Language Change in the Wake of Empire: Syriac in Its Greco-Roman Context

by Aaron Michael Butts

It is well documented that one of the primary catalysts of intense language contact is the expansion of empire. This is true not only of recent history, but it is equally applicable to the more remote past. An exemplary case (or better: cases) of this involves Aramaic. Due to the expansions of empires, Aramaic has throughout its long history been in contact with a variety of languages, including Akkadian, Greek, Arabic, and various dialects of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575064219
• ISBN13: 9781575064215
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"