Classical Syriac Phonology / Ebbe E. Knudsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knudsen, Ebbe E., author.

Series:

Perspectives on linguistics and ancient languages ; 7.

Perspectives on Linguistics and Ancient Languages

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Syriac language--Phonology.

Syriac language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 pages).

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2015]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book provides a description of Classical Syriac phonology based on fully vocalized biblical texts and the detailed comments by medieval Syriac grammarians. In addition to a description of Syriac consonants and vowels (including vowel quantity and stress), there are chapters on the compararive Semitic background of Syriac phonology and the grammatical features of the pre-classical inscriptions, and comparison with both eastern and western varieties of Jewish Aramaic. The modern dialect of Turoyo is also examined, and two appendices discuss the traditional pronunciation of West Syriac and the pronunciation of Modern Literary Syriac, and offer a sketch of Turoyo phonology.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD

ABBREVIATIONS - LITERATURE

ABBREVIATIONS - GENERAL

ABBREVIATIONS - BIBLICAL BOOKS

1. PRELIMINARIES

2. FEATURES OF EARLY SYRIAC

3. CONSONANTS

4. ASSIMILATION AND DISSIMILATION OF CONSONANTS

5. VOWELS

6. THE AUXILIARY VOWEL

7. VOWELS AND VOWEL QUANTITY

8. STRESS

9. APPENDIX: THE MODERN PRONUNCIATION OF THE WEST SYRIAC LITERARY LANGUAGE

10. APPENDIX: A SKETCH OF TUROYO PHONOLOGY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Apr 2019)

ISBN:

9781463236847

1463236840

OCLC:

1100459558