Studies in Semitic Vocalisation and Reading Traditions

<p>This volume brings together papers relating to the pronunciation of Semitic languages and the representation of their pronunciation in written form. The papers focus on sources representative of a period that stretches from late antiquity until the Middle Ages. A large proportion of them concern reading traditions of Biblical Hebrew especially the vocalisation notation systems used to represent them. Also discussed are orthography and the written representation of prosody.</p><p>Beyond Biblical Hebrew there are studies concerning Punic Biblical Aramaic Syriac and Arabic as well as post-biblical traditions of Hebrew such as <em>piyyu? </em>and medieval Hebrew poetry. There were many parallels and interactions between these various language traditions and the volume demonstrates that important insights can be gained from such a wide range of perspectives across different historical periods.</p>