The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of the Jews of Dohok : : A Comparative-Typological Grammar /

The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of the Jews of Dohok : : A Comparative-Typological Grammar / / Dorota Molin.

This book combines in-depth grammatical analysis with dialectology and typology. It presents important features of Jewish Neo-Aramaic from Dohok (Iraqi Kurdistan), a previously undocumented dialect that is now on the verge of extinction. The first Neo-Aramaic grammar to offer data glossing, this boo...

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Superior document:Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2024
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Molin, Dorota,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2024.
©2024
Year of Publication:2024
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics ; 112
Physical Description:1 online resource (300 pages) :; illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Figures and Maps
  • List of Tables
  • Abbreviations and Symbols
  • 1 Introduction
  •  1 Aims
  •  2 The Jews of Dohok and Their Endangered Language
  •  3 Neo-Aramaic: The Last Surviving Branch of an Ancient Linguistic Tradition
  •  4 Jewish and Christian NENA : Differences and Similarities
  •  5 Jewish NENA : Subgroupings and History
  •  6 Distinctive Features of J. Dohok NENA
  •  7 An Overview of Previous Research
  •  8 Methods and Assumptions
  •  9 Book Content, Limitations and References to Supplementary Literature
  • Part 1 Phonology and Phonetics
  • 2 The Segments: Consonants and Vowels
  •  1 Consonants
  •  2 Vowels
  • 3 Phonetic Processes and Larger Phonological Units
  •  1 Phonetically-Conditioned Processes Affecting Consonants
  •  2 Emphasis Spread (Affecting Consonants and Vowels)
  •  3 Phonotactics
  •  4 Intonation Units: Nucleus Stress and Pause
  • Part2 Morphology
  • 4 Pronouns
  •  1 Independent Personal Pronouns
  •  2 Demonstrative Pronouns
  •  3 Pronominal Suffixes on Nouns and Prepositions
  •  4 The Independent Genitive Particle
  •  5 Reflexive Pronoun
  •  6 The Pronoun of Independence
  •  7 The Pronoun of Isolation
  •  8 Interrogative Pronouns
  •  9 Indefinite Pronouns
  • 5 Overview of Nouns and Adjectives
  •  1 Nouns
  •  2 Adjectives and Their Agreement with Nouns
  •  3 Annexation of Nouns
  • 6 Verbal Morphology
  •  1 The Inventory of Patterns, Stems and Inflectional Affixes
  •  2 Weak Verbs in Pattern I
  •  3 Weak Verbs in Pattern II
  •  4 Weak Verbs in Pattern III
  •  5 Irregular Verbs
  • 7 Numerals
  •  1 Cardinal Numbers
  •  2 Ordinal Numbers
  •  3 Days of the Week & Seasons
  • 8 Adverbials and Prepositions
  •  1 Adverbials
  •  2 Prepositions
  • Part 3 Morphosyntax and Syntax
  • 9 Pronominal Objects and Object-like Arguments, and Differential Object Marking
  •  1 Objects of Monotransitive
  •  2 The Ditransitive and Constructions with Object-like Arguments
  •  3 Past Perfective Forms
  •  4 Object (P, T and R) Affixes on Past Perfective Forms in LD in General
  •  5 Differential Object Marking in J. Dohok and in NENA Generally
  •  6 Summary of Distinctive Features
  • 10 The Morphology and Syntax of the Copula
  •  1 J. Dohok Copulas: Morphology and Basic Syntax Rules
  •  2 The Semantics and Pragmatics of NENA Copula Clauses
  •  3  Wele/ Basic Copula+Verbal Predicate
  •  4  Wele /Basic Copula + Non-verbal Predicate Clauses
  •  5 Non-verbal Predicate = Basic Copula
  •  6 Basic Copula + Predicate (Non-verbal, Permanent Property)
  •  7 Summary of Present Tense Copula Clauses in J. Dohok
  •  8 Past Tense Copula Clauses
  •  9 Negated Copula Clauses (All Clause Types)
  •  10 Irrealis Copula Clauses
  •  11 Clauses Lacking a Copula
  •  12 Comparative and Diachronic Discussion
  • 11 The Tense-Aspect-Mood System
  •  1 Šaqəl
  •  2 K-šaqəl
  •  3  Šaqəl and k-šaqəl for Irrealis Mood in Past Purpose Clauses
  •  4  B-šaqəl
  •  5 La k-šaqəl
  •  6 Šqəlle (and qam-šaqəl-la)
  •  7 Šqəl-wa-le
  •  8 Šaqəl-wa
  •  9 K-šaqəl-wa
  •  10 B-šaqəl-wa
  •  11  K- šaqəl(- wa ) in a Diachronic and Comparative Perspective
  •  12  B-šaqəl (- wa ) in a Diachronic and Comparative Perspective
  •  13 Copula + Participle ( wele šqila )
  •  14 Copula + in-Infinitive ( wele bə-šqala ) and wal/hol/hole k-šaqəl
  •  15 Expression of Other TAM Categories
  • 12 Text Sample with a Glossary
  •  1 Narrative Text with a Glossed Sample
  •  2 Glossary of Words from the Story
  • 13 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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