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Folk Etymology in the North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic Dialects

Folk Etymology in the North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic Dialects AbstractAlthough folk etymology is a common linguistic phenomenon, it has hitherto hardly been touched upon in lexicological and other works related to varieties of Neo-Aramaic. The present article concerns twelve cases of folk etymology selected from some of the dialects of North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic (NENA), the largest and most variegated division of modern Aramaic. Among these are three folk-etymological interpretations that did not induce structural or other changes, as well as nine cases of folk-etymological processes that reshaped NENA lexical items. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aramaic Studies Brill

Folk Etymology in the North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic Dialects

Mutzafi, Hezy
Aramaic Studies , Volume 16 (2): 19 – Nov 19, 2018
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AbstractAlthough folk etymology is a common linguistic phenomenon, it has hitherto hardly been touched upon in lexicological and other works related to varieties of Neo-Aramaic. The present article concerns twelve cases of folk etymology selected from some of the dialects of North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic (NENA), the largest and most variegated division of modern Aramaic. Among these are three folk-etymological interpretations that did not induce structural or other changes, as well as nine cases of folk-etymological processes that reshaped NENA lexical items.

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Aramaic Studies – Brill

Published: Nov 19, 2018

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