The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Urmi
Series: Gorgias Neo-Aramaic Studies
The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Urmi Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 644
ISBN: 9781593334253
Pub Date: December 2008
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Price: £193.00
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Description:
This volume presents a description of the Neo-Aramaic dialect that was spoken by the Jews of Urmi in north-western Iran but which is now virtually extinct. The material for the volume was gathered firsthand in fieldwork conducted with the last remaining speakers in Israel. The volume consists of a detailed grammatical description, a corpus of transcribed texts, including folktales, historical accounts and portrayals of customs, and an extensive glossary.