Language change in the wake of empire: Syriac in its Greco-Roman context
"Although it is widely acknowledged that Syriac was influenced by Greek, the specific contours of this interaction remain unclear. This study aims to present a new analysis of contact-induced changes in Syriac due to Greek. More specifically, the study intends to show that Syriac is the outcome...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Winona Lake, Indiana
Eisenbrauns
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Butts, Aaron Michael, Language change in the wake of empire : Syriac in its Greco-Roman context] (2020) (Stadel, Christian, 1982 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Linguistic studies in Ancient West Semitic
Volume 11 |
| Further subjects: | B
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY ; Arabic
B Syriac language B Electronic books B Syriac language History B History B Greek Language Influence on Syriac B Languages in contact |
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| Summary: | "Although it is widely acknowledged that Syriac was influenced by Greek, the specific contours of this interaction remain unclear. This study aims to present a new analysis of contact-induced changes in Syriac due to Greek. More specifically, the study intends to show that Syriac is the outcome of a particular socio-linguistic situation in which inherited Aramaic material was augmented and adapted through contact with Greek. To demonstrate this, Butts examines the place of Greek loanwords in Syriac as well as the way that Syriac-speakers replicated inherited Aramaic material on Greek, the latter being considered "grammatical replication." "-- |
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| Item Description: | Revision of the author's thesis, University of Chicago, 2013. - Includes bibliographical references, appendixes, and indexes. - Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Revision of author's thesis, University of Chicago, 2013 |
| Physical Description: | Online Ressource |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57506-422-2 1-57506-422-7 |