Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 Introduction 1.1 The Targumim 1.2 The Text of TgSong 1.3 TgSong and Late Jewish Literary Aramaic 1.4 The Present Study 2 Phonology and Orthography 2.1 Phonemic Inventory 2.2 Phonological Processes 3 Morphology 3.1 Pronouns 3.

2 Nouns 3.3 Numerals 3.4 Verbs 3.5 Particles 4 Syntax 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Noun and Noun Phrase Operations 4.3 Predication and Verb Phrase Operations 4.4 Prepositional Phrases 4.

5 Clause Structure 5 Lexical Stock 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Words Unique to Jewish Literary Aramaic 5.3 Western and Syriac Words 5.4 Eastern and Syriac Words 5.5 Syriac 5.6 Biblical Aramaic Words 5.7 Late Jewish Literary Aramaic 5.

8 Words of Foreign Origin 5.9 Hebraisms 5.10 TgSong 5:14: the Twelve Tribes with Gemstones 5.11 The Lexicon in Broader Perspective 5.12 Conclusions 6 Conclusions and Implications 6.1 The Language of TgSong 6.2 TgSong among the Aramaic Dialects 6.3 Implications of This Study Introduction to the Edition On the Transcription On the Translation Transcription and Translation of Paris Héb.

110 Glossary Bibliography Index.