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Studies in Semitic Vocalisation and Reading Traditions

This volume brings together papers relating to the pronunciation of Semitic languages and the representation of their pronunciation in written form. The papers focus on sources representative of a period that stretches from late antiquity until the Middle Ages. A large proportion of them concern reading traditions of Biblical Hebrew, especially the vocalisation notation systems used to represent them. Also discussed are orthography and the...

Keywords:: pronunciation of Semitic languages, from late antiquity until the Middle Ages, Arabic traditions of Hebrew, LAN009010 (LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative), Punic traditions of Hebrew, reading traditions of Biblical Hebrew, post-biblical traditions of Hebrew, REL006020 (RELIGION / Biblical Biography / General), piyyuṭ, CFF (Historical and comparative linguistics), Biblical Aramaic traditions of Hebrew, Syriac traditions of Hebrew, medieval Hebrew poetry, CFP (Translation and interpretation), vocalisation notation systems, representation of Semitic languages pronunciation

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Humanities / Jewish Studies / Jewish religion

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:: June 2, 2020
Date Modified in MERLOT:: November 12, 2020
Authors:: Aaron Hornkohl
Geoffrey Khan
Submitter:: Open Book Publishers
Primary Audience:: College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website

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Languages:: Hebrew, English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International