Khan, Geoffrey

Overview

Works:	137 works in 527 publications in 6 languages and 11,640 library holdings
Genres:	Catalogs History Criticism, interpretation, etc Sources Festschriften Encyclopedias Handbooks and manuals Manuscripts Case studies
Roles:	Author, Editor, Translator, Contributor, Other, htt, Publishing director, uns, Creator, Opponent, Author of introduction, Honoree
Classifications:	PJ5282, 492

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Geoffrey Khan

The semitic languages : an international handbook by Geoffrey Khan( )

23 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and Multiple languages and held by 1,702 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The handbook The Semitic Languages offers a comprehensive reference tool for Semitic Linguistics in its broad sense. It is not restricted to comparative Grammar, although it covers also comparative aspects, including classification. By comprising a chapter on typology and sections with sociolinguistic focus and language contact, the conception of the book aims at a rather complete, unbiased description of the state of the art in Semitics. Articles on individual languages and dialects give basic facts as location, numbers of speakers, scripts, numbers of extant texts and their nature, attestation where appropriate, and salient features of the grammar and lexicon of the respective variety. The handbook is the most comprehensive treatment of the Semitic language family since many decades." Prové de l'editor

The neo-Aramaic dialect of Barwar by Geoffrey Khan( )

10 editions published in 2008 in English and Aramaic and held by 1,274 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents a detailed description the neo-Aramaic dialect of the Assyrian Christian community of the Barwar region in northern Iraq, which is now endangered. Divided in three volumes, this title contains a description of the grammar of the dialect. It includes an extensive glossary, and also features transcriptions of recorded texts

The Tiberian pronunciation tradition of Biblical Hebrew : including a critical edition and English translation of the sections on consonants and vowels in the Masoretic treatise Hidāyat al-Qāri' "Guide for the reader" by Geoffrey Khan( )

31 editions published in 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 845 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The form of Biblical Hebrew that is presented in printed editions, with vocalization and accent signs, has its origin in medieval manuscripts of the Bible. The vocalization and accent signs are notation systems that were created in Tiberias in the early Islamic period by scholars known as the Tiberian Masoretes, but the oral tradition they represent has roots in antiquity. The grammatical textbooks and reference grammars of Biblical Hebrew in use today are heirs to centuries of tradition of grammatical works on Biblical Hebrew in Europe. The paradox is that this European tradition of Biblical Hebrew grammar did not have direct access to the way the Tiberian Masoretes were pronouncing Biblical Hebrew

The neo-Aramaic dialect of Qaraqosh by Geoffrey Khan( )

13 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 786 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Containing a detailed grammatical description of the spoken Aramaic dialect of the Christian community in the town of Qaraqosh, which lies on the Mosul plain in Northern Iraq, this volume also includes a transcription of oral texts recorded in the dialect. The grammar is based on extensive fieldwork carried out among native speakers. It consists of sections on phonology, morphology and syntax. There is also a study of semantic fields in the lexicon of the dialect and full glossaries of lexical items. This Aramaic dialect has never been described before. It is one of the most archaic dialects in group known as North Eastern Neo-Aramaic that contains many features that have not been found in other dialects. These include several lexical elements that are not found in earlier literary Aramaic but can be traced back to Akkadian and Sumerian. Knowledge of the dialect is now being lost among the younger generations, so this volume is an important linguistic record

Semitic studies in honour of Edward Ullendorff( )

9 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 770 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is a Festschrift volume for the British Semitist Edward Ullendorff. It contains papers written by leading scholars in the fields of Semitic philology and Near Eastern history and literature. The contributions are wide-ranging, including linguistic studies of Ethiopian Semitic, Aramaic, Hebrew, Arabic and Greek, also papers on ancient Near Eastern, biblical, Islamic and Ethiopian history and papers on Amharic and Modern Hebrew literature

The Neo-Aramaic dialect of the Assyrian Christians of Urmi by Geoffrey Khan( )

5 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 730 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This work is a detailed documentation of the Neo-Aramaic dialect spoken by Assyrian Christians in the region of Urmi (northwestern-Iran). It consists of four volumes. Volumes 1 and 2 are descriptions of the grammar of the dialect, including the phonology, morphology and syntax. Volume 3 contains a study of the lexicon, consisting of a series of lists of words in various lexical fields and a full dictionary with etymologies. Volume 4 contains transcriptions and translations of oral texts, including folktales and descriptions of culture and history. The Urmi dialect is the most important dialect among the Assyrian Christian communities, since it forms the basis of a widely-used literary form of Neo-Aramaic

Studies on the text and versions of the Hebrew Bible in honour of Robert Gordon by Geoffrey Khan( )

16 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

These essays by outstanding international scholars in honour of Robert P. Gordon cover topics ranging from accuracy and anachronism in the books of Samuel, through the theology of Psalms, ancient near eastern historiography, to ideology, philology, grammar and linguistics in the translations and versions

Studies in Semitic vocalisation and reading traditions by Aaron D Hornkohl( )

10 editions published in 2020 in English and Undetermined and held by 408 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume brings together papers relating to the pronunciation of Semitic languages and the representation of their pronunciation in written form

Studies in the grammar and lexicon of neo-Aramaic by Paul M Noorlander( )

6 editions published in 2021 in English and Undetermined and held by 328 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Neo-Aramaic dialects are modern vernacular forms of Aramaic, which has a documented history in the Middle East of over 3,000 years. Due to upheavals in the Middle East over the last one hundred years, thousands of speakers of Neo-Aramaic dialects have been forced to migrate from their homes or have perished in massacres. As a result, the dialects are now highly endangered. The dialects exhibit a remarkable diversity of structures. Moreover, the considerable depth of attestation of Aramaic from earlier periods provides evidence for pathways of change. For these reasons the research of Neo-A

New perspectives in Biblical and Rabbinic Hebrew by Aaron D Hornkohl( )

6 editions published in 2021 in English and Undetermined and held by 319 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Most of the papers in this volume originated as presentations at the conference Biblical Hebrew and Rabbinic Hebrew: New Perspectives in Philology and Linguistics, which was held at the University of Cambridge, 8-10th July, 2019. The aim of the conference was to build bridges between various strands of research in the field of Hebrew language studies that rarely meet, namely philologists working on Biblical Hebrew, philologists working on Rabbinic Hebrew and theoretical linguists

A grammar of neo-Aramaic : the dialect of the Jews of Arbel by Geoffrey Khan( Book )

14 editions published in 1999 in 3 languages and held by 306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Studies in Semitic syntax by Geoffrey Khan( Book )

12 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Encyclopedia of Hebrew language and linguistics by Geoffrey Khan( Book )

22 editions published between 2012 and 2017 in English and held by 227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics Online offers a systematic and comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the history and study of the Hebrew language from its earliest attested form to the present day. It features advanced search options, as well as extensive cross-references and full-text search functionality using the Hebrew character set. With over 850 entries and approximately 400 contributing scholars, the Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics Online is the authoritative reference work for students and researchers in the fields of Hebrew linguistics, general linguistics, Biblical studies, Hebrew and Jewish literature, and related fields

Arabic papyri : selected material from the Khalili collection by Geoffrey Khan( Book )

20 editions published in 1992 in English and Arabic and held by 195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A short introduction to the Tiberian Masoretic Bible and its reading tradition by Geoffrey Khan( Book )

8 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and held by 173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This book is intended to provide a quick introductory overview of the Tiberian Masoretic tradition of the Hebrew Bible and its background. It was this tradition that produced the great Masoretic codices of the Middle Ages, which form the basis of modern printed editions of the Hebrew Bible. Particular prominence is given to the multi-layered nature of the Masoretic tradition. The volume contains a section describing the Tiberian reading tradition, which is essential for a correct understanding of the vocalization system

Early Karaite grammatical texts by Geoffrey Khan( Book )

11 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and Multiple languages and held by 167 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The early Karaite tradition of Hebrew grammatical thought : including a critical edition, translation and analysis of the Diqduq of ʼAbū Yaʻqūb Yūsuf ibn Nūḥ on the Hagiographa by Geoffrey Khan( Book )

15 editions published in 2000 in English and Hebrew and held by 165 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

One of the earliest Karaite grammatical texts that have come down to us from the Middle Ages, is the Diqduq, by 'Abū Ya'qūb Yūsuf ibn Nūḥ, of Jerusalem. It is a grammatical commentary on the Hebrew Bible. This volume presents a critical edition of a large section of that Hebrew grammatical text, together with an annotated English translation and a detailed analysis of its contents. The analysis concerns the tradition of Hebrew grammatical thought that was developed in the Middle Ages by grammarians belonging to the Karaite movement of Judaism. The work is an important contribution to the study of the history of Hebrew grammar and to the study of medieval Jewish thought in general. It brings to light, for the first time, one of the major Hebrew grammatical texts from the tenth century, which predates most of the works of the Spanish school of Hebrew grammar

Karaite Bible manuscripts from the Cairo Genizah by Cambridge University Library( Book )

2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 158 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Arabic legal and administrative documents in the Cambridge Genizah collections by Cambridge University Library( Book )

7 editions published between 1993 and 2006 in English and held by 158 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bills, letters, and deeds : Arabic papyri of the 7th to 11th centuries by Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art( Book )

17 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume of the Khalili Collection catalogues approximately 250 Arabic documents written on papyrus. Each accompanied by a plate, the entries are catalogued according to the type of document, firstly accounts, secondly legal documents, and thirdly, letters. Most of the documents date from the eighth or ninth centuries A.D. A large number of the papyri came from Fustat, the old Arab capital of Egypt. Nearly all published Arabic papyri came from southern Egypt. The Khalili collection contains the first Arabic document that has been discovered to have been written in northern Iraq. The documents are an important primary source for socio-economic history, palaeography, and diplomatics. The text is supported by notes, up-to-date bibliography, and index