Re: Yemenite Hebrew pronunciation on tapes / mp3 files, CD records etc − where to ask?
Re: Yemenite Hebrew pronunciation on tapes /
mp3 files, CD records etc − where to ask?
Source: http://sci.tech−archive.net/Archive/sci.lang/2005−09/msg00682.html
• From: "Peter T. Daniels"
• Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:43:38 GMT
Robbie wrote:
>
> Does anyone know where one could get recordings
> such as tapes, CD records or MP3 or wav files of
> Yemenite Jews' pronunciation of Hebrew alphabet's
> letters, including the nekudot?
>
> A Hebrew text file to go with the recordings would
> be nice. Agood sample recording might cover all the
> likely consonant & vowel combinations and perhaps
> some religious and secular sample texts, read by
> 2−3 different persons.
>
> I have tried to find a source whence I could hear
> and learn the pronunciation, but have had no luck
> so far. (Ofra Haza's records do have some nice
> pronunciation on them, but I haven't found text
> sheets let alone an English translation of the
> lyrics).
>
> Although I am sure there must be Hebrew sites that
> do provide guides for Yemenite pronunciation and
> sound files, I am not literate enough in Hebrew to
> find them −but all the same I would like learn the
> 'old' pronunciation of Hebrew and be able to read
> Hebrew texts aloud in that ancient manner.
Encyclopedia Judaica, "Hebrew, Pronunciation of."
There are varying traditions of pronouncing the Masoretic text.
Yemenite Hebrew isn't necessarily "archaic"; it's influenced by Arabic.
−−
Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx
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