Language Contact in Sanandaj

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This book is a detailed study of contact-induced change in the Neo-Aramaic dialect of the Jews of Sanandaj, a town in western Iran. Since its foundation in early 17 th century, the city has been home to a significant Jewish community. The Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of the town displays different historical layers of contact with various Iranian languages over the course of many centuries. The Iranian languages in question are Gorani, Kurdish, and Persian. Among these, Gorani has had a particularly deep impact on Jewish Neo-Aramaic, whereas the impact of Kurdish, and especially Persian, remains superficial. Jewish Neo-Aramaic records a history of language shift from Gorani to Kurdish in the region. The book offers insights into contact-induced change in social contexts in which a language is maintained as a demarcation of communal identity in a multilingual setting.
Autor: Khan, Geoffrey Mohammadirad, Masoud
ISBN: 9783111205786
Verlag: de Gruyter Mouton
Auflage: 1
Sprache: Englisch
Seitenzahl: 614
Produktart: Gebunden
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.11.2023
Verlag: de Gruyter Mouton
Untertitel: A Study of the Impact of Iranian on Neo-Aramaic
Schlagworte: Bedrohte Sprachen Gorani Kurdisch Kurdish Neo-Aramaic Neo-Armamaic Persian Persisch Sprachkontakt