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The Dialect of G¿arb (Gozo/Malta)

By Maria Lipnicka

The Dialect of G¿arb (Gozo/Malta) Social Sciences

The Dialect of G¿arb (Gozo/Malta)

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The Dialect of G¿arb (Gozo/Malta) proposes a systematic description of the vernacular of the village of G¿arb based on field research conducted in 2013-2022 and comparative material from the 1970's. This monography focuses on the Semitic matrix of the dialect with a synchronic and diachronic analysis of its structure on phonological, morphophonemic and morphological levels. An innovative theoretical framework introduces prosodic phonology and its alternative hierarchical language model as a means of integrating suprasegmental phenomena like pausal forms into the phonological and grammatical system of this language variety. Furthermore, the data from the village of G¿arb are compared with other Arabic dialects, resulting in the finding that the G¿arbian dialect exhibits linguistic phenomena - most prominently pausal diphthongization - that link it to geographically distant Syro-Palestinian dialects and an Aramaic substratum although it is known to belong to the North African Arabic dialect group.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
194
Release Date:
2025-07-16
Publication Date:
2025-07-16
Publisher:
Harrassowitz Verlag
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3447124059
ISBN13:
9783447124058
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
382 g
Height:
168 cm
Width:
238 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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