a > e Raising in the Jilu Dialect of Neo-Aramaic
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The Jilu dialect of North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic (NENA) stands apart from other dialects in a number of ways, in its vocabulary, in its morphology, and in its phonology. One of these divergences is the fact that in many words where other dialects have the vowel a, in Jilu we find e. In this article we will develop an account of the origins of this phenomenon. We will describe the motivation for the change and place it in the context of similar developments in other languages.
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S.E. Fox, The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Jilu (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1997) (henceforth: Fox, Jilu) pp. 94–95.
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A.J. Maclean, A Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1901) p. xix specifically mentions the dialects of Salamas, Qudshanis, and Gawar along with Jilu.
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G. Khan, The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Barwar (Handbook of Oriental Studies, Leiden: Brill, 2008) (henceforth: Khan, Barwar).
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S. Talay, Die neuaramäischen Dialekte der Khabur-Assyrer in Nordostsyrien (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2008) pp. 140, 240 (henceforth: Talay, Khabur).
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J.B. Segal, The Diacritical Point and the Accents in Syriac (London: Oxford University Press, 1953) p. 23.
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B. Strang, A History of English (London: Methuen, 1970) pp. 171–174.
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a > e Raising in the Jilu Dialect of Neo-Aramaic
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The Jilu dialect of North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic (NENA) stands apart from other dialects in a number of ways, in its vocabulary, in its morphology, and in its phonology. One of these divergences is the fact that in many words where other dialects have the vowel a, in Jilu we find e. In this article we will develop an account of the origins of this phenomenon. We will describe the motivation for the change and place it in the context of similar developments in other languages.
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