Splitting Definitives
The Separation of the Definite Article in Medieval and Pre-Modern Written Judeo-Arabic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17823993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magdalen M Connolly (University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 32-76 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Jewish Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2213-4387 • E-ISSN: 2213-4638 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134638-bja10010 |
| OpenAlex | W3136656479 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article explores the reasons behind the orthographic practice of representing the definite article in written Judeo-Arabic as an independent entity, a phenomenon which became widespread in Jewish Arabic-speaking communities in the pre-modern era. Commencing with its representation in fifteenth to nineteenth-century Egyptian Judeo-Arabic manuscripts, the orthographic feature is traced back to Judeo-Arabic texts produced in medieval al-Andalus, Sicily, and the Maġrib, and from there, to post-1492 CE Sephardī Jewish refugees, who settled in North Africa and Egypt. The phenomenon is revealed to be the result of a two-stage process: (i) direct language contact between Romance and Judeo-Arabic; and (ii) the influence of Judeo-Spanish writing on Judeo-Arabic spelling practices in diaspora communities after their expulsion from the Spanish Kingdoms
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |