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Language Contact in Sanandaj

A Study of the Impact of Iranian on Neo-Aramaic
  • Geoffrey Khan and Masoud Mohammadirad
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2024
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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 17th 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.

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Geoffrey Khan, University of Cambridge, UK; Masoud Mohammadirad, University of Cambridge, UK.

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eBook published on:
November 6, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9783111209180
Hardcover published on:
November 6, 2023
Hardcover ISBN:
9783111205786
Paperback published on:
June 30, 2025
Paperback ISBN:
9783112215289
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Front matter:
26
Main content:
588
Illustrations:
3
Coloured Illustrations:
4
Tables:
86
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111209180
eBook ISBN: 9783111209180
Hardcover ISBN: 9783111205786
Paperback ISBN: 9783112215289
Keywords for this book
Neo-Aramaic; Gorani; Kurdish; Persian; Language Contact; Language Endangerment
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Scholars working on Neo-Aramaic and Iranian Languages, Language Contact and Theories of Language Change.
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