Three Generations of Jilu Speakers

A language such as Neo-Aramaic, the use of which has tended to diminish with each generation since World War I, is liable to undergo rapid change. This article presents and analyses some of the differences in the speech of three successive generations of a family of speakers of the Jilu dialect of N...

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Main Author: Fox, Samuel Ethan 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Aramaic studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 206-214
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Aramaic language
IxTheo Classification:HD Early Judaism
Further subjects:B language death
B North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic (NENA)
B Jilu
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Summary:A language such as Neo-Aramaic, the use of which has tended to diminish with each generation since World War I, is liable to undergo rapid change. This article presents and analyses some of the differences in the speech of three successive generations of a family of speakers of the Jilu dialect of Neo-Aramaic.
ISSN:1745-5227
Contains:Enthalten in: Aramaic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455227-01602001