This book is a detailed study of contact-induced change in the Neo-Aramaic dialect of the Jews of Sanandaj, a town in western Iran. Since its foundation in earl

Every language has been influenced in some way by other languages. In many cases, this influence is reflected in words which have been absorbed from other langu

Gorani refers to under-documented, endangered varieties spoken in a cluster within the Zagros mountains (Iran/Iraq). These varieties possess conservative featur

Being direct descendants of the Aramaic spoken by the Jews in antiquity, the still spoken Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialects of Kurdistan deserve special and vivid int

Every language has been influenced in some way by other languages. In many cases, this influence is reflected in words which have been absorbed from other langu