| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 314 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics, 0081-8461 ; volume 54 |
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Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; 54.
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| Contents |
Preface; Abbreviations and Sigla; I. Introduction; II. Jewish Challa and the Other Lishana Deni Dialects; III. Phonology; IV. Morphology and Morphosyntax; 4.5. Prepositions; 4.6. Conjunctions; 4.7. Adverbs; 4.8. Particles of Existence and Ability; 4.9. Fillers; 4.10. Exclamations and Expressions; V. Texts and Translation; 5.1. The History of Jews in Challa; 5.2. The Agha TakesWhat HeWants; 5.3. Sufi Abraham, the Prayer Rug, and the Hajj; 5.4. The Death of Mighty Qoto; 5.5. TheMurder of a Peddler; 5.6. The Beating and Killing of Jews; 5.7. Abraham Gets Drunk |
| Summary |
This work is a unique documentation of the now extinct Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Challa (modern-day A+ukurca, 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-314) |
| Notes |
Contains parallel text in Aramaic and English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Aramaic language -- Dialects -- Turkey -- Çukurca -- Grammar
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Jews -- Turkey -- Çukurca -- Languages
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Arabic.
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Jews -- Languages
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Language and languages
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Mundart
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| SUBJECT |
Çukurca (Turkey) -- Languages
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| Subject |
Turkey -- Çukurca
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Türkei
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Aramäisch.
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Juden.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047430261 |
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9047430263 |
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1282602276 |
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9781282602274 |
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