Linguistic Variety of Judaeo-Arabic in Letters from the Cairo Genizah
Author | : Esther-Miriam Wagner |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2010-08-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004193680 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004193685 |
Rating | : 4/5 (685 Downloads) |
Download or read book Linguistic Variety of Judaeo-Arabic in Letters from the Cairo Genizah written by Esther-Miriam Wagner and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-08-23 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.