This volume contains contributions by W. Arnold S.E. Fassberg M.L. Folmer W.R. Garr A.
Gianto H. Gzella J.F. Healey O. Jastrow J. Joosten O. Kapeliuk S.A. Kaufman G. Khan R.
Kuty A. Lemaire E. Lipin ski H.L. Murre-van den Berg C. Morrison N. Pat-El W.Th. van
Peursen and A. Tal. They discuss central issues of Aramaic linguistics in the light of the
most recent research: editions of primary source material extensive historical and linguistic
overviews on matters of classification and language change detailed studies of grammatical and
lexical topics analyzing data from different Aramaic languages for instance determination and
tense-aspect-modality systems. Several papers closely interact with each other. As a whole
they bridge the gap between ancient and modern forms of Aramaic by providing a more
comprehensive approach to this language group and its attested history of three millennia.
Thanks to a sharp thematic focus wide-ranging discussions of a great amount of material and
up-to-date theoretical frameworks these proceedings can also act as a modern handbook of
Aramaic in all its complexity. All articles are thematically arranged fully indexed and
cross-referenced.
