Neo-Mandaic in Early Mandaean Colophons. Part 1: Linguistic Features
Neo-Mandaic [NM] is a direct descendant of a dialect very close to its classical predecessor. By the time the earliest surviving Mandaean manuscripts were copied, spoken Mandaic already showed many of the developments that distinguish the modern vernaculars from the classical language. This article,...
| Published in: | Aramaic studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2018]
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| In: |
Aramaic studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 182-205 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Aramaic language
/ Mandaic
/ Diachrony
/ Linguistics
/ Language contact
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| IxTheo Classification: | HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Mandaic
B Neo Mandaic B Aramaic B language contact B diachronic linguistics |
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| Summary: | Neo-Mandaic [NM] is a direct descendant of a dialect very close to its classical predecessor. By the time the earliest surviving Mandaean manuscripts were copied, spoken Mandaic already showed many of the developments that distinguish the modern vernaculars from the classical language. This article, the first of two, identifies those features. The second article presents the texts and a brief assessment of the sources of change. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5227 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Aramaic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455227-01602002 |