Linguistic Variety of Judaeo-Arabic in Letters from the Cairo Genizah |
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| Author:
| Wagner, Esther-Miriam |
| Series title: | Études Sur le Judaïsme Médiéval Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-18776-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $174.00 |
Book Description:
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This work is one of the first studies presenting a comprehensive linguistic investigation into non-literary Judaeo-Arabic. Its main focus is the diachronic description of letters from the Cairo Genizah, while distinguishing between features of epistolary Arabic and vernacular phenomena.
This work is one of the first studies presenting a comprehensive linguistic investigation into non-literary Judaeo-Arabic. Its main focus is the diachronic description of letters from the Cairo Genizah, while distinguishing between features of epistolary Arabic and vernacular phenomena.