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An edition of The Semitic Heritage of Northwest Syria (2023)

The Semitic Heritage of Northwest Syria

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The linguistic history of Northwest Syria spans more than 6,000 years, starting with the emergence of Semitic languages. This book takes the reader on a journey through the region's linguistic evolution, highlighting key events that influenced its course. Each chapter provides a comprehensive analysis of the language spoken during a unique period, focusing on Eblaite, Amorite, Aramaic, and Arabic, and diving deep into the features of various Aramaic and Arabic dialects. With three glossaries included, this book is a valuable resource for linguists, historians, and Semitic studies enthusiasts interested in historical linguistics and ancient languages.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
List of Figures xiii
List of Images xv
List of Diagrams xviii
List of Tables xix
Acknowledgements xxii
Abbreviations xxiii
Phonetic Symbols xxviii
A Syrian Farewell Letter (SFL) xxx
Preface xxxv
Chapter 1: Northwest Syria 1
The Levant 2
Inland Syria 3
Northwest Syria 4
Linguistic Changes 5
Further Reading 8
Chapter 2: Eblaite 9
The Kingdom of Ebla 10
The Eblaite Language 15
Eblaite Cuneiform 16
Eblaite Phrases 20
Eblaite Phonology 22
/p/, /b/, /r/, and /l/ Phonemes 23
Eblaite Grammar 26
Glossary of Eblaite Words 43
Table of Contentsviii
SFL in Early Eblaite 55
SFL in Middle Eblaite 56
SFL in Late Eblaite 57
Further Reading 58
Chapter 3: Second Millennium B.C. 59
Change and Turmoil 60
Akkadian Influence 61
Kingdom of Yamhad 63
Linguistic Implications 64
Amorite 65
Yamhadic 74
SFL in Yamhadic 75
Further Reading 76
Chapter 4: Aleppo Aramaic 77
Old Aramaic 78
Early Aramaic Dialects 79
Samalian and Aleppo Aramaic 81
The Nerab Steles 82
The Sefire Steles 83
The Stele of Zakkur 83
Examples of Aleppo Aramaic 87
Sefire Aramaic Phonology 94
Sefire Aramaic Grammar 96
Comments on Nerab and Zakkur 109
Glossary of Western Aramaic 110
SFL in Aleppo Aramaic 136
Further Reading 138
The Semitic Heritage of Northwest Syria ix
Chapter 5: Middle Western Aramaic 139
Middle Western Aramaic 140
Middle Aramaic in NWS 142
Jewish Aramaic 144
Melkite Aramaic 147
Nabatean Aramaic 150
Palmyrene 152
SFL in MWA 159
Further Reading 161
Chapter 6: Late Western Aramaic 162
Late Western Aramaic 163
Western Neo‐Aramaic 165
SFL in WNA‐J 172
Proto‐Western Neo‐Aramaic 174
SFL in PWNA 180
Late Western Aramaic in the Qalamoun 181
SFL in LWA‐Q 183
LWA in Northwest Syria 184
SFL in LWA‐A 185
Further Reading 186
Chapter 7: Syro‐Egyptian Arabic 187
Arab Conquest 188
The Damascus Psalm Fragment 189
Levantine and Egyptian Arabic 192
Levantine features in Egyptian Arabic 194
Table of Contentsx
Features of SEA 203
Spread of SEA 205
SFL in SEA 212
SFL in NSEA 213
SFL in Early Aleppo Arabic 214
Further Reading 215
Chapter 8: Contemporary Aleppo Arabic 216
Ottoman Empire 217
Ibn Raad Manuscript 218
SFL in 17th Century Aleppo Arabic 221
Contemporary Levantine Dialects 222
Contemporary Aleppo Arabic 227
Grammar of Aleppo Arabic 236
SFL in Modern Aleppo Arabic 244
Demonstrative Pronouns in AArb 245
Glossary of Aleppo Arabic 246
Further Reading 262
Chapter 9: Linguistic Implications of the Syrian Genocide 263
Modern History of Syria 264
The Syrian Genocide 268
Sociolinguistic Implications 271
Impact on Western Neo‐Aramaic 271
Impact on Eastern Neo‐Aramaic 272
Impact on Northwest Syrian Dialects 273
Impact on Inland Syrian Dialects 274
The Semitic Heritage of Northwest Syria xi
Impact on Southern Levantine Dialects 275
Impact on Coastal Syrian Dialects 275
Impact on Kurdish Dialects 275
Impact on Western Armenian 276
Impact on Levantine Greek 276
Impact on Syrian Turkmen Dialects 277
Syrian Jewish Dialects 277
The 2023 Earthquake 278
Costs of the Syrian Genocide 279
The Future of Semitic Languages in Syria 282
Further Reading 283
Appendices 284
Appendix A: Semitic Language Tree 285
Appendix B: Place Names in the Ebla Texts 291
Appendix C: Using Lambda Calculus in Dialect Reconstruction 295
Appendix D: Linguistic Evolution in Northwest Syria: A Textual Example 321
SFL in English 322
SFL in Early Eblaite 323
SFL in Middle Eblaite 324
SFL in Late Eblaite 325
SFL in Yamhadic 326
SFL in Aleppo Aramaic 327
SFL in Middle Western Aramaic 328
SFL in Late Western Aramaic 329
SFL in Early Aleppo Arabic 330
SFL in 17th Century AArb 331
Table of Contentsxii
SFL in 18th Century AArb 332
SFL in 19th Century AArb 333
SFL in Modern Aleppo Arabic 334
References 336

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