains a collection of papers presented at the workshop on various aspects of the grammar of Neo-Aramaic, with special attention to the North Eastern Neo-Aramaic dialect group. The papers include descriptions of several hitherto undescribed dialects together with sample texts and also studies of various aspects of phonology, morphology and syntax of the dialects