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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459640003321

Autore

Fassberg Steven Ellis

Titolo

The Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Challa [[electronic resource] /] / by Steven E. Fassberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-282-60227-6

9786612602276

90-474-3026-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics, , 0081-8461 ; ; v. 54

Disciplina

492/.2

Soggetti

Aramaic language - Dialects - Turkey - Çukurca - Grammar

Jews - Turkey - Çukurca - Languages

Electronic books.

Çukurca (Turkey) Languages

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-314).

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / S.E. Fassberg -- Chapter One. Introduction / S.E. Fassberg -- Chapter Two. Jewish Challa And The Other Lishana Deni Dialects / S.E. Fassberg -- Chapter Three. Phonology / S.E. Fassberg -- Chapter Four. Morphology And Morphosyntax / S.E. Fassberg -- Chapter Five. Texts And Translation / S.E. Fassberg -- Glossary / S.E. Fassberg -- Bibliographical References / S.E. Fassberg.

Sommario/riassunto

Aramaic has been spoken uninterruptedly for more than 3000 years, yet a generation from now most Aramaic dialects will be extinct. The study of the Northeastern Neo-Aramaic (NENA) dialects has increased dramatically in the past decade as linguists seek to record these dialects before the disappearance of their last speakers. This work is a unique documentation of the now extinct Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Challa (modern-day Çukurca, Turkey). It is based on recordings of the last native speaker of the dialect, who passed away in 2007. In addition to a grammatical description, it contains sample texts and a glossary of the dialect. Jewish Challa belongs to the cluster of NENA dialects known as 'lishana deni' and reference is made throughout to other dialects within this group.