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Read more at: A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew - Prof. Geoffrey Khan

A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew - Prof. Geoffrey Khan

This project, which is currently funded by the Leverhulme Trust, aims to produce a grammar of Biblical Hebrew that will bring together descriptions of all the known traditions of the language. It will include the traditions that are reflected by the medieval Masoretic manuscripts, with various...


Read more at: The Pronunciation of Biblical Hebrew - Prof. Geoffrey Khan

The Pronunciation of Biblical Hebrew - Prof. Geoffrey Khan

Another offshoot of the major project on the grammar of Biblical Hebrew is the preparation of a volume that surveys the various pronunciations of Biblical Hebrew through the ages. The starting point is the reconstruction of the Tiberian reading tradition, which formed the basis of standard...


Read more at: Comparative grammar of the North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic Dialects - Prof. Geoffrey Khan

Comparative grammar of the North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic Dialects - Prof. Geoffrey Khan

This volume, which is currently under preparation, will contain a survey of the whole Neo-Aramaic dialect group known as North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic. It examines the relationship of the dialects and their historical background. The work is the culmination of fieldwork carried out over the last two...


Read more at: Grammars of the dialects of Urmi, Bedyel and Baz - Prof. Geoffrey Khan

Grammars of the dialects of Urmi, Bedyel and Baz - Prof. Geoffrey Khan

Various projects are being undertaken to document spoken dialects of North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic, some of them highly endangered. These include grammars and lexicons of the dialects of the Assyrian Christians of Urmi (NW Iran), Bedyel (NE Iraq) and the Baz region (SW Turkey). The work is based on...


Read more at: Late Judaeo-Arabic Correspondence of Ottoman Traders - Dr E.-M. Wagner

Late Judaeo-Arabic Correspondence of Ottoman Traders - Dr E.-M. Wagner

Whereas the social and economic life of Jews under the Fatimid and Ayyubid empires (10th to 13th c.) has been the subject of numerous books and articles, relatively little attention has been paid to the late Mamluk and Ottoman periods. This has also led to a lack of research on documentary Late...


Read more at: Karaite Sources for the Tiberian Reading Tradition of Biblical Hebrew - Prof. Geoffrey Khan

Karaite Sources for the Tiberian Reading Tradition of Biblical Hebrew - Prof. Geoffrey Khan

Two projects relating to medieval Karaite sources are being undertaken in association with the larger project on the grammar of Biblical Hebrew. The first is a critical edition and translation of the work Hidāyat al-Qāriʾ ‘The Guide for the Reader’, which is an important source for our knowledge of...