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From Utterances to Speech Acts

By Mikhail Kissine

"Kissine offers a new theory of speech acts which is philosophically sophisticated and builds on work in cognitive science, formal semantics, and linguistic typology. This highly readable, brilliant essay is a major contribution to the field."

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Title: The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Challa
Written By: Steven E. Fassberg
URL: http://www.brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=210&pid=33647
Series Title: Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics
Description:

Aramaic has been spoken uninterruptedly for more than 3000 years, yet a generation from now most Aramaic dialects will be extinct. The study of the Northeastern Neo-Aramaic (NENA) dialects has increased dramatically in the past decade as linguists seek to record these dialects before the disappearance of their last speakers. This work is a unique documentation of the now extinct Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Challa (modern-day Çukurca, Turkey). It is based on recordings of the last native speaker of the dialect, who passed away in 2007. In addition to a grammatical description, it contains sample texts and a glossary of the dialect. Jewish Challa belongs to the cluster of NENA dialects known as 'lishana deni' and reference is made throughout to other dialects within this group.

Publication Year: 2010
Publisher: Brill
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Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
Language Documentation
Subject Language(s): Ron

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Format: Hardback
ISBN-13: 9789004176829
Pages: 318
Prices: Europe EURO 126
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