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Is this a question mark?
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Thirdwoe Wrote:http://www.cbsnews.com/news/syriac-doubl...tion-mark/

Yes, but the Cambridge scholar was about 1,000 years late in "discovering" it. <!-- sSmile --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /><!-- sSmile -->

Bar-Hebraeus (11th century) treated this topic in his letter on Aramaic Orthography: (see page 51)

http://books.google.com/books?id=S9YOAAA...re&f=false

The reason why it's not always found on every question, is because it's meant for a "chiding" type of question (also explained by Bar-Hebraeus) which explains why the Cambridge scholar seems to think it was associated with a modal change to the tone of the voice (chiding).

+Shamasha
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Is this a question mark? - by Thirdwoe - 12-05-2013, 06:26 AM
Re: Is this a question mark? - by Paul Younan - 12-06-2013, 05:27 AM
Re: Is this a question mark? - by Thirdwoe - 12-06-2013, 07:01 AM
Re: Is this a question mark? - by ScorpioSniper2 - 12-06-2013, 08:25 AM
Re: Is this a question mark? - by Paul Younan - 12-06-2013, 01:49 PM
Re: Is this a question mark? - by ScorpioSniper2 - 12-06-2013, 04:07 PM

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