Language:
English
Year of publication:
2018
Titel der Quelle:
Aramaic Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
16,2 (2018) 182-205; 17,1 (2019) 100-121
Keywords:
Mandaean language Dialects
;
Colophons
Abstract:
Neo-Mandaic [NM] is a direct descendant of a dialect very close to its classical predecessor. By the time the earliest surviving Mandaean manuscripts were copied, spoken Mandaic already showed many of the developments that distinguish the modern vernaculars from the classical language. This article, the first of two, identifies those features. The second article presents the texts and a brief assessment of the sources of change.
Abstract:
The first part of this article examined the features that distinguish the language of the earliest Mandaean colophons from Classical Mandaic and demonstrated that many of these features are shared with the contemporary Neo-Mandaic dialects recorded in the research literature since the 20th century. Part 2 presents editions and translations of the source texts with some brief philological notes and seeks to identify the origins of the linguistic innovations.
Note:
Part 2: Texts, translations and conclusion.
DOI:
10.1163/17455227-01602002
DOI:
10.1163/17455227-01602004
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