The Three Rhotic Phonemes in Ṭyare Neo-Aramaic

Whereas many North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic (nena) dialects exhibit two rhotic (R-) phonemes, mostly an alveolar /r/ as opposed to an emphatic alveolar /ṛ/, a striking feature related to rhotic differentiation, hitherto attested only in the Christian nena dialect of Bariṭle, is a threefold distinction of...

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Main Author: Mutsafi, Ḥezi 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Aramaic studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 168-184
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Linguistics / Aramaic language
IxTheo Classification:TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Further subjects:B rhotic phoneme retroflex rhotic phoneme Ṭyare Neo-Aramaic North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic (nena) inherited nena lexicon Akkadian substrate words classicisms
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Summary:Whereas many North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic (nena) dialects exhibit two rhotic (R-) phonemes, mostly an alveolar /r/ as opposed to an emphatic alveolar /ṛ/, a striking feature related to rhotic differentiation, hitherto attested only in the Christian nena dialect of Bariṭle, is a threefold distinction of retroflex, alveolar and emphatic alveolar R-phonemes. This article demonstrates that such a distinction exists also in the Christian nena dialect-cluster of Ṭyare, discusses the nature and distribution of each of the three R-phonemes in Ṭyare, and suggests a diachronic account of the threefold split of r in this dialect-cluster.
ISSN:1745-5227
Contains:In: Aramaic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455227-01202004