The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Qaraqosh

by Geoffrey Khan

Containing a detailed grammatical description of the spoken Aramaic dialect of the Christian community in the town of Qaraqosh, which lies on the Mosul plain in Northern Iraq, this volume also includes a transcription of oral texts recorded in the dialect.
The grammar is based on extensive fieldwork carried out among native speakers. It consists of sections on phonology, morphology and syntax. There is also a study of semantic fields in the lexicon...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004128638
• ISBN13: 9789004128637
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 776 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"