By the late 1970s, phonologists, and later morphologists, had departed from a linear approach for describing morphophonological operations to a nonlinear one. Computational models, however, remain faithful to the linear model, making it very difficult, if not impossible, to implement the morphology of languages whose morphology is nonconcatanative. This study aims at presenting a computational system that counters the development in linguistics. It provides a detailed computational analysis of the complex morphophonological phenomena found in Semitic languages based on linguistically motivated models.

Computational Nonlinear Morphology: With Emphasis on Semitic Languages (Studies in Natural Language Processing)

Computers & Technology

Kiraz, George Anton

Software

Cambridge University Press

This volume introduces the letters of the Syriac alphabet a few at the time, and each set of letters is accompanied by guides to pronunciation and the correct way to write the letters, including helpful charts and illustrations. Practice exercises at the end of each section provide the user with copious opportunities for review to facilitate rapid acquisition. This volume will be helpful to all who want to learn the basics of Syriac pronunciation and orthography without being inundated with technical linguistic jargon.

Introduction to Syriac Reading and Writing (Multilingual Edition)

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Gorgias Press

This volume contains the contents of George Kiraz's catalogue of over 1300 people and places related to the Syriac tradition, expanded to include Latin names and citations as well as references to the Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage.

Index of Notable Persons in the Syriac Tradition within Select Arabic Sources (Gorgias Handbooks)

Catalogs & Directories

A Spanish translation of George Kiraz's popular New Syriac Primer. This fruitful integration of scholarly introduction and practical application provides a primer that is more than a simple grammar or syntactic introduction to the language. Written in a style designed for beginners, Kiraz avoids technical language and strives for a reader-friendly inductive approach.

Invitación a la lengua siriaca (Spanish and Syriac Edition)

The Pocket Dictionary is both a convenient academic resource and a door into the world of Modern Literary Syriac. With 13,000 entries drawn from the major existing works, it is a practical tool for all but the most specialized Classical Syriac texts.

Pocket Gorgias Syriac-English Dictionary (Gorgias Handbooks) (English and Syriac Edition)

Brock, Sebastian P.

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

The Syriac Dot: A Short History

The dot is used for everything in Syriac from tense to gender, number, and pronunciation, and unsurprisingly represents one of the biggest obstacles to learning the language. Using inscriptions, early grammars, and experiments with modern scribes, Dr. Kiraz peels back the evolution of the dot layer by layer to explain each of its uses in detail and to show how it adopted the wide range of uses it has today.

Beth Qa&#7789;raye was an important cultural, linguistic and religious crossroads in the pre- and early Islamic periods. In this reissue of a facsimile edition of Duval's edition of Bar Bahlul's lexicon, Duval's Latin introductory material has been translated into English by Samuel Barry.

The Syriac and Arabic Lexicon of Hasan Bar Bahlul (Olaph-Dolath) (Arabic and Classical Syriac Edition)

Kozah, Mario

Foreign Language Study & Reference

The Syriac and Arabic Lexicon of Hasan Bar Bahlul (He-Mim) (Arabic and Classical Syriac Edition)

Beth Qaṭraye was an important cultural, linguistic and religious crossroads in the pre- and early Islamic periods. In this reissue of a facsimile edition of Duval’s edition of Bar Bahlul’s lexicon, Duval’s Latin introductory material has been translated into English by Samuel Barry.

The Syriac and Arabic Lexicon of Hasan Bar Bahlul (Nun-Taw) (Arabic and Classical Syriac Edition)

The Syriac Dot / النُّقطة السريانية (Arabic Edition) (Gorgias Handbooks)

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