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.
| ISBN: | 9781593334253 |
| Publication date: | 20th December 2008 |
| Author: | Geoffrey Khan |
| Publisher: | Gorgias Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 644 pages |
| Series: | Gorgias Neo-Aramaic Studies |
| Genres: |
Language teaching and learning material and coursework Literary studies: general Architecture: interior design |