The Ethical Dative in Aramaic
The ethical dative (dativus ethicus) has been attested without interruption in Aramaic dialects from the Official Aramaic period down through Neo-Aramaic. The extent and durability of this linguistic feature is discussed. Though its frequency differs from corpus to corpus, it is alive in some Neo-Ar...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2018]
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Aramaic studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 101-116 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Aramaic language
/ Linguistics
/ Middle Aramaic
/ Old Aramaic
/ Targum
/ Epigraphy
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Targum studies
B Old and Official Aramaic B Late Aramaic linguistics B Middle Aramaic B Neo-Aramaic linguistics B linguistics and epigraphy |
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| Summary: | The ethical dative (dativus ethicus) has been attested without interruption in Aramaic dialects from the Official Aramaic period down through Neo-Aramaic. The extent and durability of this linguistic feature is discussed. Though its frequency differs from corpus to corpus, it is alive in some Neo-Aramaic dialects and its distribution in Modern Aramaic suggests that it was more widespread in pre-Modern Aramaic than the written texts show. It is most probably a colloquial feature that penetrated written texts to a limited extent. In the only real evidence we possess of spoken Aramaic, namely, Neo-Aramaic, it has, in different dialects, become an integral part of some verbal forms and does not express any identifiable nuance. Its precise meaning and use in pre-Modern Aramaic remain elusive. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5227 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Aramaic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455227-01602003 |