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...
| Published in: | Linguistic Studies in Ancient West Semitic |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Winona Lake, Indiana
Eisenbrauns
2016
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Linguistic Studies in Ancient West Semitic (Volume 11)
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| Series/Journal: | Linguistic Studies in Ancient West Semitic
Volume 11 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Syriac language
/ Language contact
/ Greek language
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| Further subjects: | B
Syriac language
History
B Thesis 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." "-- "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: | Includes bibliographical references, appendixes, and indexes Revision of the author's thesis, University of Chicago, 2013 |
| ISBN: | 1575064219 |