Contact-Induced Change in the Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialects

Contact-Induced Change in the Jewish Neo-Aramaic DialectsJournal of Jewish LanguagesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/CCKHNTST/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.GeoffreyKhanContact-Induced Change in the Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialectshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/CCKHNTSThttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/CCKHNTSThttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/CCKHNTSTJournal of Jewish Languages12:1202413-26In this article, I present an introductory overview of the Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialects, followed by a study of various aspects of contact-induced change that are exhibited by these dialects. Neo-Aramaic dialects were also spoken by Christian communities in the same region. The Jewish and Christian dialects differ from one another, even where the two communities lived in the same geographical area. I show that contact-induced change was generally more advanced in Jewish NENA dialects than in neighboring Christian dialects. I also demonstrate that a study of contact-induced changes provides evidence of the migration history of the communities. I present two case studies of differing degrees of convergence with contact languages and evidence of different migration patterns. These are (i) the Jewish and Christian NENA dialects of Urmi (northwestern Iran) and (ii) the Jewish and Christian NENA dialects of Sanandaj (western Iran). Khan, Geoffrey. “Contact-Induced Change in the Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialects.” Journal of Jewish Languages 12:1 (2024): 13–26. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1163/22134638-bja10036. Geoffrey Khan, Contact-Induced Change in the Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialects, Journal of Jewish Languages 12:1 (2024): 13–26, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1163/22134638-bja10036.