The Linguistic Milieu of Elephantine Aramaic: Persian Loanwords and Examples of Egyptian Code-switching

ML Folmer

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The Linguistic Milieu of Elephantine Aramaic: Persian Loanwords and Examples of Egyptian Code-switching

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This contribution is devoted to several lexical aspects of the Aramaic documents from Elephantine written by the island’s Judean population. It examines the distribution and integration of lexical materials from languages other than Aramaic in these documents, with a focus on Old Persian loanwords and instances of Egyptian code-switching (rather than loanwords). It represents an attempt to better our understanding of the linguistic milieu of Elephantine Aramaic.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Yahwism under the Achaemenid Empire
Subtitle of host publication	Professor Shaul Shaked in memoriam
Editors	Gad Barnea, Reinhard G. Kratz
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	De Gruyter
Pages	81-150
Number of pages	69
ISBN (Electronic)	9783111018638
ISBN (Print)	9783111016092
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111018638-003
Publication status	Published - 2024

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Name	Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Publisher	De Gruyter
Volume	548

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Aramaic Achaemenid Period
Egyptian loanwords
Persian loanwords
Persian empire

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Folmer, ML. (2024). The Linguistic Milieu of Elephantine Aramaic: Persian Loanwords and Examples of Egyptian Code-switching. In G. Barnea, & R. G. Kratz (Eds.), Yahwism under the Achaemenid Empire: Professor Shaul Shaked in memoriam (pp. 81-150). (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; Vol. 548). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111018638-003

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Folmer, ML 2024, The Linguistic Milieu of Elephantine Aramaic: Persian Loanwords and Examples of Egyptian Code-switching. in G Barnea & RG Kratz (eds), Yahwism under the Achaemenid Empire: Professor Shaul Shaked in memoriam. Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, vol. 548, De Gruyter, Berlin, pp. 81-150. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111018638-003

The Linguistic Milieu of Elephantine Aramaic: Persian Loanwords and Examples of Egyptian Code-switching. / Folmer, ML.
Yahwism under the Achaemenid Empire: Professor Shaul Shaked in memoriam. ed. / Gad Barnea; Reinhard G. Kratz. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2024. p. 81-150 (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; Vol. 548).

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Folmer ML. The Linguistic Milieu of Elephantine Aramaic: Persian Loanwords and Examples of Egyptian Code-switching. In Barnea G, Kratz RG, editors, Yahwism under the Achaemenid Empire: Professor Shaul Shaked in memoriam. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2024. p. 81-150. (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft). Epub 2024 Nov 4. doi: 10.1515/9783111018638-003

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