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...

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Auteur principal: Butts, Aaron Michael (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Winona Lake, Indiana Eisenbrauns 2016
Dans: Linguistic Studies in Ancient West Semitic (Volume 11)
Année: 2016
Collection/Revue:Linguistic Studies in Ancient West Semitic Volume 11
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Syriaque / Contact linguistique / Grec
Sujets non-standardisés:B Syriac language History
B Greek Language Influence on Syriac
B Languages in contact
B Publication universitaire
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Résumé:"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." "--
Description:Includes bibliographical references, appendixes, and indexes
Revision of the author's thesis, University of Chicago, 2013
ISBN:1575064219