Robinson's paradigms and exercises in Syriac grammar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Theodore H. (Theodore Henry), 1881-1964.

Contributor:

Coakley, J. F.

Standardized Title:

Paradigms and exercises in Syriac grammar

Language:

English

Syriac, Modern

Subjects (All):

Syriac language--Grammar.

Syriac language.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages)

Edition:

6th ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2013

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the sixth edition of a work recognised as a useful introduction to the Syriac language since its publication in 1915. The text has been updated and there are additional appendices and examples, as well as a more systematic treatment of the material. T. H. Robinson's Paradigms and exercises in Syriac Grammar was first published in 1915 to meet the need for 'something of an elementary nature which should be of value to the student who takes up Syriac for the first time'. Since then, the book has met this need for generations of students. The fifth edition of 2002 remains the grammar of choice for many teachers of Syriac classes as well as for students learning by themselves. The present revision, drawing on ten moreyears of university teaching experience and students' comments, clarifies some of the grammatical explanations and exercises. Improvements to the fonts and a larger format make for easier reading. As before, the West Syriac script and grammatical tradition are followed in the body of the lessons, and appendicesintroduce reading in the other (estrangela and Eastern) scripts. The book remains a plain and friendly introduction to this important language.

Contents:

1. Introduction 2. The script 3. Pronunciation 4. Pronouns. Particles. Simple sentences 5. Nouns and adjectives 6. Pronominal suffixes 7. Prepositions. The words (omitted) and (omitted) 8. Verbs. The perfect tense 9. Nouns and adjectives with variable vowels 10. Participles 11. More nouns with variable vowels 12. Miscellaneous and irregular nouns 13. The imperfect tense 14. The imperative and infinitive. The verb (omitted) 15. The ethpe'el 16. The pa'el and ethpa'al 17. The aph'el, ettaph'al, and other conjugations 18. Objective pronominal suffixes, 1: attached to the perfect 19. Objective pronominal suffixes, 2: attached to other forms of the verb 20. Weak verbs. Pe-nun verbs 21. Pe-alaph verbs 22. Pe-yod verbs 23. 'E-alaph verbs 24. Hollow verbs 25. Geminate verbs 26. Lamad-yod verbs, 1: the pe'al 27. Lamad-yod verbs, 2: other conjugations 28. Pronominal suffixes attached to lamad-yod verbs 29. Numbers Appendices Syriac-English glossary English-Syriac glossary

Notes:

Revised by J. F. Coakley.

ISBN:

0-19-100925-3