The verbal system of the Aramaic of Daniel : an explanation in the context of grammaticalization / / by Tarsee Li.

• Superior document: Studies in the Aramaic interpretation of Scripture, v. 8
• Author: Li, Tarsee.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the Aramaic interpretation of Scripture ; v. 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Materials /; Chapter One. Introduction /; Chapter Two. The Suffix Conjugation /; Chapter Three. The Active Participle /; Chapter Four. The Non-Active Participles /; Chapter Five - Participles With הוה Or איתי /; Chapter Six. The Prefix Conjugation /; Chapter Seven. The Imperative /; Chapter Eight. The Infinitive /; Chapter Nine. Auxiliaries /; Chapter Ten. Overview And Implications /; Appendix Glossary /; Bibliography /; Index One - List Of Passages Cited As Examples /; Index Two List Of Words /; Index Three List Of Authors /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-185) and indexes.
• ISBN: 1282603221; 9786612603228; 9047440080
• ISSN: 1570-1336
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Tarsee Li.

This book explains the verbal system of the Aramaic of Daniel in the context of current research on grammaticalization, which, though first mentioned by Meillet in 1912, did not flourish until the beginning of the 1980’s, and has only more recently been applied to the study of Ancient Near Eastern languages. Although various aspects of the Aramaic of Daniel have been subject of numerous studies, including a few exhaustive studies on the verbal system in the last century, it remains among the most difficult to explain. The explanation offered here is coherent with the historical development of Aramaic as well as the observable tendencies in the development of human languages in general.