The sound system of modern Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic)

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This is the first full-fledged description of the phonetics and phonology of contemporary Neo-Aramaic language. The variety described is the Koine spoken by the Assyrians in Iraq. The author is a native speaker of that variety, he holds a PhD in Phonetics. The book is based on several years of research both in- and outside of Iraq. All the sounds of the language have been subjected to experimental investigations.