Gutturals in MS Cambridge of the Mishnah: A Historical-Linguistic Study of Rabbinic Hebrew Traditions
This article examines the phonological phenomenon of attenuation of gutturals in Rabbinic Hebrew, grounded primarily in findings from MS Cambridge Add. 470 of the Mishnah and with reference to other trustworthy manuscripts of the Mishnah specifically and Rabbinic Hebrew in general. It treats the heh...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The National Association of Professors of Hebrew
2011
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Hebrew studies
Year: 2011, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 171-200 |
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| Summary: | This article examines the phonological phenomenon of attenuation of gutturals in Rabbinic Hebrew, grounded primarily in findings from MS Cambridge Add. 470 of the Mishnah and with reference to other trustworthy manuscripts of the Mishnah specifically and Rabbinic Hebrew in general. It treats the heh-ḥet, alef-ayin, alef-heh, and ayin-ḥet alternations in detail, at the same time noting the significant representation of terms from realia in these exchanges. My close study of MS Cambridge shows that, unlike other sectors of Rabbinic Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew does not testify to a phenomenon of attenuation of gutturals. It also reveals features of MS Cambridge. Although a reliable witness of Mishnaic Hebrew, the phonology of MS Cambridge exhibits the influence of extra-mishnaic rabbinic language and even of foreign languages. |
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| ISSN: | 2158-1681 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/hbr.2011.0007 |