This specialized study by renowned linguist Rubens Duval brings together several grammatical studies between its covers. For the most part this intriguing volume is an exploration of the dialects of Neo-Aramaic of Salmas in the area of Azerbaijan and northwest Iran. Duval transcribed in handwritten, Roman characters, the aural information he received in the region from Syrian Christians and Jews. The unscientific documents contain a wealth of information on these understudied dialects and cover a wide variety of life areas. These are translated into French, making access to the linguistic information available to non-Semitic specialists. Also included in this volume is an essay in German on the Arabic dialects of Mosul and Mardin written by A. Socin. Duval concludes the book with a small article on Syriac inscriptions of Salmas. This book is very rare in the used book market, and is now available as one of the gems of the Gorgias Historical Grammars series.

M. Rubens Duval (1839-1911) was the foremost French authority on Syriac literature of his day. A renowned lexicographer, he published widely in the field of Syriac studies, and his works remain indispensable today.